By: Eugene Davidovich SAN MARCOS – On Friday of this week, San Diego Superior Court Judge Robert Dahlquist granted an emergency injunction against St. Bernard’s Provisions medical marijuana collective located in the City of San Marcos in San Diego County forcing the collective to close its doors. Despite numerous demands by patients, advocates, and concerned...

Dec 2, 2010

COURT SUPPORT ALERT! St. Bernard’s Provisions a medical marijuana collective located in the City of San Marcos is under attack by the City Attorney’s office. The City of San Marcos has sued the collective to try and shut them down. The City has asked for an “emergency” restraining order to shut them down immediately while they try to fight their case...

November 30th, 2010 Posted by Caren Woodson …And the hits just keep coming! Despite the DOJ memo and our best efforts the federal government continues to engage innovative tactics to continue their campaign of interference with state medical marijuana laws. The latest tactic is to use an antiquated tax code to prohibit medical marijuana dispensing facilities...

Nov 25, 2010

By: Steph Sherer Dear ASA Supporters, Like most of the country we had mixed feelings about the mid-term elections. No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, there were gains and concessions, reliefs and disappointments. But, there was one race that changed everything—one election that leveraged our movement so greatly things will never be the same. If you...

A Cooley defeat & Harris victory likely to improve patients’ civil rights & access to medical marijuana Oakland, CA — Medical marijuana patient advocates breathed a collective sigh of relief today as Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley acknowledged defeat in his bid for California Attorney General. Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the...

Nov 22, 2010

*UPDATED 11/23/2010, 11:33AM* Kamala D. Harris (Dem) is leading Steve Cooley (Rep) by 53,796 votes for the office of California Attorney General as of Tuesday November 23, 2010, 11:33 a.m. as reported by the California Secretary of State. HARRIS 4,356,591 – 46.0% COOLEY 4,302,795 – 45.5% The count is expected to be finished by November, 30 and the...

Nov 20, 2010

This year has been a long and exciting year for the medical marijuana movement and for the San Diego Chapter of Americans for Safe Access. We have had lots of victories as well as a few setbacks. As the year is comes to an end it is time to gather as a community, have a great time, celebrate our victories and toast to the New Year! Come join the San Diego...

It is indeed ironic that Bonnie Dumanis, San Diego’s District Attorney and a member of the Log Cabin Republican Club, in her vicious pursuit of medical marijuana users, is at odds with Abraham Lincoln who refused to approve a proposed prohibition on cannabis use. Every American president until the 1930’s used medical marijuana, and according to Morey...

ORGANIZE —- TAKE ACTION —- SPREAD THE WORD Call the Senate Judiciary Committee Today! November 15th, 2010 The elections are over and it’s time to get back to work! Michele Leonhart, President Obama’s nominee to head the Drug Enforcement Administration, is scheduled to be confirmed by the US Senate Judiciary Committee the afternoon of...

Join patients, medical professionals, scientists, and concerned citizens this Tuesday, 7pm at the La Jolla Brew House for the monthly (main) San Diego ASA meeting. Find out the latest information on our efforts to establish permanent safe access to medical cannabis for patients in San Diego City, County, and all municipalities. Get involved with like minded...

According to the California Secretary of State’s website with 100% of the precincts reporting, Kamala Harris is leading the race by 14,838 votes or less than one percent. Looks like California has a new Attorney General California Election Results Governor – Jerry Brown (D) – 53.8% Lieutenant Governor – Gavin Newsom (D) – 50.2% Secretary...

Nov 3, 2010

By: Eugene Davidovich, San Diego Americans for Safe Access In a highly contested race for California Attorney General, Kamala Harris a Democrat from San Francisco successfully defeated Steve Cooley a republican from Los Angeles, making her the first woman to hold the office in the State. According to the California Secretary of State’s website with 100% of the...

SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL DIST. 6 UNKNOWN POSITION HOWARD WAYNEDeputy Attorney General Day: (619) 384-1278 email: howard-wayne@yahoo.com LORIE ZAPF Day: (858) 775-8402 email: lorie@loriezapf.com SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL DIST. 8 PRO MMJ DAVID ALVAREZ Day: (760) 752-1610 email: xavier@xmartinextax.com  AGAINST MMJ FELIPE HUESODay: (619) 231-5717FAX: (619)...

Oct 31, 2010

The California Attorney General race — between Steve Cooley and Kamala Harris — is the most important election contest affecting medical cannabis patients. Tell your friends, family, neighbors and coworkers to get out and vote against Steve Cooley on November 2, and please help spread the word about the NOT COOLEY Facebook page: www.facebook.com/NotCooley A...

Community groups seek input on pot dispensiaries By Jen Lebron Kuhney The location of medical marijuana dispensaries should be left up to individual communities rather than have to follow blanket rules set out by the San Diego City Council, according to the city’s community planning groups. At their monthly meeting Tuesday, the groups, comprised of citizens...