Eugene Davidovich, San Diego Americans for Safe Access Over the last few years there have been a large number of veterans coming home from foreign wars with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, serious injuries, and a slew of other ailments. A lot of them have chosen to use medical marijuana to alleviate many of their symptoms and have found it to be a very effective...

Jul 24, 2010

There are currently between two and three dozen medical cannabis patients and caregivers facing defenseless federal trials in California alone. Prosecutors fight hard to keep any information about medical cannabis out of courtrooms to make sure that they get their conviction. If the same Californian voters who supported Proposition 215 knew that they may be...

Jul 21, 2010

Today is a day of action in San Diego! Patients, Concerned Citizens, and Advocates will be at the Federal Courthouse at noon to vocally oppose continued attempts to subvert state law, and to push for a federal policy that actually protects patients in this country. Help us protest the DEA raids and the continued bias driven effort by local and federal...

“A decision was expected Monday – and eagerly awaited by attorneys and both sides. But the court posted on its website just after 1 p.m. that the written ruling is now set to be released Aug. 18”. Marijuana dispensary ruling a ‘cliffhanger’ By ERIC CARPENTER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER ANAHEIM – A major ruling on whether cities have...

San Diego Americans for Safe Access forward: Medical Marijuana laws in California are very murky. Some Judges have even referred to them as a serpentine roadmap. This article is written by one of our newest San Diego Americans for Safe Access Members, Melissa Bobrow, regarding the legalities of medical marijuana use in California. Although many folks have many...

SAN DIEGO – Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at 9am the San Diego County Board of Supervisors will meet to discuss and vote on a proposed ordinance regulating medical marijuana facilities in the unincorporated areas of San Diego County. The proposed ordinance severely limits patients’ access to medical marijuana in the unincorporated areas of San Diego County....

Jun 21, 2010

By: Eugene Davidovich, San Diego ASA SAN DIEGO – In another resounding defeat for San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and her fierce fight against medical marijuana in San Diego, the Honorable Judge Frederick Maguire today in Superior Court dismissed charges of cultivation of marijuana in the case of People v. Benjamin Gasper. Mr. Gasper was charged...

In the last few weeks we have received a number of inquiries pertaining to child custody, Child Welfare Services, and medical marijuana. Americans for Safe Access has gathered and compiled information for patients affected by child custody issues as well as information on how to demonstrate that you are a good...

Jun 15, 2010

On June 23, 2010 at 9am at 1600 Pacific Highway (Room 310) in San Diego, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors will be voting on a proposed ordinance that would regulate medical marijuana collectives and cooperatives in the unincorporated areas of San Diego County. READ THE ENTIRE AGENDA ITEM AND PROPOSED ORDINANCE DETAILS...

Join Steph Sherer, Executive Director and Don Duncan the California Director of Americans for Safe Access in Federal Court today to support James Stacy in his federal Medical Marijuana Trial. What: Federal hearing on whether dispensary operator James Stacy can use medical marijuana and state law as a defense at trial When: MONDAY, June 14, 2010 at 2:00pm Where:...

Jun 12, 2010

AMERICANS FOR SAFE ACCESS – JOIN STEPH SHERER FOR A STRATEGY & NETWORKING WORKSHOP Sunday, June 13, 1-4pm -Please RSVP at: http://www.safeaccessnow.org/SanDiegoWorkshop ASA is hosting a training and networking gathering on Sunday, June 13, 2010 from 1 to 4pm in San Diego. The purpose of this meeting is to bring medical cannabis leaders, and activists...

Jun 11, 2010

Tonight from 7pm-9pm come out to Vista and join patients and concerned citizens for the North County San Diego ASA Meeting. We have a great meeting planned for tonight with lots of new information about the San Diego County and City medical marijuana regulations as well as the newly release Grand Jury Report! If you missed the last two ASA meeting this week,...

URGENT COURT SUPPOR REQUESTED – 6/9/2010 Tomorrow, June 10th at 1:30pm in Department 11 – 220 W Broadway, San Diego CA – Cole Shielly, a medical marijuana card carrying patient, will be arraigned for Possession and Possession with Intent to Sell. It appears that late Monday night early Tuesday morning Cole, with a friend, ran into car trouble in...

After months of investigation and inquiry, the San Diego Grand Jury has finally issues their report on the Medical Marijuana Issue in San Diego. The Grand Jury has made a number of recommendations to the San Diego District Attorney, The Sheriff, and the County Board of Supervisors. The Grand Jury’s recommendations: The 2009/2010 San Diego County Grand Jury...

Jun 6, 2010