Largest and oldest U.S. physician-based group reverses long-held position on medical marijuana Houston, TX — The American Medical Association (AMA) voted today to reverse its long-held position that marijuana be retained as a Schedule I substance with no medical value. The AMA adopted a report drafted by the AMA Council on Science and Public Health (CSAPH)...

By Eugene Davidovich November 6, 2009 2:15pm San Diego ASA would like to extend a sincere thank you to each and every one of the task force members for volunteering their time and energy as well as for being patient in hearing out the recommendations and opinions of concerned citizens and patients alike. Today the San Diego Medical Marijuana Task Force met for...

By Eugene Davidovich The San Diego Medical Marijuana Task Force will meet for the fifth and final time on Friday November 6, 2009. The issues on the agenda include zone use for locations of dispensing collectives and cooperatives, how to verify that the operation is non profit, permitting, as well as the final approval of a draft Medical Marijuana Task Force...

By Eugene Davidovich Today on the agenda for the San Diego Planning Commission, the determination for zoning of a medical marijuana cooperative was to be discussed. New Earth Beginnings a local non profit cooperative had applied and paid the required $5,010.00 to have the commission examine the issue. The official agenda item read as follows: NEW EARTH...

by Eugene Davidovich “Office of the Mayor will be involved in the final decisions once that point in the process is reached” Ron Lacey, Office of the Mayor San Diego ASA and many in the city have urged the Mayor to participate in the task force. The Mayor’s office has issued a statement : The City Council has taken the lead on this matter and the...

Was the D.A. leveling with us at her pot-raid news conference? By Dave Maass After the Sept. 9 raids on 14 medical cannabis dispensaries, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis issued a press release gloating about how she shut down the operations of “drug dealers.” Yet, Dumanis provided very little evidence to back up her blanket claims. CityBeat presents this...

For Immediate Release: October 27th, 2009 “Truth in Trials” Act corrects unfair trials, complements recent DOJ guidelines Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representative Sam Farr (D-CA) and more than twenty original bipartisan co-sponsors introduced legislation today that would allow defendants in medical marijuana cases the ability to use medical...

Come out to learn whats going on in the community, the state, and the nation. The San Diego ASA meeting starts tonight at 7 pm at: 6070 Mt. Alifan Dr. Ste 202 San Diego, CA 92111

Come out and support the medical marijuana task force as they deliberate and attempt to come up with regulations. The regular task force meeting is this Thursday morning at 9 am. Help protect safe access in San Diego. Come and speak, as there is ample opportunity for public comment and your voices are needed. Below is the official agenda for the meeting on...

Eugene Davidovich: Proving My Medical Marijuana Case October 20, 2009 Thanks to the compassion of California voters, Proposition 215 was passed to help the sick get access to the medicine that helps them. But, how sick do you have to be? Some in our community, particularly in leadership, have attempted to persuade us that Proposition 215 only authorizes the use...

Judge grants injunction against city’s medical marijuana dispensary ban October 19, 2009 11:13 am A Superior Court judge concluded today that Los Angeles’ moratorium on new medical marijuana dispensaries is invalid and granted a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the ban sought by a dispensary that had sued the city. Judge James C....

Memorandum for Selected United State Attorneys on Investigations and Prosecutions in States Authorizing the Medical Use of Marijuana Today Attorney General Eric Holder announced formal guidelines for federal prosecutors in states that have enacted laws authorizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Those guidelines are contained in a memo from Deputy...

By DEVLIN BARRETT (AP) – 5 hours ago WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors Monday. Two Justice Department officials described the new policy to The Associated Press, saying prosecutors will be told...

10/17/09 Raising Funds and Awareness 4:20pm – 8pm 1050 S. Santa Fe Ave. Vista, CA 92084 FREE ADMISSION! Everyone is welcome and needed! Come join the movement for changing the status quo of our government which is fighting the will of the people. Party for reform! Open-Mic night at MIA!! Bring your songs, guitars, poems, & acts! Get yourself recorded...

Case law interpreting California Health & Safety Code § 11362.775, which provides specific legal protections for the association of qualified persons within the State in order to collectively or cooperatively cultivate marijuana for medical purposes: (1) People v. Hochanadel, 98 Cal.Rptr.3d 347 (filed 8/18/2009) – Court concluded that “the MMPA’s...