PSNS meeting TODAY 4/28 – 2pm – 202 C St – 12th Floor

Today the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee of the City of San Diego will meet to take action on the Medical Marijuana Recommendations proposed by the San Diego Medical Marijuana Task Force (MMTF). Alex Kreit (Law Professor and Chair of the MMTF) will be presenting the final report to the committee as part of agenda item 10. Committee Agenda can...

James Stacy Federal San Diego Medical MarijuanaTrial Update

James Stacy, a legitimate medical cannabis patient and founding member of Movement in Action Collective which was raided on 9/9/9 by Bonnie Dumanis and her Cross Jurisdictional Narcotics Task Force (NTF) is facing Federal charges and the possibility of life in prison for simply following state law. Last year an undercover detective came in to the collective...

SD ASA MEETING TODAY 6pm – 7:30pm, New Time, new location!

Our monthly meeting will be held TODAY from 6:00PM-7:30pm – 4/13/2010 at the Pt. Loma Public Library located on 3701 Voltaire Street San Diego, CA 92107 WHAT: Monthly San Diego ASA Meeting WHEN: April 13, 2010 – 6pm – 7:30pm WHERE: Pt. Loma Public Library – 3701 Voltaire Street San Diego, CA 92107 What to expect: Latest National News on Medical...

Davidovich: My Medical Marijuana Case Continues Post-Trial

Davidovich: My Medical Marijuana Case Continues Post-Trial SDNN – 4/9/2010 In a resounding defeat of San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, a jury of 12 on March 25 found me not guilty on all counts, after less than four hours of deliberation. The jurors unanimously determined that I acted lawfully and in accordance with state law when it came to all...

San Diego County Medical Marijuana Ordinance Developed in Secret

Drug Policy Alliance & San Diego Americans for Safe Access www.drugpolicy.org www.safeaccesssd.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Margaret Dooley-Sammuli (213) 291-4190 April 1, 2010 Eugene Davidovich (619) 621-8446 San Diego County Medical Marijuana Ordinance Developed in Secret Advocacy Groups Condemn the Lack of Transparency, Call on County to Consult...

Americans for Safe Access reaction to SD County Proposed Ordinance

By: Kris Hermes (ASA), Eugene Davidovich (SD ASA) San Diego County Board of Supervisors issued a proposed ordinance that they would like to see adopted in the County of San Diego. The ordinance is supposed to provide guidelines, regulations, and zoning for medical marijuana dispensing collectives and cooperatives. This proposed ordinance instead of helping...

ATTEMPT BY SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO ERADICATE MEDICAL MARIJUANA

San Diego County has been at the forefront of overturning proposition 215 and SB420. This fight has included a case that made it all the way to the Supreme Court in a resounding defeat for the county. Still, the San Diego County board refuses to respect state law. In an attempt to effectively zone out and ban access to medicine for patients in San Diego, the...

Medical Marijuana Inc. EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR TODAY

Join us today at the San Diego Convention Center! San Diego Americans for Safe Access will be participating in the Medical Marijuana Education Expo at the San Diego Convention Center today, March 27th. Members of ASA will be speaking at 2pm however the convention is an all day event. Stop by and say hello to San Diego ASA! Meet and Greet with the Activist...

California’s Finest – UPDATE

Today we received confirmation that California’s Finest is Open for their members/patients, and was not raided by the NTF/DEA. There was a family emergency that occurred and forced the facility to close temporarily. While the location was closed, the lock was picked and someone broke into the front area of the collective, therefore the doors to the reception...

San Diego Land Use and Housing Takes Up Medical Marijuana Regulations

On Wednesday March 24, 2010 at 2pm the San Diego City Committee on Land Use and Housing will take up the report from the San Diego Medical Marijuana Task Force (MMTF) as an Action Item. The committee will be discussing the MMTF Zoning Recommendations and will consider the input of the Community Planning Groups in deciding on what to recommend to the San Diego...

JOSEPH NUNES SENTENCING – April 19th – 9:30am – 940 Front St. San Diego CA 92101

Joseph Nunes sentencing has been postponed to April 19th at 9:30 am. Mr. Nunes is a victim of the continued eradication efforts of the San Diego District Attorney and the DEA. He has been charged in Federal court and forced to agree to a plea bargain to avoid years of incarceration for something that is legal under state law. He is one of the founding members of...

San Diego MMTF Meeting Friday 3/19 at 9am

The San Diego Medical Marijuana Task Force meets again this Friday 9am -11am 202 C St. San Diego A 92101 (map) City Council Committee Room, 12th floor of the City Administration Building. The task force is working on recommendations to the San Diego City Council with regards to medical marijuana regulations and zoning ordinances. This Friday it is critical that...

Judge won’t dismiss medical marijuana case under Obama made me do it defense

Greg Moran, San Diego Union Tribune Tuesday, March 16, 2010 James Stacy, the Vista medical marijuana dispensary owner facing federal drug charges, has lost an intriguing bid to have the charges against him thrown out. Stacy had argued that President Obama, when he was Candidate Obama, had basically said he wouldn’t prosecute medical marijuana providers who...

People V. Davidovich Trial Day 8 – Defendant Testimony to Exceed 8 Hours

Court Support – THURSDAY 3/18/2010 – 10:00am People V. Davidovich Trial Day 8 – Department 55 – 220 W Broadway San Diego CA 92101 Thursday, March 18, 2010 I will resume the stand and continue my testimony in front of a jury of twelve peers. Tuesday March, 15th, I spent all day on the stand being cross examined by Theresa Pham the prosecutor in my...