Mysterious Burglary Leads to Raid on Activist’s Office Space

Mysterious Burglary Leads to Raid on Activist’s Office Space

Oct 27, 2014

October 27, 2014 By Terrie Best – San Diego Americans for Safe Access San Diego, CA – Last week, a well-known local activist and small business owner was effectively shut down when Police raided his office, stole his legal medical cannabis and ordered the electric meter removed. Very little explanation was given. The bizarre story began very early...

Medical Marijuana Advocates Rally Around Terminally Ill Medical Marijuana Patient Defendants Today in Vista Court as Prosecutor Admits to Receiving over Sixty Calls From Citizens Requesting Compassion for Defendants

Medical Marijuana Advocates Rally Around Terminally Ill Medical Marijuana Patient Defendants Today in Vista Court as Prosecutor Admits to Receiving over Sixty Calls From Citizens Requesting Compassion for Defendants

Mar 21, 2013

By Terrie Best San Diego Americans for Safe Access Court Support Coordinator San Diego, CA – Dennis Little, an arthritis sufferer and his wife Deborah Little, who has lived with HIV/AIDS for twenty years and is battling cancer, were in court today – for what was to be a preliminary examination – along with their attorneys Lance Rogers,...

San Diego County Democrats Endorse Proposition S in Imperial Beach

San Diego County Democrats Endorse Proposition S in Imperial Beach

Aug 28, 2012

By: Eugene Davidovich SAN DIEGO – Shortly after the South Bay Democratic Caucus unanimously recommended an endorsement of Proposition S at a meeting on Tuesday August 21, the San Diego County Democratic Central Committee voted to officially endorse Proposition S in Imperial Beach as well. Also known as the Safe Access Ordinance of Imperial Beach, if passed,...

DuffyHoax Revealed – Medical Marijuana Advocates Tell All

By: Eugene Davidovich Background: On October 7, 2011, at a press conference in Sacramento, US Attorney Laura Duffy, along with several other US Attorneys, announced a statewide crackdown on medical cannabis cooperatives, collectives, gardens, and others. Without citing any specific violations in state law, Duffy’s office claimed all were out of compliance...

Safe Access Ordinance of Imperial Beach Headed for November Ballot After Council Votes Down Own Competing Initiative

Safe Access Ordinance of Imperial Beach Headed for November Ballot After Council Votes Down Own Competing Initiative

Aug 7, 2012

Imperial Beach City Council realized at the August 1st meeting, the competing initiative drafted by City Manager Gary Brown was an attempt to mask an outright ban and voted 3-2 against placing it on the ballot. By: Eugene Davidovich Imperial Beach, CA – In March of this year medical cannabis advocates with Canvass for a Cause and San Diego Americans for Safe...

Advocates Rally against Federal Attacks in San Diego, Sole Sheriff Permitted Dispensary Remains Open

Advocates Rally against Federal Attacks in San Diego, Sole Sheriff Permitted Dispensary Remains Open

Jul 26, 2012

By: Eugene Davidovich San Diego, CA — On Wednesday July 25 in the struggle for safe access, patients in San Diego scored a major, yet short-term victory. The most recent attempt by US Attorney Laura Duffy to shut down the sole Sheriff permitted medical marijuana co-operative was stalled when the co-op filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Around 1pm on...

IB To Delay Vote on Ballot Initiative for 2 Years; City Manager Threatens Federal Prosecution

IB To Delay Vote on Ballot Initiative for 2 Years; City Manager Threatens Federal Prosecution

Jul 16, 2012

On Wednesday, July 18th, the Imperial Beach City Council is scheduled to vote on placing the Safe Access Ordinance of Imperial Beach on the ballot after a successful signature gathering effort by Canvass for a Cause and San Diego Americans for Safe Access. The signature drive resulted in over ten percent of registered IB voters signing the petition to place the...

Medical Marijuana Initiative in Imperial Beach Found Sufficient by Registrar of Voters

Medical Marijuana Initiative in Imperial Beach Found Sufficient by Registrar of Voters

Jun 21, 2012

A ballot initiative to repeal the Imperial Beach City’s ban on safe access to medical marijuana and replace it with reasonable regulations for qualified patients received approval from the County Registrar of Voters today and is headed for the July 18, Imperial Beach City Council meeting. The Safe Access Ordinance of Imperial Beach is the first ever initiative...

420 Celebration and Imperial Beach Campaign Fundraiser

420 Celebration and Imperial Beach Campaign Fundraiser

Apr 16, 2012

The Campaign for Safe Access in Imperial Beach is off to a great start. Over the last three weeks we have been able to make some amazing achievements in the realm of medical marijuana advocacy in San Diego! With the help of our partner Canvass for a Cause and our amazing ASA volunteers, throughout San Diego County over the last three weeks we have spoken about...

Stop the Ban Campaign Begins to Hold San Diego City Council Accountable

Following the largest letter writing campaign in the city’s history council ignores community’s demands; coalition holds press conference to discuss the impact of the ordinance and the community’s response to the de-facto dispensary ban. SAN DIEGO, CA – Monday, April 11th at 11:00am at the San Diego City Hall, the Stop the Ban Campaign – a coalition...

Medical Marijuana Meets De-facto Ban

“Stop the Ban” coalition responds to 3/27/11 Union Tribune Editorial There is a disconnect in San Diego that finds the Union Tribune Editorial Board, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, and some members of the City Council on one side of the medical marijuana debate and the large majority of San Diegans, Physicians, the Medical Marijuana Task Force, and “the...

OB Rag Covers Stop the Ban Campaign

OB Rag Covers Stop the Ban Campaign

Mar 11, 2011

San Diego Campaign to Protect Medical Cannabis Draws Wide Support by STAFF on MARCH 11, 2011 – OB RAG On March 28th, the San Diego city council will be voting on an ordinance that, if passed as written, will close down every medical cannabis facility in the city and would make it virtually impossible for them to reopen. In response, the San Diego chapter...

San Diego CityBeat Covers Stop the Ban Campaign

San Diego CityBeat Covers Stop the Ban Campaign

Mar 9, 2011

Check out this week’s San Diego CITYBEAT Magazine, in it you will find a story about the Stop the Ban coalition campaign and letter writing effort! Here is the article as well as a link to the City Beat website where you are encouraged to leave comments! Wait a minute, Mr. Postman Medi-pot advocates hope letters sway upcoming City Council vote By John R....

Veterans and Church groups endorse “Stop the Ban” campaign at press conference

Veterans and Church groups endorse “Stop the Ban” campaign at press conference

Mar 8, 2011

SAN DIEGO – Veterans and Church groups join campaign to oppose restrictive medical cannabis ordinance San Diego – March 8th, 2011, veterans and church groups joined alongside LGBT activists, patients advocates, and concerned citizens today at a press conference in opposition to the ordinance governing medical cannabis facilities which the city council...

Opposition to Proposed Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ordinance to hold Press Conference at San Diego City Hall Tuesday Morning

San Diego, CA – On Tuesday March 8, 2011 at 11 am, the coalition campaign to “Stop The Ban” will be holding a press conference at San Diego City Hall to discuss the community’s opposition to the proposed ordinance regulating medical marijuana dispensaries in the City of San Diego. On March 28th the San Diego City Council will be voting on an ordinance...