The number of letters collected and organizations participating in the campaign to Stop The Ban has resulted in the biggest effort ever organized in the city on the medical marijuana issue! If the council passes this ban it will be over the most unprecedented public outcry on any issue that the city has ever seen. Stop The Ban Campaign Facebook Page Official...

by Eugene Davidovich This weekend, the San Diego Chapter of Americans for Safe Access helped in hosted the National Activist Boot Camp. The San Diego training was held at the KNB Wine Cellars on Saturday and Sunday and was hosted by Vey Linville and Eugene Davidovich while at the same time, similar trainings were being held at over a dozen other cities...

By: Eugene Davidovich, San Diego Americans for Safe Access Advocates help keep a man unjustly convicted free while his case is appealed by their Chief Counsel Joe Elford. SAN DIEGO – Jovan Jackson a medical marijuana patient, Navy Veteran, and former operator of Answerdam a medical marijuana collective in San Diego, was convicted on September 28th, 2010...

Last night we held the San Diego ASA Chapter monthly meeting at the La Jolla Brew House in front of a packed, standing room only crowd! The chapter with the help of Canvass for a Cause has launched a campaign aimed at changing the restrictive ordinance to allow for safe access to remain in the City of San Diego rather than be eradicated as the current ordinance...

San Diegans join together to “Stop The Ban” on Medical Cannabis Patient’s Advocates and Community Groups launch the “Stop the Ban” campaign at press conference in front of San Diego City Hall on Tuesday morning. SAN DIEGO – In response to the impending de facto ban on medical cannabis facilities in San Diego, on Tuesday morning at 8am in front of...

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...

Court Support Requested – THURSDAY 3/11/2010 – 10am Department 55 – 220 W Broadway San Diego CA 92101 Today, Wednesday March 10, 2010 all in limine motions were completed and a jury was selected in the medical marijuana trial of People v Davidovich. On Thursday opening statement will begin from both the prosecution and the defense. This will be the...

Mar 8, 2010

By: Eugene Davidovich On March 9, 2010 at 9am in Department 55 at the San Diego Superior Courthouse, day 2 of my trial will begin. District attorney Bonnie Dumanis’ office has filed a mountain of motions in limine with the court, all of which will be heard on the 9th in front of Judge So. Motions in limine are requests made by both sides to the Judge before...

Feb 26, 2010

This morning Jovan Jackson again went to San Diego Superior court for a preliminary hearing on the second medical marijuana trial related to the Operation Green Rx Raids orchestrated by Bonnie Dumanis in cooperation with DEA through the Integrated Narcotics Task Force. San Diego ASA membership turned out in numbers to support Mr. Jackson today filing more than...

Saturday, February 13th, through Sunday, February 21st Every year, Medical Marijuana Week focuses public attention on the need for safe access to medical marijuana. Activists and organizations across the country use Medical Marijuana Week to educate the community and get active. ASA allies, chapters, affiliates, ambassadors, and activists hold events and...

By: Rocky Neptun A seemingly dysfunctional San Diego City Council voted 7 to 1 on January 5, to stall many more months deciding the mere basics of regulating medical marijuana dispensaries by rejecting the modest recommendations of its own task force. The transparency of its motives in setting up the task force rather than having staff prepare ordinances, shows...