Feb 14, 2010

By: Eugene Davidovich, NUG Magazine The fierce fight against medical marijuana in San Diego commonly referred to as Operation Green Rx that District Attorney (DA) Bonnie Dumanis has been waging for years, has resulted in thousands of San Diego Citizens outraged at the fraud, waste, and abuse of power within her office. One such outraged citizen is Marcus Boyd of...

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...

Join us for the 215 party tonight from 6pm to midnight! See you all this Saturday in Vista at the 215 Party! See the event Flier: http://www.safeaccesssd.com/p/215-party.html WHERE: 1050 S. Santa Fe Rd. Vista, CA WHEN: Saturday February 13, 2010 6pm – 12am There will be several great Reggae bands performing, amazing prizes, good food, and great times! This is...

Feb 12, 2010

By: Eugene Davidovich On October 26, 2003, the Cedar wildfire was raging through the San Diego County, claiming over a dozen lives and taking with it thousands of homes. Many believe the fire caused the worse damage in the history of San Diego County. According to Wikipedia, “The Cedar Fire burned 280,278 acres (1,134.2 km2) 2,820 buildings (including 2,232...

Videos from Extravaganja! By: Dave Maass The San Diego chapter of Americans for Safe Access forewent its monthly meeting and instead threw an “Extravaganja” comedy fundraiser to assistant in the legal efforts to protect patients’ access to medical cannabis. Read...

The comedy show tonight was a huge success! The MMJ community packed the house at the La Jolla comedy store. Thank you to everyone who came out! Special thanks to Howard Dover, Rob Van Dam, the other comedians, and the La Jolla Comedy Store for their support and help in raising money for San Diego ASA! http://www.howarddover.com/ http://robvandam.com/ See you...

Feb 9, 2010

Medical Marijuana ExtravaGANJA! TONIGHT FEB 9, Doors Open 8:30pm La Jolla Comedy Store 916 Pearl St. La Jolla, CA 92037 Howard Dover, The Comedy Store, San Diego Americans for Safe Access and NUG Magazine presents a night of comedy! (This event is being held instead of the monthly ASA MEETING. The monthly ASA meeting will NOT be held TONIGHT, 2010 at the Mt....

Feb 7, 2010

By: Eugene Davidovich Jovan Jackson of Answerdam Collective is a medical cannabis patient, navy veteran, and victim of two Operation Green Rx raids, part of District Attorney (DA) Bonnie Dumanis’ effort to overturn Proposition 215 and eradicate safe access to medical cannabis in San Diego. The first raid on Answerdam occurred in August of 2008, the second...

Part 1 of 2: Law Enforcement Encounters The California Supreme Court issued a unanimous published decision in People v. Kelly, striking down what it considered unconstitutional legislative limits on how much medical marijuana patients can possess and cultivate. The decision also affirms protection from arrest and prosecution for patients who both possess a...

By Larry Sweet The MMTF today considered the ramifications of the Kelly decision. It became clear that the local limits to possession and plants needed to be reviewed. A sub-committee was formed and four MMTF members will go over the current ordinances and bring back recommendations to the group in two weeks. The issue of auditing and sufficient declaration of...

Jan 31, 2010

February 2, 2010 – 6:00-9:00 p.m. Joyce Beers Community Center 3900 Vermont Street San Diego, CA 92103 On Tuesday February 2, 2010 the Uptown Community Planning Committee (CPC) will discuss the request by the city council of the planning group to review and comment on the medical marijuana task force recommendations. The Uptown CPC will vote on recommending...

Jan 25, 2010

Nathan Archer needs your support, lets pack the courtroom! By: Eugene Davidovich January 26, 2010 – Department 12 San Diego Superior Court 220 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 As part of the ongoing war against medical marijuana in San Diego waged by the District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, Nathan Archer was arrested in 2006 and charged with cultivation of 98...

The prosecutor in my case is Ms. Theresa Pham, a local Deputy District Attorney that seems to be reporting to and getting her marching orders directly from Bonnie Dumanis in this case. In fact several other Deputy DA’s are working for her on this case, including Romil Tohidi and a number graduate law clerks that have now been retained by th prosecution to...

Exemption from arrest and prosecution upheld for state-issued ID cardholders San Francisco, CA — The California Supreme Court issued a unanimous published decision today in People v. Kelly, striking down what it considered unconstitutional legislative limits on how much medical marijuana patients can possess and cultivate. Today’s decision also...

Jan 20, 2010

Tiffani Kjeldergaard a legitimate medical cannabis patient in January of 2009 was sentenced to probation on a non drug related offense. She continued to use her legal medication and tested positive for THC on drug tests conducted by the probation department until June of 2009, when the probation department decided to stop by her house for a safety check. As with...