Nov 2, 2012

By: Eugene Davidovich Imperial Beach, CA – Incumbent City Council member Brian Pat Bilbray today, issued an official endorsement in support of Proposition S a voter initiative slated to appear on the November 6th ballot in the City. “With my sister having to use medical marijuana to treat her stage three melanoma this issue is very emotional and personal...

Oct 21, 2012

With the election only 14 days away, we urgently need your help in Imperial Beach! Aside form the mass mailer full of reefer madness propaganda and unsubstantiated lies about what Proposition S would do, distributed to all the voters in the city, the opposition has started putting up ‘NO on S’ yard signs throughout the community. As the NO signs started...

Last week, Joe Elford, Chief Counsel for Americans for Safe Access was in town to argue the Jackson medical marijuana dispensary case before the Appellate Courts. Watch the exclusive interview with Mr. Elford where he discussed the hearing and the impact of the case on medical marijuana dispensaries in California minutes after arguing the case: Interview by:...

Oct 18, 2012

By: Joe Elford Just hours after the U.S. Court of Appeal for the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments in the federal landmark case Americans for Safe Access v. Drug Enforcement Administration, the court ordered supplemental briefing on the issue of “standing.” In a rare move for a case that has been covered by the Associated Press, Reuters, CNN, Bloomberg News,...

Oct 16, 2012

by: Jonathan Bair, ASA (republished from: ASA’s Blog) This morning, the federal Appeals Court for the DC Circuit heard an appeal in the case called Americans for Safe Access v Drug Enforcement Administration. The case is an appeal of the DEA’s rejection of a petition filed in 2002 seeking to change the placement of marijuana as a Schedule I drug per the...

Oct 2, 2012

The October, 2012 monthly San Diego ASA chapter meeting is almost here! Join us Tuesday October 9, 2012 – 6:30pm at the La Jolla Brew House and Restaurant, located at 7536 Fay Ave, La Jolla, 92037 (Meeting is held in the back room of the brew house) RSVP on Facebook! Starting at 6:30pm to 7:30pm we will be holding a Happy Hour / Meet & Greet, where we...

Sep 9, 2012

The September monthly San Diego ASA chapter meeting is almost here! Join us Tuesday September 11, 2012 – 6:30pm at the La Jolla Brew House and Restaurant, located at 7536 Fay Ave, La Jolla, 92037 (Meeting is held in the back room of the brew house) Starting at 6:30pm to 7:30pm we will be holding a Happy Hour / Meet & Greet, where we encourage everyone...

High Court prohibits municipalities from using Pack v. City of Long Beach to ban dispensaries Los Angeles, CA — The California Supreme Court dismissed review yesterday of an important appellate court ruling affecting medical marijuana dispensaries throughout the state. Specifically, the High Court threw out the controversial decision in Pack v. City of...

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...

Jul 24, 2012

Wednesday July 25th at 12pm at the San Diego Federal Court House on 880 Front St. the medical marijuana community will be rallying against the federal attacks on Proposition 215, SB420 and the will of California voters who overwhelmingly support safe access! After closing down over two hundred dispensaries in the City of San Diego, U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy has...

Jul 20, 2012

Sole legal medical marijuana dispensary to challenge U.S. Attorney for straight legal test of California state law, to announce plans for ongoing defense of legitimate medical marijuana operations San Diego, CA (July 20, 2012) – Advocates, patients, and concerned citizens in support of the only state and county approved legal medical marijuana dispensary in...

Jul 9, 2012

Director of cannabis research center says classification and political controversy are “obstacles to medical progress” San Diego, CA — Dr. Igor Grant, director of the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR), and two other investigators published a study in the most recent issue of The Open Neurology Journal, which concluded that the...

Jul 8, 2012

Our July 2012 chapter meeting is coming up this Tuesday, July 10 from 7-9pm at the La Jolla Brew House Restaurant located at 7536 Fay Ave, La Jolla 92037 This month we have a very exciting meeting planned and need everyone to come out and participate! Aside from discussing latest national and local news, this month we will be holding chapter elections, ramping...

Jul 8, 2012

City of Los Angeles will soon vote on whether to enact an outright ban similar to the County ban just rejected Los Angeles, CA — The Second District Court of Appeal in California issued a landmark decision yesterday in County of Los Angeles v. Alternative Medicinal Cannabis Collective (AMCC), which affirmed the legality of medical marijuana dispensaries...

Jun 11, 2012

June 2012 Monthly Chapter Meeting Tuesday, June 12 – 7pm – 9pm at the La Jolla Brew House WHAT: June San Diego ASA Meeting WHEN: 6/12/2012 – 7pm-9pm WHERE: La Jolla Brew House – 7536 Faye Ave San Diego CA The monthly chapter meeting is tomorrow night (Tuesday) at the Brew House in La Jolla from 7pm -9pm! Join patients, advocates,...