Scott Chipman, a paid lobbyist on behalf of a phony group called San Diegan’s for Safe Neighborhoods has been on a crusade against proposition 215 since it was enacted and is the main organizer of the prohibitionists planning on coming out to the SD City Council meeting on Monday. Scott Chipman has devised a plan that will attempt to divert the San Diego City...

Mar 25, 2011

Letter from the chair of the San Diego City’s own medical marijuana task force sent to the entire San Diego City Council urging them to amend this ordinance and voicing strong concern that it amounts to a ban if passed as currently written: Dear Councilmembers, We had the privilege of serving on the City of San Diego’s Medical Marijuana Task Force. As...

Mar 24, 2011

Stop the Ban coalition responds to City Councils misleading medical marijuana zoning Map. In advance of a City Council vote on an ordinance which would regulate medical cannabis facilities, the San Diego City Council published a map as part of their legislative packet which shows areas where a collective could be located in San Diego under the ordinance as...

Veterans group calls ordinance “harmful to veterans and dangerous to communities” San Diego – March 7th, 2011, Veterans for a Safe San Diego has announced today that they are endorsing the “Stop the Ban” campaign and that they are calling on the city council to amend the ordinance governing medical cannabis facilities in order to preserve safe access...

Feb 12, 2011

A National Call to Action! – Activist Boot Camp, February 19-20, 2011 Get registered now for the ASA Activist Boot Camp happening in San Diego! – Click Here To Register The National Call to Action is the nation’s first medical cannabis virtual skill-building conference. Re-pledge your commitment to safe and legal access by joining thousands of...

Feb 6, 2011

Legal Cannabis Institute Presents – Doctor’s Office Education Night – Thu, February 17, 7pm – 9pm In our ongoing support of Medical Marijuana Doctors, we are offering a FREE Medical Marijuana Law class on Thursday, February 17th from 7PM to 9PM to you and your staff. The Legal Cannabis Institute is on a mission to help all medical marijuana...

Feb 6, 2011

By Melissa Bobrow, Esq., San Diego ASA As an activist and educator within the San Diego medical marijuana community, I hear many rumors, myths, and just plain old crazy stories. There is so much information and misinformation about medical marijuana rights and laws. So many people try to educate themselves on the topic only to become more confused, or worse...

The San Diego Americans for Safe Access Chapter meeting for February, will be held on Tuesday February 8, 2011 7:00PM at the La Jolla Brew House. Members and other medical cannabis advocates are welcome. Help us kick off the campaign to “Stop The Ban” in the city of San Diego! Come get all the news and find out what you can do to help defend safe access here...

By: Eugene Davidovich, San Diego Americans for Safe Access Patients and Advocates concerned ordinance headed towards ban rather than reasonable regulation. On January 20th the City of San Diego’s Planning Commission will be discussing and voting on a recommendation to the City Council to approve an ordinance limiting medical marijuana dispensaries in the City...

The San Diego ASA Chapter meeting for January will be this 7:00PM Tuesday, January 11, at the La Jolla Brew House. Members and other medical cannabis advocates are welcome. We are kicking off some exciting new campaigns this year. Come get all the news and find out what you can do to help change federal law and defend safe access here in San Diego! At this...

Jan 7, 2011

By: Eugene Davidovich San Diego — Today at the San Diego Federal Courthouse medical marijuana patients saw a tremendous victory in court. In front of a courtroom filled to the brim with supporters wearing green solidarity ribbons, James Stacy was just sentenced to 2 years probation for operating a medical marijuana dispensary in Vista Ca. Mr. Stacy’s...

By: Joe Elford, Americans for Safe Access After years of wrangling in the Court of Appeal, medical marijuana patients, on August 18, 2010, obtained a published decision affirming that federal law does not preempt California law regarding medical marijuana collectives. Dissatisfied with this outcome, numerous law enforcement organizations, including: five former...

Dec 9, 2010

Mark your calendars and get ready to have a great time, and make a significant difference in our community in San Diego this holiday season. San Diego ASA has teamed up with a number of amazing organizations in town to bring you this year’s Holiday Party! The party will be held on Wednesday December 15th 2010 form 6:30pm -9:30pm at the Portugalia Restaurant...

District attorney & court use double jeopardy, deny defense to unfairly convict dispensary operator San Diego, CA — Medical marijuana patient advocates filed a motion for a new trial today in the case of Jovan Jackson, who was convicted on September 28th after he was tried for the second time in less than a year on the same charges of marijuana...

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...