Aug 12, 2025

San Diego ASA Chair Shelby Huffaker, MPH talks to Thomas Marcotte, PhD, Co-Director of the University of California, San Diego’s Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR), about the CMCR’s research on cannabis and driving. The science may surprise you!

Aug 4, 2025

Join San Diego ASA at Sessions By the Bay for our next general meeting on September 23, 2025!

Aug 3, 2025

Recent news coverage of a report linking cannabis to youth suicide fails to paint the full picture. San Diego ASA explains the importance of understanding causation versus correlation.

Jul 7, 2025

Read San Diego ASA’s comment on the California Department of Public Health’s proposed hemp rules.

May 28, 2025

San Diego ASA condemns recent federal attacks on state medical cannabis programs.

Apr 24, 2025

Join San Diego ASA at Sessions By the Bay for our next general meeting on June 24, 2025!

Apr 4, 2025

Learn about the cannabis-related bills being introduced to the California state legislature in 2025.

Mar 9, 2025

Read San Diego ASA’s comment on the City of San Diego’s proposed cannabis business tax increase.

Mar 2, 2025

All Californians are invited to attend the California NORML/Americans for Safe Access Citizen Lobby Day on Monday, March 24 in Sacramento.

Mar 2, 2025

Join the San Diego chapter of Americans for Safe Access in North Park for our first public meeting of the year!

Feb 28, 2025

With several tax increases on the horizon at both the state and local levels, the San Diego chapter of Americans for Safe Access has launched a new initiative to give patients and consumers a platform to demonstrate to lawmakers the already high cost of legally purchased cannabis products in the city.

Feb 12, 2025

San Diego ASA’s public comment on the County’s draft Cannabis Environmental Impact Report.

Jan 30, 2025

On January 30, 2025, the County of San Diego opened the required 60-day public comment period for its draft Cannabis Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Input from medical cannabis patients, advocates, and stakeholders is needed to ensure safe access is secured in the County.

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Apr 1, 2024

By Shelby Huffaker, MPH | San Diego Americans for Safe Access Co-Chair In 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom took a significant step towards supporting medical cannabis patients by signing Senate Bill 34: The Dennis Peron and Brownie Mary Act into law. The legislation provided a lifeline to those reliant on medical cannabis by exempting donated...