Nov 25, 2010

By: Steph Sherer Dear ASA Supporters, Like most of the country we had mixed feelings about the mid-term elections. No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, there were gains and concessions, reliefs and disappointments. But, there was one race that changed everything—one election that leveraged our movement so greatly things will never be the same. If you...

A Cooley defeat & Harris victory likely to improve patients’ civil rights & access to medical marijuana Oakland, CA — Medical marijuana patient advocates breathed a collective sigh of relief today as Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley acknowledged defeat in his bid for California Attorney General. Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the...

ORGANIZE —- TAKE ACTION —- SPREAD THE WORD Call the Senate Judiciary Committee Today! November 15th, 2010 The elections are over and it’s time to get back to work! Michele Leonhart, President Obama’s nominee to head the Drug Enforcement Administration, is scheduled to be confirmed by the US Senate Judiciary Committee the afternoon of...

Join patients, medical professionals, scientists, and concerned citizens Today, 6pm at Palm Ave, Imperial Beach, CA for the monthly South Bay San Diego ASA meeting. Find out the latest information on our efforts to establish permanent safe access to medical cannabis for patients in San Diego City, County, and all municipalities. Get involved with like minded...

According to the California Secretary of State’s website with 100% of the precincts reporting, Kamala Harris is leading the race by 14,838 votes or less than one percent. Looks like California has a new Attorney General California Election Results Governor – Jerry Brown (D) – 53.8% Lieutenant Governor – Gavin Newsom (D) – 50.2% Secretary...

Nov 3, 2010

By: Eugene Davidovich, San Diego Americans for Safe Access In a highly contested race for California Attorney General, Kamala Harris a Democrat from San Francisco successfully defeated Steve Cooley a republican from Los Angeles, making her the first woman to hold the office in the State. According to the California Secretary of State’s website with 100% of the...

A message from Dion Markgraaff, Editor of Nug Magazine and former San Diego ASA Chapter Coordinator to San Diego Americans for Safe Access Members: Another member of NUG Magazine has had problems with our local law enforcement. Our travel writer Brian “Scotty B.” Whytsell ends up in jail with no bail. While in the Vons parking lot in Carlsbad, law...

By: Eugene Davidovich SAN DIEGO – In March of 2009, the current administration announced “they would not prosecute medical marijuana patients and providers whose actions are consistent with state medical marijuana laws.” At least that’s what the California Legislative Analyst told Californians in the voters guide for the November 2010 elections....

Oct 3, 2010

By: Eugene Davidovich Judge delays decision on ‘emergency’ injunction as patients pack the room for a standing room only hearing, hoping to retain safe access to their medicine. SAN MARCOS – In 2006 the San Marcos City Council took a preemptive strike at the State’s medical marijuana laws. Against the protests of patients, city residents and advocates,...

Cal NORML Release Bill to Decriminalize Minor Pot Possession Offenses Signed by Governor Schwarzenegger Sacramento, Sept 30th: A bill to downgrade the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana from a misdemeanor to an infraction was signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The bill, SB 1449 by Sen. Mark Leno, will spare petty pot offenders the necessity...

By: Eugene Davidovich SAN DIEGO – On Tuesday, September 28, 2010 in the second medical marijuana trial of Jovan Jackson, San Diego District Attorney (DA) Bonnie Dumanis, through her Deputy DA Chris Lindberg, was successful in manipulating the law as it is written to the point where all jurors in the Jackson case had no choice but to return a guilty verdict. At...

The jurors have reached a verdict in the Jovan Jackson Second Medical Marijuana Trial. Will be announced in Department 15 in the next 30 minutes.

This morning the jury in Jovan Jackson’s second medical marijuana trial began their first full day of deliberations. With the day only being half way over, several interesting issues have already occurred during deliberations today. First, we found out that one of the Jurors had come down with the flu. Juror #4 could no longer continue deliberations and...

By: Eugene Davidovich On Monday, September 27 at 1:30pm in Department 15, Lance Rogers, the defense attorney will begin his closing arguments in Jovan Jackson’s second medical marijuana trial. The case is expected to be wrapped up today, and the jury will be in deliberations this afternoon. After being tried and acquitted by a jury of twelve peers on similar...

By: Eugene Davidovich SAN DIEGO – Wednesday of this week marked the third day of arguments in the second medical marijuana trial of Jovan Jackson a founding members of the Answerdam collective, patient, and US Navy Veteran. The second trial, just as the first is being held in state court. Both have drawn lots of local media attention, outrage and questions...