Medical Marijuana Patient Dad Found Not Guilty of Child Endangerment – Jury Doubtful of Detective’s Testimony

Medical Marijuana Patient Dad Found Not Guilty of Child Endangerment – Jury Doubtful of Detective’s Testimony

Jun 4, 2016

June 4, 2016  By Terrie Best- San Diego Americans for Safe Access San Diego, CA – Almost a year ago this week San Diego police officers stormed past medical cannabis patient Micah Wojnowski’s organic vegetable farm in Golden Hill and into the home he shared with his teenage son and a couple of roommates.  The police entered the urban home with...

Medical Marijuana Patient and Provider Jovan Jackson Found Guilty, Headed for Immediate Appeal

Medical Marijuana Patient and Provider Jovan Jackson Found Guilty, Headed for Immediate Appeal

Nov 5, 2013

by Terrie Best Monday, November 4 – In the retrial of San Diego medical cannabis patient and provider Jovan Jackson, the jury on Monday returned guilty verdicts on charges of possession, possession for sale and sale of cannabis. This marks Jackson’s second conviction stemming from a 2009 raid that happened soon after he was acquitted of similar...

Operation Green Dope; Bonnie Dumanis’ Medical Marijuana Eradication Effort Takes on New Name

Operation Green Dope; Bonnie Dumanis’ Medical Marijuana Eradication Effort Takes on New Name

Jun 23, 2011

By: Terrie Best and Eugene Davidovich Co-defendants Jason and Sarine Gastrich, recent victims of Bonnie Dumanis’ fierce fight to eradicate medical marijuana in San Diego, were in court this week for their preliminary examination in Judge Hanoian’s courtroom. On the prosecution side was Deputy DA Ramin Tohidi and for the defense on behalf of Sarine was Public...

Stacy Sentenced in Federal Court; Two Years Probation for Operating Medical Marijuana Dispensary

Stacy Sentenced in Federal Court; Two Years Probation for Operating Medical Marijuana Dispensary

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...

Dumanis’ Raids on Dispensaries One Year Later – Still Through the ‘Barrel of a Gun’

By: Eugene Davidovich SAN DIEGO – On September 9, 2009 the San Diego Cross Jurisdictional Narcotics Task Force (NTF) launched an all day assault on medical marijuana in the county. Swat style raids on over fourteen medical marijuana collectives and cooperatives were conducted and over 30 medical marijuana patients were arrested that day alone. The combined...

COURT SUPPORT FOR JAMES STACY – 7/28 – 2pm

WHEN: Wednesday, July 28 from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm – COURTROOM 15 WHERE: 940 Front St. San Diego CA, 92101 Please come out and show your support. This is a status hearing where the Judge will hear arguments about his recent ruling denying Mr. Stacy a defense in court and barring him from telling the truth in his trial regarding medical marijuana. The Stacy...

COURT SUPPORT – TODAY 7/23 – 8:30pm – Dpt 23

COURT SUPPORT – TODAY 7/23 – 8:30pm – Dpt 23

Jul 22, 2010

***UPDATE*** Laura and Tim’s Preliminary hearing will continue this morning at 8:30am in Dpt. 23 (Judge Brown) These legitimate patients are being dragged through court because of Dumanis’ fierce fight against patients and her continued attempt to subvert state law. When will these frivolous prosecutions end? What will it take for Dumanis to stop...

Patient Advocates Condemn Federal DEA Raids in San Diego

San Diego, CA — Federal agents raided at least three San Diego-area medical marijuana dispensaries today in the early morning hours. Sources say that Green Kross, Unified Collective, and Kush Lounge were all served federal search warrants and were subjected to aggressive SWAT-style raids which resulted in the arrest of as many as 12 people and the seizure...

Federal Medical Marijuana Trial – James Stacy – Court Support TODAY

Join Steph Sherer, Executive Director and Don Duncan the California Director of Americans for Safe Access in Federal Court today to support James Stacy in his federal Medical Marijuana Trial. What: Federal hearing on whether dispensary operator James Stacy can use medical marijuana and state law as a defense at trial When: MONDAY, June 14, 2010 at 2:00pm Where:...

GRAND JURY NEWS RELEASE

GRAND JURY NEWS RELEASE

Jun 7, 2010

San Diego City Attorney and Budget Analyst Report on Medical Marijuana

The Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhood Services of The City Council of the City of San Diego, will be meeting on May 26, 2010 at 2pm to hear a report (AGENDA ITEM 10) from the San Diego City Attorney and the Independent Budget Analyst about the San Diego Medical Marijuana Recommendations. The community needs to be there in FULL FORCE to help educate and...

Interview and Update – Federal Medical Marijuana Case – James Stacy

an Diego – The courtroom was packed with James Stacy’s supporters today in San Diego Federal Court, in fact several people had to wait outside of the courtroom as there wasn’t enough seats to accommodate all the supporters. Federal Public Defender Kasha Castillo filed a motion asking for a defense in Mr. Stacy’s case. The judge after hearing a few brief...

San Diego Medical Marijuana Day of Action – COURT SUPPORT

MONDAY 5/10/10 – DAY OF ACTION – COURT SUPPORT Come out and support your fellow community members when they need your help most! On Monday 5/10/10 two of our own are going to court in San Diego. The first is an arraignment in state court from a raid a couple months ago in an Encinitas home, and the other is Joseph Nunes Sentencing in Federal Court from the...

Bonnie’s Raids and Persecutions on Medical Marijuana in San Diego Continue

By: Dan Murphy, San Diego ASA Many in the community thought that since losing twice at a Jury trial, San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis’ office would reconsider further prosecuting and arresting legitimate medical marijuana patients. Unfortunately this is far from the case. Laura Reindel of Encinitas is being charged in state court for cultivation and...

Attention Public Relations staff of San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. Please pass along the following message…

Attention Public Relations staff of San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. Please pass along the following message…

May 2, 2010

By: Dan Murphy, San Diego ASA The old ways are dead. You can no longer railroad the disenfranchised into easy plea deals. You can no longer ignore REAL crime and instead target the sick. You can no longer confiscate the property of law abiding citizens. You can no longer acquire federal grants to eradicate voilent asian gangs and use the money to further your...