Mar 3, 2011

Opposition mounts against proposed medical marijuana dispensary regulation for the City of San Diego. Over twenty local and national organizations join campaign opposing the ordinance and urging changes. San Diego, CA — On March 28th the San Diego City Council will be voting on an ordinance that will serve as a de-facto ban on medical cannabis facilities...

Feb 21, 2011

By: Eugene Davidovich, Americans for Safe Access On January 13th, the San Diego Chapter of Americans for Safe Access (ASA) – the nation’s largest organization of patients, medical professionals, scientists, and concerned citizens promoting safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research – in collaboration with the San Diego County Public...

By: Eugene Davidovich, San Diego Americans for Safe Access Advocates help keep a man unjustly convicted free while his case is appealed by their Chief Counsel Joe Elford. SAN DIEGO – Jovan Jackson a medical marijuana patient, Navy Veteran, and former operator of Answerdam a medical marijuana collective in San Diego, was convicted on September 28th, 2010...

San Diego Chapter of Americans for Safe Access is launching chapter meetings in the East County of San Diego! The first East County San Diego ASA Meeting will be led by Vey Linville and Eugene Davidovich on Saturday, February 26th 2011 from 2-3pm. There are many cities and municipalities in the east county of San Diego that have outright banned access to medical...

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...

Last night we held the San Diego ASA Chapter monthly meeting at the La Jolla Brew House in front of a packed, standing room only crowd! The chapter with the help of Canvass for a Cause has launched a campaign aimed at changing the restrictive ordinance to allow for safe access to remain in the City of San Diego rather than be eradicated as the current ordinance...

San Diegans join together to “Stop The Ban” on Medical Cannabis Patient’s Advocates and Community Groups launch the “Stop the Ban” campaign at press conference in front of San Diego City Hall on Tuesday morning. SAN DIEGO – In response to the impending de facto ban on medical cannabis facilities in San Diego, on Tuesday morning at 8am in front of...

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 ASA The proposed ordinance that would regulate medical marijuana dispensaries in the city of San Diego is now one step closer to a full city council vote. On Thursday January 20th, the San Diego Planning Commission voted to approve recommendations to further restrict access in the city of San Diego. By a vote of 3 to 2 the...

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...

Dec 18, 2010

By: Kris Hermes, Americans for Safe Access On Wednesday, San Diego Superior Court Judge Howard H. Shore told a crowded courtroom of patient advocates: “Medical marijuana is a scam.” During his vitriolic rants, Judge Shore found time to sentence Jovan Jackson, a dispensary operator who was recently convicted after being denied a defense at trial. Judge Shore...

District attorney & court use double jeopardy, deny defense to unfairly convict dispensary operator San Diego, CA — Medical marijuana patient advocates will argue for a new trial tomorrow 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: 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...