Oct 31, 2010

The California Attorney General race — between Steve Cooley and Kamala Harris — is the most important election contest affecting medical cannabis patients. Tell your friends, family, neighbors and coworkers to get out and vote against Steve Cooley on November 2, and please help spread the word about the NOT COOLEY Facebook page: www.facebook.com/NotCooley A...

Community groups seek input on pot dispensiaries By Jen Lebron Kuhney The location of medical marijuana dispensaries should be left up to individual communities rather than have to follow blanket rules set out by the San Diego City Council, according to the city’s community planning groups. At their monthly meeting Tuesday, the groups, comprised of citizens...

By: Eugene Davidovich Over ninety jurors were screened and made available for two weeks, all motions filed by both sides, and today in a surprising turn of events, less than a week before trial was to begin a resolution was reached between the US Attorney’s office and the defense in the James Stacy Federal medical marijuana case. On Monday of this week, the US...

Oct 23, 2010

This Sunday at 4:20pm if you are anywhere near San Diego, you absolutely need to stop by James Stacy’s RX FEST 2. The event will be filled with great Bands, Exhibitors, Speakers, Food, and lots of education about Cannabis! WHAT: Rx Fest 2 WHEN: Sunday – October 24, 2010 @ 4:20pm WHERE: Berkeley Ferry Boat – San Diego Maritime Museum Help raise money...

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....

Update on Five Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Raided October 6, 2010 1. Holistic Collective – Palm Springs, CA 2. Alternative Medicine Collective – Covina, CA 3. Riverside Compassionate Wellness Center – Riverside, CA 4. San Diego Holistic Collective – San Diego, CA 5. Compassionate Medical Collective – San Diego, CA The news...

On Wednesday there were several Raids in Southern California including Riverside, San Diego, and LA Counties. Latest news coverage of the raids: LA WEEKLY: Jason Lockhart’s Pot Shops Targeted As Part Of Southern California Raids That Involve Meth, Cocaine, Tax Evasion Allegations TOP NEWS: Southern California Locations Raided by Sheriffs DESERT SUN: Local...

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...

By: Eugene Davidovich Defense denied, supporters restricted, unfair trial continues SAN DIEGO – Monday, September 20, 2010 opening statements in the second medical marijuana trial of Jovan Jackson are expected to begin at 9:00 am in Department 15. Pre trial motions have been argued, the jury has been selected, and the community continues to be outraged at the...

The September San Diego Chapter of Americans for Safe Access monthly meeting will be held tonight on the 14th of September from 7-9pm at the La Jolla Brew House. This month we are excited to bring you the latest news about medical marijuana from around the nation, the state, and San Diego County. Here are some highlights of what to expect at the September ASA...

Americans for Safe Access For Immediate Release: September 8, 2010 Federal Agents Raid At Least Five Las Vegas Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Advocates underscore need for dispensary regulations, end to federal enforcement Las Vegas, NV — The federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted raids earlier today on at least five medical marijuana...

Recent California appellate court decision rejected distribution bans based on federal preemption Oakland, CA — Americans for Safe Access, the country’s leading medical marijuana patient advocacy group, issued letters today to more than 140 localities across California with bans on distribution, demanding that they come into compliance with state...

Aug 29, 2010

The California State Assembly will soon vote on SJR 14, a resolution sponsored by Americans for Safe Access (ASA) and authored by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) calling for an end to federal interference in state medical cannabis laws and for the development of a comprehensive national policy to provide safe access. This resolution is important because the...

Patient advocates file amicus brief, challenging the prosecution’s assertion that sales are illegal San Diego, CA — Despite being acquitted by a jury late last year of charges stemming from a 2008 arrest on marijuana possession and distribution charges, medical marijuana patient and provider Jovan Jackson is being tried by San Diego District Attorney...