Join Americans for Safe Access in North County San Diego for the August North County ASA Meeting! 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 Friday Meeting: Latest information with the San Diego City Cease and Desist...

Eugene Davidovich, San Diego Americans for Safe Access Over the last few years there have been a large number of veterans coming home from foreign wars with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, serious injuries, and a slew of other ailments. A lot of them have chosen to use medical marijuana to alleviate many of their symptoms and have found it to be a very effective...

Jul 24, 2010

There are currently between two and three dozen medical cannabis patients and caregivers facing defenseless federal trials in California alone. Prosecutors fight hard to keep any information about medical cannabis out of courtrooms to make sure that they get their conviction. If the same Californian voters who supported Proposition 215 knew that they may be...

Jul 21, 2010

Today is a day of action in San Diego! Patients, Concerned Citizens, and Advocates will be at the Federal Courthouse at noon to vocally oppose continued attempts to subvert state law, and to push for a federal policy that actually protects patients in this country. Help us protest the DEA raids and the continued bias driven effort by local and federal...

San Diego Americans for Safe Access forward: Medical Marijuana laws in California are very murky. Some Judges have even referred to them as a serpentine roadmap. This article is written by one of our newest San Diego Americans for Safe Access Members, Melissa Bobrow, regarding the legalities of medical marijuana use in California. Although many folks have many...

WHAT: San Diego Monthly Americans for Safe Access Meeting WHEN: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 7pm – 9pm WHERE: La Jolla Brew House Restaurant – 7536 Fay Avenue La Jolla, CA 92037 Get Involved and help make a difference! This event is open to the public and will feature both speakers and information about; San Diego County Ordinance and the City of San Diego...

By: Eugene Davidovich, Marcus Boyd (San Diego Americans for Safe Access) In 1996 California voters passed proposition 215 which legalized marijuana for medical use in the state. Back then, our county officials vowed to fight against medical marijuana, and fourteen years later, in the County of San Diego this fight is still in full swing. Legitimate state card...

Jun 25, 2010

Today in San Diego Superior Court, the Honorable Judge Shore in front of at least a dozen of Mr. Jackson’s supporters, considered a motion to dismiss the case against Jovan Jackson based on the doctrine of “Collateral Estoppel.” Judge Shore denied the motion and based on the fact that the second trial stems from events on a different...

SAN DIEGO – Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at 9am the San Diego County Board of Supervisors will meet to discuss and vote on a proposed ordinance regulating medical marijuana facilities in the unincorporated areas of San Diego County. The proposed ordinance severely limits patients’ access to medical marijuana in the unincorporated areas of San Diego County....

Jun 15, 2010

On June 23, 2010 at 9am at 1600 Pacific Highway (Room 310) in San Diego, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors will be voting on a proposed ordinance that would regulate medical marijuana collectives and cooperatives in the unincorporated areas of San Diego County. READ THE ENTIRE AGENDA ITEM AND PROPOSED ORDINANCE DETAILS...

Jun 11, 2010

Tonight from 7pm-9pm come out to Vista and join patients and concerned citizens for the North County San Diego ASA Meeting. We have a great meeting planned for tonight with lots of new information about the San Diego County and City medical marijuana regulations as well as the newly release Grand Jury Report! If you missed the last two ASA meeting this week,...

Jun 10, 2010

SAN DIEGO SOUTH BAY AMERICANS FOR SAFE ACCESS MEETING TONIGHT This will be the first South Bay San Diego ASA meeting. The meeting will be held from 6pm-7pm at 1233 Palm Avenue in Imperial Beach hosted by SDASA Advisory Board Member Marcus Boyd. We have a great meeting lined up with information and updates regarding the San Diego Grand Jury report and well as the...

Jun 7, 2010

After months of investigation and inquiry, the San Diego Grand Jury has finally issues their report on the Medical Marijuana Issue in San Diego. The Grand Jury has made a number of recommendations to the San Diego District Attorney, The Sheriff, and the County Board of Supervisors. The Grand Jury’s recommendations: The 2009/2010 San Diego County Grand Jury...

Jun 6, 2010