Feb 5, 2024

While some progress has been made on the City’s cannabis social equity program, much is left to be desired.

Oct 15, 2016

October 10, 2016 San Diego, CA With the stroke of a judge’s pen, Justice has prevailed. Pursuant to Court order, members of San Diego Alternative Care, a lawfully formed medical cannabis Cooperative, retrieved their property last week from the El Cajon Police Department, including 30 pounds of medical cannabis flower, 5 pounds of concentrates, and hundreds...

Oct 15, 2016

October 3, 2016 By Terrie Best – San Diego Americans for Safe Access San Diego, CA – Thursday, a permitted cannabis co-op operator – who was raided by the Narcotic Task Force Team 9 seven days after permitting – braved the downtown police station in order to retrieve the thousands of dollars worth of medicinal cannabis products illegally snatched...

Apr 28, 2016

April 28, 2016 By Terrie Best – San Diego ASA San Diego, CA  – The County Board of Supervisors met Wednesday to vote on staff recommendations to extend a moratorium against new medical marijuana activity in San Diego County. The 45 day moratorium was put in place on March 16 and was largely a knee-jerk reaction to a group of community members...

Mar 11, 2015

By Terrie Best – San Diego ASA March 11, 2015 San Diego, CA – Legal medical cannabis patients Mark Gillingham, Jeff Russell and Deviyon Carter were in court today to suffer a preliminary exam at the hands of a San Diego prosecutor in a medical cannabis cultivation case. All three men are patients, have doctor recommendations and are entitled to collectively...

By: Terrie Best – San Diego Americans for Safe Access San Diego CA – Hidden in the clouds of vapor in some reporter’s desk is a story whose magnitude was almost missed in the hubbub of the 2012 presidential election. On October 24th, 2012, the Fourth District Court of Appeals in San Diego overturned a medical marijuana dispensary operator’s...

By: Eugene Davidovich, San Diego Americans for Safe Access SAN DIEGO — Wednesday, October 24 a dozen armed, masked NTF agents stormed Next Generation, a legal medical marijuana collective located on San Ysidro Blvd. in San Diego. The raid came just hours after the Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District reversed Jovan Jackson’s conviction. In...

Jun 13, 2012

Last night we learned about the latest news and events with regards to medical marijuana / cannabis from across the nation, state, and county and discussed the latest wins in court right here in San Diego. We also heard from Heidi and Will about their experience with lobbying for AB2312 in Sacramento with ASA national, learned all about topical applications of...

Jun 8, 2012

Fifteen percent of registered voters in Imperial Beach have signed the petition to overturn the city’s current ban on safe access to medical cannabis and replace it with reasonable regulations. The Safe Access Ordinance of Imperial Beach, a collaborative effort between Canvass for a Cause, a San Diego based LGBT non-profit, San Diego Americans for Safe Access,...

This morning with the support and approval of San Diego County District Attorney (DA) Bonnie Dumanis and in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), swat style raids were perpetrated in both San Diego and Riverside Counties. As soon as the local chapter was notified of the raids the SD ASA Raid Response team was activated and several members...

New law shuts down more than 100 operating facilities & leaves virtually no options for relocation San Diego, CA — Medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) threatened to file suit against the City of San Diego today if it doesn’t amend a recent ordinance that patient advocates are calling a de-facto ban on local...

Legislation would prevent discrimination, continue to guard against impairment at the workplace Sacramento, CA — The State Senate Judiciary Committee voted 3-2 April 5, 2011, approving a bill that would protect medical marijuana patients from discrimination at the workplace. Senate Bill 129, introduced by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) in January is...

Apr 1, 2011

San Diego – March, 31 2011, the NOT Dumanis Campaign announced that Bonnie Dumanis removed her campaign Facebook page, which generated significant questions about her mayoral bid. See: Bonnie Dumanis Shutters Facebook Campaign Page – Considering Dropping out of Mayoral Race Today, April 1, 2011, Ms. Dumanis decided to run after all. She officially...

atients, Friends, and Activists– On March 28th, the San Diego City Council passed an ordinance that will effectively zone out all currently operating collectives in the city taking access to medical cannabis away from over 50,000 patients. Those facilities that wish to comply with the new rules must apply for a Conditional Use Permit Process 3 and find a...

Mar 30, 2011

April 2, 2011 12 – 4 PM Paradise Point Resort & Spa – Sunset Ballroom I-III 1404 Vacation Rd. San Diego, CA 92109 Learn about the benefits and uses of medical cannabis! Featured Speakers: • Jean Talleyrand, MD: “A Historical Review of Medical Cannabis Use in Our Society” • Mark L. Rabe, MD, ABIHM: “A Scientific Review of How Medical...