May 27, 2011

40,000 Signatures in Less than 30 Days; Referendum on City Council’s Medical Marijuana Ordinance Enters Signature Verification Process Eugene Davidovich, May 26, 2011 In April of this year, the San Diego City Council passed an ordinance that effectively denied safe access to thousands of patients in the city. If left as is, it would have negatively impacted...

May 26, 2011

Three new bills in Congress and three new and improved programs at ASA Here at ASA we fight hard for patients’ rights, and this year we’re taking a whole new approach. We’re calling it ASA 3.0. We’ve been holding stakeholders’ meetings across the nation, and we designed this approach based on what you – local activists and patients – want and...

Cultivation charges re-filed against legitimate medical marijuana patient after being previously dismissed in the same courthouse by different Judge. By: Terrie Best and Eugene Davidovich – San Diego Americans for Safe Access SAN DIEGO – In the summer of 2009, Benjamin Gasper, along with two other seriously ill medical marijuana patients rented a...

May 23, 2011

Writ filed today in DC Circuit Court for unreasonable delay in answering 9-year-old petition Washington, DC — A Coalition of advocacy groups and patients filed suit in the DC Circuit Court today to compel the Obama administration to answer a 9-year-old petition to reclassify medical marijuana. The Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis (CRC) has never...

May 20, 2011

YOU are invited to Legal Cannabis Institute’s FREE Marijuana Education Night! We want you to understand cannabis and all it’s many benefits. Medical Marijuana laws are complex! We will discuss: Why does society have this tainted view of cannabis? Is there any science behind cannabinoids? Is it easy to grow marijuana? What is all this 420, 215, Attorney...

May 16, 2011

Chula Vista – Public Safety Subcommittee To Discuss Medical Marijuana Dispensaries On Wednesday, May 18, 2011, the City of Chula Vista’s Public Safety Subcommittee will be meeting to discuss “Medical Marijuana Dispensaries” and crafting their recommendations to the Chula Vista City Council. The City currently has a moratorium on dispensaries which is due...

May 15, 2011

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and local law enforcement agencies continue to raid medical cannabis providers in San Diego County, even if their conduct is legal under state law and complies with all regulations, just this month we saw raids across different states as well as right here in San Diego County. To help the community prepare, Americans for...

May 5, 2011

Help collect letters to Stop the Ban in Oceanside! MAY 7TH 11:30AM OCEANSIDE PIER – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Join patients, advocates and concerned citizens at the Oceanside Pier at 11:30 on Saturday May 7, 2011 in front of the Oceanside Pier Sign on the corner of North Pacific St. and Pier View Way for a day of educating Oceanside residents about the impending ban...

May 4, 2011

The Patient Care Association of California, a newly formed non-profit association of San Diego medical cannabis collectives and cooperatives has launched an effort to repeal the recently adopted medical marijuana ordinance through a referendum process. For more information on how to get involved with the referendum effort contact: (858) 413-7722 or email...

Apr 13, 2011

Patients, supporters participate in a time honored tradition of civil disobedience resisting the passage of a flawed ordinance which forces closure of all city collectives and cooperatives San Diego, CA – On Tuesday five medical marijuana activists staged an act of civil disobedience at San Diego City Hall, taking a principled and public stand against the new...

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...

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...

Scott Chipman, a paid lobbyist on behalf of a phony group called San Diegan’s for Safe Neighborhoods has been on a crusade against proposition 215 since it was enacted and is the main organizer of the prohibitionists planning on coming out to the SD City Council meeting on Monday. Scott Chipman has devised a plan that will attempt to divert the San Diego City...

COMMENTARY with VIDEO: What you need to know about Medical Cannabis Ordinance By: BEN CISNEROS – CANVASS FOR A CAUSE On March 28, the San Diego City Council will be voting on an ordinance governing San Diego’s medical cannabis facilities. LGBT groups, veterans groups, church groups, drug policy reformers, community activists, business groups, and others...

Mar 17, 2011

By Eugene Davidovich, San Diego ASA SAN MARCOS – In a major victory for medical marijuana advocates across the state, San Diego Superior Court Judge Thomas Nugent on Thursday morning denied the City of San Marcos a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against Wellness Tree collective, allowing the medical marijuana dispensary to remain open. In 2006, when the...