If there was ever a time to get involved in the fight for Safe Access to medical cannabis in San Diego, the time is now! This month our chapter has lots of great events planned throughout the county. Today, there will be a weekly volunteer meeting in Imperial Beach where we will be planning our IB Safe Access signature drive, on Tuesday at Canvass for a Cause there will be a Medical Cannabis Panel discussing the importance of safe access in San Diego, on March 27 join us in Oceanside for the North County Chapter Meeting, and on the 30th join our Chief Counsel Joe Elford for a Legal Seminar on Navigating Safe Access to Medical Marijuana through the California State and Federal Courts.
Below is a schedule of events for the rest of March:
- TODAY: March 17, 2012 – Volunteer Saturdays – 2pm-4pm at 1233 Palm Ave. Imperial Beach, CA 91932 – Join us at the Imperial Beach ASA headquarters and get involved in the Safe Access Ordinance of Imperial Beach. Sign up to volunteer, find out the latest happenings in San Diego and across the nation with regards to medical marijuana laws, and help overturn the ban in Imperial Beach!
- TUESDAY: March 20, 2012 – Medical Cannabis Panel – 5pm-6pm at Canvass for a Cause (CFAC) 3705 10th Ave, San Diego CA 92103 – Local activist and organizer Eugene Davidovich, of San Diego Americans for Safe Access (ASA), will be joining a panel on cannabis reform. Joey of Canvass for a Cause (CFAC) will join him in discussing patients’ rights and the importance of medical cannabis. Rachel Scoma, attorney and Field Director of Prop 19 in San Diego, will also be present on the panel. Why now? Because CFAC will be teaming up with ASA to gather signatures for an Imperial Beach ballot initiative – moving patients’ rights in the right direction by overturning the city’s ban and replacing it with reasonable regulations! We need your support in the campaign, and the first step to winning is educating ourselves! For more information email CFACField@gmail.com
- SATURDAY: March 24, 2012 – Volunteer Saturdays – 2pm-4pm at 1233 Palm Ave. Imperial Beach, CA 91932 -Join us at the Imperial Beach ASA headquarters and get involved in the Safe Access Ordinance of Imperial Beach. Sign up to volunteer, find out the latest happenings in San Diego and across the nation with regards to medical marijuana laws, and help overturn the ban in Imperial Beach!
- TUESDAY: March 27, 2012 – North County San Diego ASA Chapter Meeting –7pm-9pm at The Fish Joint 514 South Coast Hwy Oceanside, CA 92054 -Join James Stacy and other patient’s rights advocates with Americans for Safe Access in Oceanside at The Fish Join for our monthly North County ASA meeting. At the meeting we will discuss the latest medical marijuana news from across the county and the nation as well as find out how you can get involved in the fight for safe access right here in San Diego County.
- FRIDAY: March 30, 2012 – Legal Seminar: Navigating Safe Access to Medical Marijuana through the California State and Federal Courts – 3pm-5pm at Marina Village Conference Center – 1936 Quivira Way, San Diego 92109 (BUILDING E / ROOM 1) – Join ASA Chief Counsel Joe Elford for a seminar on recent developments in state and federal court, affecting safe access to medical marijuana in California. This two hour seminar will include discussions on: California Supreme Court’s review of the Pack and Riverside cases, Impact of the Colvin case, Impact of the Lake Forest case, Defining the current landscape to policy makers, * Recent changes in federal courts and what to expect. To register for this event, please copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/182/p/salsa/event/common/public/index.sjs?event_KEY=73424 Cost: $100 for non-ASA members / $50 for ASA members / Not an ASA member yet? Become a member today at $35 and receive the discounted rate.
- SATURDAY: March 31, 2012 – Volunteer Saturdays – 2pm-4pm at 1233 Palm Ave. Imperial Beach, CA 91932 -Join us at the Imperial Beach ASA headquarters and get involved in the Safe Access Ordinance of Imperial Beach. Sign up to volunteer, find out the latest happenings in San Diego and across the nation with regards to medical marijuana laws, and help overturn the ban in Imperial Beach!
Get Involved, Get Active, Make a Difference!
Eugene Davidovich, Chapter Coordinator
San Diego Americans for Safe Access
