Oct 14, 2013

  By Terrie Best – San Diego Americans for Safe Access Court Support Coordinator San Diego CA – Medical cannabis patient and collective operator, Ronnie Chang’s ordeal with the federal government will come to an end on Tuesday, October 15, 2013, after spending over a year behind bars in federal custody awaiting a trial that was to have started...

Sep 30, 2013

By: Heidi Whitman, Social Media Coordinator for San Diego ASA The Chang’s need your help NOW! This is Carmen Chang. She is an 86 yr old mother who has been left to live alone & care for herself while her sole caregiver, her son Ronnie, has been held for over a year awaiting a Federal medical marijuana trial. Ronnie Chang, a legitimate medical marijuana...

Jul 14, 2013

By Terrie Best San Diego Americans for Safe Access Court Support Coordinator July 14, 2013  San Diego, CA – It has been a great summer for medical cannabis attorney, Mark Bluemel, and his clients when days after the Tim O’Shea case was dismissed in state court in the interest of justice, Mr. Bluemel announced that in the federal arena, charges were...

Mar 15, 2013

Ron Chang, is a medical cannabis patient and collective director who has been in federal custody for over six months. He is facing over 60 counts with trial to come sometime this year. Watch Mr. Chang’s attorney, Michael J. McCabe discuss this politically motivated, vindictive prosecution by Laura Duffy’s...

Mar 16, 2014

San Diego Americans for Safe Access For Immediate Release: March 16, 2014 Ronnie Chang, a state legal medical marijuana patient and a directing member of Club One Collective/Extreme Holistic Care in San Marcos, will be sentenced on money laundering charges in San Diego’s Edward J. Schwartz Courthouse, Monday, March 17, 2014 at 9:00AM.  “This case has...

Mar 9, 2014

by Terrie Best – San Diego Americans for Safe Access Court Support Coordinator SAN DIEGO, CA – In October of 2013 I went to a federal court hearing here in San Diego to witness another medical cannabis patient stand before a judge and attempt to navigate a means to fair treatment from a court that does not recognize his lawfulness as a patient and...

Join patients, advocates, scientists, and concerned citizens Tuesday, July 9th from 7pm – 9pm at Giovanni’s Restaurant located at 9353 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. San Diego, CA 92123 for the July San Diego Chapter of Americans for Safe Access monthly meeting. At Tuesday’s meeting we will discuss federal legislation as well as updates regarding...

May 23, 2013

By Terrie Best – San Diego Americans for Safe Access Court Support Coordinator San Diego, CA  – San Diego’s medical cannabis community saw history in the making when the city’s Mayor, Bob Filner, showed up to a federal hearing, sat with his arm around the defendant’s elderly mother and held a press conference discussing jury nullification –...

May 18, 2013

Who:         Federal defendant Ronnie Chang and his atty Michael J. McCabe Esq. What:        Gag Order Hearing in Federal Medical Marijuana Case        Press Conference with Mayor Bob Filner When:       2:00PM – Monday, May 20, 2013 Mayor’s Press Conference to Follow Where:      Dept. 5, on the 3rd Flr. of the San Diego...

May 3, 2013

Join patients, medical professionals, lawyers, advocates, and concerned citizens for a rally at the San Diego Federal Courthouse on Monday, May 6th at 12pm (Noon), against the continued federal interference with our state’s medical marijuana program. Over the last few weeks San Diego has seen targeted attacks against the medical marijuana community led by...

By Terrie Best – San Diego Americans for Safe Access San Diego, CA – Over 60 senior citizens put the Edward Schwartz Federal Courthouse on its ear by forming a long line outside the building, donning green medical cannabis ribbons of support, and setting off metal detectors with their canes and walkers. Their mission: To support Ronnie Chang, Hal Pilotte...

A team of attorneys along with six defendants were in Department 5 of the San Diego Federal Courthouse Tuesday, January 10, 2012, before Judge Anello to file a motion to continue an alleged case of conspiracy to distribute and manufacture cannabis, among other charges typical of the injustice of federal interference in California state law. The motion was...

Oct 3, 2010

By: Eugene Davidovich Judge delays decision on ‘emergency’ injunction as patients pack the room for a standing room only hearing, hoping to retain safe access to their medicine. SAN MARCOS – In 2006 the San Marcos City Council took a preemptive strike at the State’s medical marijuana laws. Against the protests of patients, city residents and advocates,...

Oct 18, 2013

by Terrie Best – Court Support Coordinator for San Diego Americans for Safe Access San Diego CA – Just days after legal cannabis patient RonnieChang’s federal incarceration came to an end freeing him to return to his elderly mother, Crispin Price sits in court with his attorney, federal defender, Bridget Kennedy and hopes he will not have to go to...

WHAT: Ronald Bradley Naulls – Healing Nations Collective of Corona WHEN: 8/30/2010 – 8:30am WHERE: U.S. District & Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California – Judge Phillips – 3470 Twelfth St – Riverside, CA 92501 THE NAULLS FAMILY LEGAL DEFENSE FUND Federal War on Medical Marijuana Becomes a War on Children: Three Little...