Jan 26, 2014

A Celebration of 18 Years of Safe Access in California. The San Diego Chapter of Americans for Safe Access brings you the City’s premier Prop 215 Party on Saturday, February 15th! Join us for a jammin’ night of live Music, Food, Raffles, Prizes and Safe Access. ••• We are excited to announce “C-Money”, trumpeter of Slightly Stoopid,...

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Nov 7, 2013

Join the San Diego Chapter of Americans for Safe Access on Tuesday, November 12th from 7-9pm at Giovanni’s Restaurant located at 9353 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. San Diego, CA 92123 for the November monthly chapter meeting. At this months meeting we will be joined by candidate for San Diego County District Attorney Robert Brewer who will discuss his campaign and...

At last week’s San Diego ASA meeting held Giovanni’s, aside from Councilmember Alvarez we also heard from several attorneys. Among them, Attorney Nathan Shaman spoke about Andrew Fisher’s pro-bono case as well as his defense of Higher Love, a legal medical marijuana collective targeted by the DA for prosecution right here in the...

Aug 9, 2013

by Marcus Boyd – Vice Chair of San Diego ASA Without continuing education, many people in this world would still believe the world to be flat. Most professionals require ‘continuing education’ to remain current with science and laws that are applicable to their respective professions.   For the past year, CNN’s Chief Medical...

Jul 30, 2013

By Terrie Best, San Diego Americans for Safe Access Court Support Coordinator July 30, 2013 San Diego, CA – In a weird and wholly inappropriate display of rage today in the downtown courthouse, Judge Peter Gallagher ranted at defendant Victor Marion for choosing to have medical cannabis supporters in the courtroom for his sentencing, leaving the defendant in...

Jun 6, 2013

Six weeks after the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) raid on ‘One on One Patients Association’, a medical marijuana dispensary located in downtown San Diego, Ken Cole, President of the association along with Lance Rogers, his attorney sat down with Eugene Davidovich of San Diego Americans for Safe Access for an in depth interview about...

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...

Did you miss the one day San Diego ASA seminar; Medical Cannabis: Law, Science, and Advocacy? Watch the entire seminar including videos of all the presentations...

Apr 10, 2013

Today is the first-ever National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day! Basic research has also demonstrated that derivatives of the cannabis plant hold promise for for slowing the progression of HIV/AIDS as well as treat nausea, appetite loss, pain and anxiety. Share and Like to show your support for Safe...

Mar 24, 2013

This one day seminar will focus on medical cannabis law, science, and advocacy featuring two expert attorneys, a doctor and a registered nurse. The experts will discuss recent state court decisions and federal lawsuits which have changed the landscape for medical cannabis lawyers, cultivators, providers, and patients, aligning cannabis with the natural products...

Medical marijuana patient and advocate Heidi Whitman discusses her condition, medical cannabis use, and weighs in on the city’s proposed ordinance. Aired 3/19/2013 – 5pm Evening News

Mar 21, 2013

By Terrie Best San Diego Americans for Safe Access Court Support Coordinator San Diego, CA – Dennis Little, an arthritis sufferer and his wife Deborah Little, who has lived with HIV/AIDS for twenty years and is battling cancer, were in court today – for what was to be a preliminary examination – along with their attorneys Lance Rogers,...

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 6, 2013

SUPPORT HR 689 AND HR 710 Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Sam Farr recently introduced legislation that will end the federal conflict with state medical cannabis programs. Blumenauer’s bill, titled the States’ Medical Marijuana Patient Protections Act (HR 689), will move cannabis out of Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medical...