Aug 15, 2011

Legal Cannabis Institute Presents What’s in Your Medicine? -Saturday, August 20, 10:00am to 11:30am In our ongoing educational support of medical marijuana community, we are offering a MMJ Analysis Class. The Legal Cannabis Institute is on a mission to help all medical marijuana patients understand their medicine. The team from Cal Canna Labs will be here...

Aug 11, 2011

By: Eugene Davidovich, San Diego Americans for Safe Access The Oceanside City Council had ample opportunity to develop reasonable regulations for medical marijuana patients in Oceanside during their two year moratorium on this issue. Instead, the City Council let the moratorium expire, and have launched an all out assault/eradication effort on the existing...

Aug 8, 2011

Dear California ASA Members, This month, ASA Executive Director Steph Sherer and I will be visiting eleven cities in California to train, empower, and activate the grassroots base of support for medical cannabis! Mark your calendar today for the closest stop on the ASA California Tour 2011. We will be conducting a Know-Your-Rights and Raid Preparedness Training...

Dear ASA Members and Friends, The response to Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps’ matching gift has been amazing – thank you to everyone who has donated so far. However, time is not up if you haven’t had the chance to donate yet. Dr. Bronner’s is matching all online donations through Friday at midnight. Don’t miss this opportunity to double the impact of your...

Dear ASA Members & Friends, There are two problematic medical cannabis bills in the state legislature right now, and Americans for Safe Access (ASA) needs your help today to stop them. Can you take a minute to send two emails to help protect safe access in California? Senator Lou Correa’s (D-Santa Ana) SB 847 will require patients’ cooperatives and...

White House sponsors conference only days after it threatens medical marijuana states Chicago, IL — Starting today, the International Cannabinoid Research Society (ICRS) will hold its 21st annual symposium in St. Charles, Illinois, just outside of Chicago . Notably, this year’s symposium is sponsored in part by an array of pharmaceutical companies,...

ASA Members and Friends– Don’t let U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder deny your access to medical marijuana! Holder is expected to “clarify” the federal government’s enforcement policy on medical marijuana.any day now. Call Holder’s office today at 202-514-2001 to demand that the Justice Department leave state medical marijuana...

Jun 26, 2011

The California Assembly Committee on Local Government will vote on a bill that will make it much more difficult to establish a legal medical cannabis patients’ cooperative or collective on Tuesday, June 29. Senator Lou Correa’s (D-Santa Ana) SB 847 will require that all cooperatives and collectives be located at least 600 feet from residential zones or use...

Jun 4, 2011

Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has been working since 2006 to protect medical cannabis patients from workplace discrimination. We represented medical cannabis patient Gary Ross in his appeal to the California Supreme Court in Ross v. Rangingwire Telecommunications. When the court failed to protect patients like Gary Ross from discrimination, we sponsored...

Mar 3, 2011

The first screening of this documentary in San Diego will be on March 16, 2011. Tickets are $10 and will be available at the theater box office the night of the showing. Wednesday, March 16 • 7:00pm – 8:30pm Landmark, Hillcrest Theater – 3965 5th Avenue San Diego, CA Learn more at www.MarijuanaMovie.org Medicinal Cannabis and its Impact on Human...

Come out and support the medical marijuana task force as they deliberate and attempt to come up with regulations. The regular task force meeting is this Thursday morning at 9 am. Help protect safe access in San Diego. Come and speak, as there is ample opportunity for public comment and your voices are needed. Below is the official agenda for the meeting on...

Peaceful Protest / Rally CNOA 2009 Awards Ceremony Thursday – October 22 – 5:30pm Doubletree Hotel 7450 Hazard Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92108 The California Narcotics Officers Association is holding their annual awards ceremony in San Diego this year. Some of the officers receiving awards are being recognized for their efforts in eradicating medical...

Eugene Davidovich: Proving My Medical Marijuana Case October 20, 2009 Thanks to the compassion of California voters, Proposition 215 was passed to help the sick get access to the medicine that helps them. But, how sick do you have to be? Some in our community, particularly in leadership, have attempted to persuade us that Proposition 215 only authorizes the use...