On December 26th 2011, Congressman and San Diego Mayoral Candidate Bob Filner spoke in support of medical marijuana and patients’ rights at the San Diego Chapter of Americans for Safe Access Medical Cannabis Educational Rally in Ocean Beach,...

Nov 5, 2011

Will Bonnie Dumanis walk her talk on marijuana? Guest post by Alex Kreit on Two Cathedrals As you may have seen, Bonnie Dumanis issued a statement Wednesday “clarifying [her] position on medical marijuana.” The statement articulates a reasonable — even admirable — position that seems designed to appeal to the moderate voters she’s trying to court. In...

Lawsuit uses 10th amendment to challenge federal overreaching and commandeering of state law San Francisco, CA — Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the country’s largest medical marijuana advocacy organization, filed suit in federal court today challenging the Obama Administration’s attempt to subvert local and state medical marijuana laws in...

Oct 10, 2011

San Diego ASA stands in solidarity with the Occupy San Diego movement! We’ve occupied the San Diego Civic Plaza in solidarity with the Occupy SD Movement since Friday! Come out today and join the movement, find the SD ASA corner next to Canvass for a Cause right in the middle of Civic Center Plaza and help us stand up against the latest aggressive tactics...

Oct 8, 2011

Find the SD ASA corner next to Canvass for a Cause tonight (Saturday October 11) at the occupation of the San Diego Civic Center Plaza and stand up against the latest aggressive tactics against patients! For more information call 619-303-1918 Ext...

Sep 27, 2011

By: Terrie Best, San Diego Americans for Safe Access In the afternoon session of today’s San Diego City Council Meeting, The Council voted 7 to 1 to repeal the restrictive zoning ordinance which, if allowed to pass would have identified zones for medical marijuana collectives to exist but at the same time relegated them to far flung industrial areas and...

Dear California ASA Members & Friends, There are two bills on the Governor’s desk that will severely limit safe access to medical cannabis in California. Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is calling on supporters to contact Governor Jerry Brown today and ask him to veto SB 847 and AB 1300 to protect local access in our communities. Can you take a few minutes...

Aug 23, 2011

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 facilities through lawsuits, injunctions and threats. The City...

Aug 22, 2011

By: Eugene Davidovich It is no secret that medical marijuana patients in San Diego have been historically treated as second class citizens by our local elected officials. The County Board of Supervisors has done all it can to restrict access, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis continues to persecute patients, and Council members like Carl DeMaio, Marti Emerald,...

Jul 27, 2011

By: Eugene Davidovich, San Diego Americans for Safe Access, Posted July 27, 2011, 11:29am VISTA, CA – On Wednesday, July 27, 2011 in a courtroom filled with supporters of safe access, Judge Maas, denied the City of Oceanside’s attempt to obtain a temporary restraining order to shut down North County Collective (NCC), a legal medical marijuana dispensary...

BREAKING NEWS: San Diego City Council Votes to Repeal Medicinal Marijuana Ordinances SAN DIEGO – After listening to almost two hours of public commentary, both in favor and against repealing the ordinances that attempted to regulate medicinal marijuana co-ops, the city council reluctantly voted 6 to 2 in favor of repeal. The two repealed ordinances would have...

Medical marijuana shops in legal limbo after ordinance repealed By Jen Lebron Kuhney, published on signonsandiego.com updated 7:35 p.m., July 25, 2011 Medical marijuana dispensaries within San Diego city limits are once again in legal limbo after the City Council voted Monday to repeal regulations that created — ever so briefly — a path to legitimacy for...

Notice of appeal filed in D.C. Circuit challenges recent denial to reschedule marijuana for medical use Washington, DC — The country’s leading medical marijuana advocacy group, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), with the Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis (CRC), today appealed a recent decision by the federal government to keep marijuana classified as...

Jul 18, 2011

SAN DIEGO – Formal complaints against principal officers of Citizens Against Legalizing Marijuana (CALM CA) and ‘Safe Beaches San Diego Yes on D’ have been submitted to the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis’ Public Integrity Unit, and the City of San Diego Ethics Commission. The complaints document a...

Jul 14, 2011

By: Eugene Davidovich, San Diego Americans for Safe Access On April 12, 2011 the San Diego City Council passed an ordinance that would have forced all currently operating medical cannabis dispensing centers in the city to shutter their doors. Only a small handful would have been allowed to open after they came into compliance with one of the most restrictive...