May 28, 2014

San Diego, CA – In an on-going campaign to open dialog in San Diego communities about medical marijuana consumer cooperatives (MMCCs), patients, advocates and MMCC permit applicants have been attending Community Planning Groups (CPGs), arguably the first stop on what will be a months long process to safe access of medical cannabis in the city of San Diego...

Dear ASA Members & Friends, The California Senate will vote soon on a bill that will make it much more difficult to establish a legal medical cannabis patients’ cooperative or collective. 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 – effectively...

May 30, 2011

Patients, friends, advocates, Join us in Oceanside on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 from 7-9pm at the Fish Joint (514 South Coast Hwy Oceanside, CA) for our chapter’s monthly North County Americans for Safe Access meeting. That evening we will be discussing the City of Oceanside’s plan to ban medical marijuana collectives as well what the community is doing to...

May 27, 2011

40,000 Signatures in Less than 30 Days; Referendum on City Council’s Medical Marijuana Ordinance Enters Signature Verification Process Eugene Davidovich, May 26, 2011 In April of this year, the San Diego City Council passed an ordinance that effectively denied safe access to thousands of patients in the city. If left as is, it would have negatively impacted...

May 26, 2011

By: Eugene Davidovich, May 26, 2011 Oceanside, CA – On May 13 of 2009, over the vocal opposition of dozens of patients, residents, and medical cannabis advocates, the City enacted an ordinance prohibiting medical marijuana dispensaries within city limits by enacting an ‘urgency moratorium’. This temporary ban was to expire a few weeks later on June 27...

May 26, 2011

Three new bills in Congress and three new and improved programs at ASA Here at ASA we fight hard for patients’ rights, and this year we’re taking a whole new approach. We’re calling it ASA 3.0. We’ve been holding stakeholders’ meetings across the nation, and we designed this approach based on what you – local activists and patients – want and...

May 25, 2011

Advocacy group unveils new program to build more skilled, responsive grassroots force Washington, DC — Three medical marijuana bills were introduced today in Congress with support from patient advocates. The most significant of the three bills is one introduced by Congressman Frank (D-MA), which reclassifies marijuana from its current status as a dangerous...

Cultivation charges re-filed against legitimate medical marijuana patient after being previously dismissed in the same courthouse by different Judge. By: Terrie Best and Eugene Davidovich – San Diego Americans for Safe Access SAN DIEGO – In the summer of 2009, Benjamin Gasper, along with two other seriously ill medical marijuana patients rented a...

May 23, 2011

Writ filed today in DC Circuit Court for unreasonable delay in answering 9-year-old petition Washington, DC — A Coalition of advocacy groups and patients filed suit in the DC Circuit Court today to compel the Obama administration to answer a 9-year-old petition to reclassify medical marijuana. The Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis (CRC) has never...

May 20, 2011

YOU are invited to Legal Cannabis Institute’s FREE Marijuana Education Night! We want you to understand cannabis and all it’s many benefits. Medical Marijuana laws are complex! We will discuss: Why does society have this tainted view of cannabis? Is there any science behind cannabinoids? Is it easy to grow marijuana? What is all this 420, 215, Attorney...

Patients, Activists, and Friends— In the past few months, United States Attorneys General in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Rhode Island, and Vermont have issued letters threatening federal action against any entity, including state employees, participating in state sanctioned medical cannabis programs. While our community has seen these types...

May 16, 2011

Chula Vista – Public Safety Subcommittee To Discuss Medical Marijuana Dispensaries On Wednesday, May 18, 2011, the City of Chula Vista’s Public Safety Subcommittee will be meeting to discuss “Medical Marijuana Dispensaries” and crafting their recommendations to the Chula Vista City Council. The City currently has a moratorium on dispensaries which is due...

May 15, 2011

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and local law enforcement agencies continue to raid medical cannabis providers in San Diego County, even if their conduct is legal under state law and complies with all regulations, just this month we saw raids across different states as well as right here in San Diego County. To help the community prepare, Americans for...

Delaware legalizes medical marijuana WILMINGTON, Delaware | Fri May 13, 2011 5:23pm EDT (Reuters) – Delaware became the 16th state on Friday to legalize marijuana for medical use after the governor signed the bill into law. The law allows patients who certify they have a serious medical condition such as cancer to possess up to six ounces, or 170 grams, of...

Recent Letters Issued By U.S. Attorneys Threaten Prosecution FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union has called on U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to make clear that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will not prioritize prosecution of people who comply with state medical marijuana laws, in...