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Your ASA membership shows your support for our mission to ensure safe and legal access to cannabis (marijuana)...

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ASA Legal

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This section provides patients, attorneys, and pro se defendants with legal resources. Lawyer Directory Below you will find a...

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When ASA is alerted by the community that a raid is progress, all ASA staff stop their work and turn their attention to the encounter and...

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Report a Case

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Are you – or a patient you know of – being victimized by the fierce fight against local medical marijuana laws?  If so, we...

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Recent Posts

Another Perspective: Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Already Are Permitted in San Diego

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...

Councilmember Alvarez Attends ASA Meeting Declares Support for Safe Access

Councilmember Alvarez Attends ASA Meeting Declares Support for Safe Access

Sep 16, 2013

On Tuesday of last week at the September chapter meeting, current San Diego City Councilmember and Candidate for Mayor, David Alvarez stopped by and spoke to the group about his position on medical marijuana. Councilmember Alvarez voiced opposition to any ban and the need for those who use medical cannabis legally to have safe regulated access throughout the...

Medical Marijuana Advocacy Meeting – San Diego Americans for Safe Access

Medical Marijuana Advocacy Meeting – San Diego Americans for Safe Access

Sep 7, 2013

Here are just a few questions that our chapter continues to receive from patients throughout the county on a weekly basis: How many plants can I legally grow? Where can I legally obtain my medicine? Are medical marijuana dispensaries legal? Will the city continue its crackdown? What does the recent Cole memo mean for safe access in San Diego? With the...

CNN Whistleblower Apologizes for Misleading the Public About Cannabis

CNN Whistleblower Apologizes for Misleading the Public About Cannabis

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...