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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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Sign-up for Alerts

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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

Treating Emphysema with Medical Cannabis

Medical marijuana patient, double lung transplant candidate, and San Diego Americans for Safe Access Board Member, Vey Linville discusses using marijuana to treat his severe emphysema and tells the truth about dispensaries in San Diego, the recent federal crackdown in California, and his efforts to protect patient’s rights in Imperial Beach. Interview by...

ADVOCATES TO UNVEIL PLANS FOR LEGAL MEDICAL MARIJUANA DEFENSE

ADVOCATES TO UNVEIL PLANS FOR LEGAL MEDICAL MARIJUANA DEFENSE

Jul 20, 2012

Sole legal medical marijuana dispensary to challenge U.S. Attorney for straight legal test of California state law, to announce plans for ongoing defense of legitimate medical marijuana operations San Diego, CA (July 20, 2012) – Advocates, patients, and concerned citizens in support of the only state and county approved legal medical marijuana dispensary in...

IB To Delay Vote on Ballot Initiative for 2 Years; City Manager Threatens Federal Prosecution

IB To Delay Vote on Ballot Initiative for 2 Years; City Manager Threatens Federal Prosecution

Jul 16, 2012

On Wednesday, July 18th, the Imperial Beach City Council is scheduled to vote on placing the Safe Access Ordinance of Imperial Beach on the ballot after a successful signature gathering effort by Canvass for a Cause and San Diego Americans for Safe Access. The signature drive resulted in over ten percent of registered IB voters signing the petition to place the...

California’s Most Well-known Medical Marijuana Dispensary Slapped with Federal Asset Forfeiture Suit

California’s Most Well-known Medical Marijuana Dispensary Slapped with Federal Asset Forfeiture Suit

Jul 12, 2012

Oakland Mayor, city and state officials to speak at press conference scheduled for 9am Thursday at City Hall Oakland, CA — California’s most well-known medical marijuana dispensary, Harborside Health Center, was served with a civil complaint for “forfeiture of property” on Monday for both of their locations in Oakland and San Jose. The...