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...
Join ASA
Your ASA membership shows your support for our mission to ensure safe and legal access to cannabis (marijuana)...
Read MoreASA Legal
This section provides patients, attorneys, and pro se defendants with legal resources. Lawyer Directory Below you will find a...
Read MoreSign-up for Alerts
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...
Read MoreReport a Case
Are you – or a patient you know of – being victimized by the fierce fight against local medical marijuana laws? If so, we...
Read MoreRecent Posts
Faulty Search Warrant Upheld; Attack on Patient Cultivation Continues
Jun 28, 2011
By: Terrie Best, San Diego Americans for Safe Access Monday, June 27, 2011 in San Diego Superior Court, the faulty search warrant obtained by a misleading affidavit was upheld in the medical cannabis case of Jason and Sarine Gastrich. All morning, Deputy DA Ramin Tohidi and attorneys for the defense argued the legitimacy of the warrant which led to felony...
Protect Local Access – Oppose SB 847
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...
Operation Green Dope; Bonnie Dumanis’ Medical Marijuana Eradication Effort Takes on New Name
Jun 23, 2011
By: Terrie Best and Eugene Davidovich Co-defendants Jason and Sarine Gastrich, recent victims of Bonnie Dumanis’ fierce fight to eradicate medical marijuana in San Diego, were in court this week for their preliminary examination in Judge Hanoian’s courtroom. On the prosecution side was Deputy DA Ramin Tohidi and for the defense on behalf of Sarine was Public...