First Permitted Medical Marijuana Coop to Open in San Diego County Unincorporated Area Paul Marini | June 05, 2011 By: Eugene Davidovich Mother Earth’s Alternative Healing Cooperative Inc, the first medical marijuana dispensing center officially permitted by San Diego County and in full compliance with the County Ordinance adopted almost a year ago, will open its doors in July... Read more
Delay on SB 129 means more time to build support Paul Marini | June 03, 2011 [caption id="attachment_1540" align="alignnone" width="240" caption="CA Senator Mark Leno"][/caption]Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has been working since 2006 to protect medical cannabis patients from workplace discrimination. We represented medical cannabis patient Gary Ross in his appeal to the California Supreme Court... Read more
AG Holder: DOJ is Working to “Clarify” Federal Position on Medical Marijuana Paul Marini | June 02, 2011 At a press conference earlier today in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was peppered with questions about medical marijuana. This is understandable, given that a month ago U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha sent a letter to Rhode Island... Read more
Vermont Joins List of States Licensing Safe Access to Medical Marijuana Paul Marini | June 02, 2011 Governor Peter Shumlin signed a bill today that would license multiple medical cannabis distribution facilities in Vermont. Patients and advocates wildly applauded the governor’s action for two main reasons: It recognizes the need for patients to have health care options,... Read more
Oppose SB 847 - Don't choke off safe access in CA! Paul Marini | June 01, 2011 [caption id="attachment_1513" align="alignnone" width="247" caption="CA Senator Lou Correa"][/caption]UPDATE: The CA Senate approved SB 847 on June 1. Now we must work to stop the bill in the Assembly!The California Senate will vote soon on a bill that will make it... Read more
40,000 Signatures in Less than 30 Days; Referendum on City Council’s Medical Marijuana Ordinance Enters Signature Verification Process Paul Marini | May 27, 2011 40,000 Signatures in Less than 30 Days; Referendum on City Council’s Medical Marijuana Ordinance Enters Signature Verification ProcessEugene Davidovich, May 26, 2011In April of this year, the San Diego City Council passed an ordinance that effectively denied safe access to... Read more
Welcome to ASA 3.0 - 3 new bills in Congress, 3 new programs at ASA Paul Marini | May 25, 2011 Here at ASA we are fighting 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... Read more
Support SB 129 Today! Paul Marini | May 24, 2011 The California Senate will vote this week on a bill to protect responsible law-abiding medical cannabis patients from employment discrimination. Americans for Safe Access (ASA) needs your help today to be sure that AB 129 is approved. Take a moment right... Read more
Bonnie Dumanis Continues War on Collective Cultivation in San Diego Paul Marini | May 24, 2011 Benjamin Gasper 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 AccessSAN DIEGO – In the summer of... Read more
ASA on DOJ Pressure in the Huffington Post Paul Marini | May 20, 2011 From ASA Executive Director Steph Sherer in today's Huffington Post -In February, Oakland City Attorney John Russo asked the Obama Justice Department whether his city's plan to regulate large-scale medical marijuana cultivation would get the approval of the federal government.... Read more