San Diego Medical Marijuana Patients Beware Paul Marini | November 19, 2013 The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) has re-launched a massive eradication effort against dispensaries, collective cultivation efforts, and medical marijuana patients. Those using cannabis with a doctor’s recommendation are not safe from the very law enforcement that’s supposed to protect... Read more
ASA California Roundup: November 18, 2013 Paul Marini | November 18, 2013 Contents:California News US Attorney Defies White House (California) Modesto City Council committee split on parents’ pleas for medical marijuana access for sick kids (Modesto) Pastor who is a top aide to Baca is under investigation (Los Angeles) County Planning Commissions... Read more
Join Safe Access Virginia tomorrow at 12pm for inaugural meeting! Paul Marini | November 15, 2013 Safe Access Virginia (SAV) is the brand new ASA chapter dedicated to bringing medical cannabis to our commonwealth. While Virginia was one of the very first states to adopt a medical cannabis policy in the late 1970s, the still-extant law... Read more
Rep. Silvia off base on medical marijuana Paul Marini | November 15, 2013 State Rep. Alan Silvia got the facts wrong when he wrote that there is no difference between medical marijuana and “street” marijuana, Guest Opinion, Oct. 30. There is at least one big difference: Who uses it and why. Clinical trials have... Read more
Win a Free Vapor Pen at Safe Access Night – San Francisco November 16 Paul Marini | November 14, 2013 Someone who comes to Safe Access Night at the San Francisco Bulls pro hockey game on Saturday, November 16, will win a free ASA Cloud Vaporizer Pen! The Vape Cloud limited edition vaporizer pen has an ASA-logo, comes in our... Read more
ASA California Roundup: November 11, 2013 Paul Marini | November 11, 2013 Happy Veteran's Day from everyone at Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the nation's leading medical cannabis patients' advocacy organization. Will we see you for Safe Access Night with the San Francisco Bulls on Saturday, November 16? Scroll down for details!... Read more
Urge Washington Legislature to Strengthen, Preserve Patients Rights Paul Marini | November 08, 2013 Medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) filed recommendations yesterday for the Washington State legislature, based on a series of patient and provider stakeholder meetings held last week in Bellingham, Olympia, Seattle, Spokane, and Yakima. The stakeholder input, which strongly urges the... Read more
Arkansans for Compassionate Care kicks off campaign with Budweiser-sponsored music festival on November 9th in Eldorado, AR Paul Marini | November 07, 2013 Medical marijuana advocates Arkansans for Compassionate Care (ACC) and Americans for Safe Access (ASA) have joined forces to put an initiative on the 2014 ballot. The Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act (AMCA) is a comprehensive blueprint for establishing and regulating a medical marijuana... Read more
Medical Marijuana Patient and Provider Jovan Jackson Found Guilty, Headed for Immediate Appeal Paul Marini | November 05, 2013 Monday, November 4 - In the retrial of San Diego medical cannabis patient and provider Jovan Jackson, the jury on Monday returned guilty verdicts on charges of possession, possession for sale and sale of cannabis. This marks Jackson's second conviction... Read more
San Francisco: Say no to limits on dispensaries TODAY! Paul Marini | November 04, 2013 Join with us in a chorus of calls to the Board of Supervisors to oppose restrictions and open green zone! The Issue: Supervisor Avalos has introduced an ordinance that would add a 500 ft. buffer zone between MCD's in the... Read more