Americans for Safe Access

about 17 hours ago

Hello ~ My name is Tommy Hawkins Jr. and I am Community Liaison for ASA Fresno Chapter. Please visit our website at: www.ASAFresno.org

Steve about 1 month ago

We are in strong support for safe access for American's. Join the cause everyone!

Juliet 8 months ago

Thanks ASA for two great meetings SF & Oakland. I learned a lot and look forward to doing what I can to help ASA and all medical cannabis efforts.

Stacey 8 months ago

In the back of a recent West Coast Cannabis magazine, there's a list
of 20 San Diego delivery services. No brick and mortar storefront
dispensaries seem to exist in the county. And it appears that the
delivery services are now fighting for their existence.

Out of twenty numbers that I called, I spoke to one live person. He
was understandably very busy. Other than that:
2 numbers had already become other people's phone numbers.
4 numbers are disconnected.
8 numbers are either not receiving calls or are temporarily disconnected.
1 number had a message about being targeted by the Escondido Police.
4 numbers I was able to leave a message, but again, understandably,
they may be quite busy either with San Diego's patients or protecting
themselves from local authorities.

San Diego medical marijuana is under siege in the state of California
and our friends and patients south are being targeted and denied. It
is very important to encourage anyone you know in San Diego to show
their support. The Medical Marijuana Comedy Show ExtravaGANJA is a
great way to San Diegoan's to come together for well deserved night
laughing and meeting people--wonderful people like Eddy Lepp, who
really knows about putting up a fight for Californian's rights.

Please tell your favorite San Diegoans to get to the La Jolla Comedy
Store. Meet Eddy Lepp and Howard Dover. Enjoy this interview too :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1...

Medical Marijuana Comedy Show ExtravaGANJA
featuring comedy by Jeff Richards of SNL and MADtv and music by Los Marijuanos!
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 9PM (doors open at 8)
La Jolla Comedy Store
916 Pearl St. 92037

This show is a benefit for Americans for Safe Access and their San Diego chapter.
for more info: www.howarddover.com

Kaya 8 months ago

Hello, LA-ASA. The Los Angeles City Council will vote to extend the Interim Control Ordinance (ICO) establishing a moratorium on new collectives or cooperatives at their meeting in Van Nuys on Friday, March 6. This is the final six-month extension allowed, so this vote means the clock is ticking on the ICO. This is a great opportunity for LA-ASA members and others to encourage the City Council to reject the City Attorney’s draft ordinance regulating collective cultivation, and insist on an ordinance based on the working group’s input. We also need to tell them to hurry. Six months is not a long time to introduce a bill, pass it through committee, and get it adopted by the full City Council.

What: LA City Council Meeting in Van Nuys

When: 10:00 AM * Friday, March 6, 2009

Where: Van Nuys City Hall, 14410 Sylvan Street, Van Nuys, CA 91401

Public Transit Info: http://www.mta.net/riding_metro/...


Please come early to complete a public speaker’s card for agenda item number 31. Your comments will be limited to 3 minutes. Business attire is desirable.

You can find the advocates report on the City Attorney’s ordinance online at http://www.AmericansForSafeAcces...

Suggested talking points include:

1. The City Council and Planning and Land Use Management Committee should reject the City Attorney’s flawed ordinance, and instruct him to write a new version based on the existing ordinance in Los Angeles County and incorporating the input of the working group convened by the Planning Department in 2007.

2. The City Council and City Attorney must move quickly to adopt sensible regulations before the Interim Control Ordinance expires.

3. The California Attorney General published guidelines in August of last year that state that a storefront facility maintained by a legal patients’ collective to provide medicine to its own members may be legal. The City Attorney has ignored this position, and treats all storefronts as illegal.

4. Sensible regulations will allow for legal concentrates of cannabis and edible preparations, which are essential to patients who can not or will not smoke cannabis.

5. City staff should enforce the terms of the ICO to prevent the proliferation of unregistered storefront collectives, which may cause undue alarm in some neighborhoods.

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Don Duncan
ASA California Campaign Director
Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is the largest national member-based organization of patients, medical professionals, scientists and concerned citizens promoting safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research.
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Dinell 9 months ago

what would anybody's guess be as to, how much you think it may cost for the State of Cali to bring charges against 3 defendants, in 5 seperate cases... all taking over 4 years to prosecute...pricetag? Marijuana for Medical Use, is NOT ILLEGAL in Cali.

Dinell 9 months ago

www.americansforsafeaccess.org
Since, California is a state that has voted on the issue of Medical Marijuana. The outcome of that vote, California is a Medical Marijuana State. Period. And, it should be that simple with the system that is, in place and, meant to enforce and uphold the people and, laws of the state of Cali. ??? Answer me this...how can the State of California, using the California Courts , prosecuters, judges, etc...prosecute a case/ person for something that is NOT ILLEGAL in the State of California

Kaya 10 months ago

***National Action Alert: ***
***Your Chance to Impact the US Attorney General Confirmation!***

It’s here - your first opportunity to be a real part of changing medical
cannabis policy. If you ever wanted to take action that could make a
difference, now’s your chance!

http://www.AmericansForSafeAcces...

On January 15th, Senate Judiciary Committee will begin confirmation hearings
for President-elect’s nominee for US Attorney General, Eric H. Holder.
Obama pledged to end DEA raids on individuals who use or provide medical
cannabis in accordance with their state law. The U.S. Attorney General is the
cabinet official who can carry out this stance.

Now is the time to act! We need you to help make sure the first discussions
with Obama’s Attorney General include questions on medical cannabis.

It just takes two short but critical phone calls to Judiciary Chairman Senator
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (202) 224-7703, and ranking Republican Member Senator
Arlen Specter (R-PA) (202) 224-5225). Call both offices and say:

"Hi, my name is ___________ and I am calling about the Attorney General
confirmation hearings. President-elect Obama said numerous times during his
campaign that DEA raids on individuals legally qualified to use medical
cannabis in their states are a waste of resources and that he would end that
policy. 72 million Americans live in the 13 states with medical cannabis laws.
Please ask Eric Holder if he will uphold Obama's promise and end DEA raids on
legal medical cannabis patients."

Because the federal government has refused to act, states have taken the lead
in protecting patients who use medical cannabis. However, for 8 years the Bush
Administration, the US Department of Jusice (DOJ), and the Drug Enforcement
Agency (DEA) have aggressively targeted, raided, arrested, and prosecuted
individuals who comply with state medical cannabis laws. In court, defendants
are not allowed to present this as evidence for their defense, or even to
mention that such state laws exist. As a result, many innocent people are
serving time in federal prisons, and many more are waiting for their sentence.


We demand change NOW. Stand up for them by joining our effort!

Once you’ve made the call, send a letter to increase the pressure even more!
http://www.AmericansForSafeAcces...

Change will not be handed to us. If we want it we have to demand it, and now is
the best opportunity this country has ever had. Thank you for being a part of
it.


Sincerely,

George Pappas
Field Coordinator
Americans for Safe Access

***Americans for Safe Access is the nation's largest organization of patients,
medical professionals, scientists and concerned citizens promoting safe and
legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research.***
www.AmericansForSafeAccess.org