ASA California Roundup: March 25, 2013

View this email as a webpage    ASA California Roundup: March 25, 2013 Contents: California RoundupProposed California medical marijuana legislation will place program under the Division of Alcoholic Beverages Control San Diego dispensary owner to be tried for a third time ASA Petitions Full DC Circuit to Review Rescheduling Appeal in ASA v DEA Events Monday March 25 @ 2pm - SD City Council vote on new permitting ordinance Tuesday March 26 - Nevada County Board of Supervisors Meeting Tuesday March 26 - City of Concord to vote on outdoor cultivation ban May 4th-6th - 2013 California Medical Cannabis Policy Summit & Lobby Day Take ActionSupport HR 689 & HR 710 ASA Services Peer Counseling Wednesday March 27 - Sebastapool Thursday March 28 - Oakland ASA Chapter MeetingsTuesday March 26 - San Diego (North County) Thursday March 28 - Sacramento California Roundup Proposed California medical marijuana legislation will place program under the Division of Alcoholic Beverages Control Assembleyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) has introduced a bill that will create a single statewide prgram for medical cannabis dispensaries. AB 473 establishes a standard registration process and dispensary guidelines that will be overseen by the Division of Alcoholic Beverages Control. Read More: http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2013/03/california-bill-would-create-new-regulations-medical-marijuana-industry San Diego dispensary owner to be tried for a third time San Diego dispensary operator and Navy veteran Jovan Jackson will be re-tried for the third time for running his club Answerdam Collective, in what activists are calling a gross waste of scarce police resources. Read More:http://www.eastbayexpress.com/LegalizationNation/archives/2013/03/22/wasted-resources-san-diego-dispensary-operator-willl-be-re-tried-for-third-time ASA Petitions Full DC Circuit to Review Rescheduling Appeal in ASA v DEA Plaintiffs in the case ASA v. Drug Enforcement Administration are requesting a rehearing before the original panel, as well as seeking full (en banc) review by the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.  Read more: http://americansforsafeaccess.org/article.php?id=7548 Events Monday March 25 @ 2pm - SD City Council vote on new permitting ordinance What: City Council of San Diego will be voting on the the revised ordinance regulating dispensaries Where: San Diego City Hall, 202 C St., San Diego, CA 92101 Tuesday March 26 - Nevada County Board of Supervisors Meeting What:The BOS will make slight modifications to the Cultivation Ordinance. Where: Nevada County Board of Supervisors Offices, 950 Maiduu Avenue, Nevada City, CA Tuesday March 26 - City of Concord to vote on outdoor mmj cultivation ban  What: FINAL HEARING and Vote on Concord's Ordinance to "Ban Outdoor Cultivation on Medical Marijuana" Where: 6:30p.m. in City Council Chambers (www.cityofconcord.org) May 4th-6th - 2013 California Medical Cannabis Policy Summit & Lobby Day Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is pleased to announce the 2013 California Medical Cannabis Policy Summit & Lobby Day sponsored by Californians to Regulate Medical Marijuana (CRMM). This year’s summit and lobby day will be in Sacramento on May 4th-6th. The event will include a networking reception on Saturday evening, a full day of stakeholder meetings to discuss statewide and local strategies, and skill-building workshops for citizen-lobbyists. On Monday, we will have a press conference and lobby day so that you will have the chance to talk with your state legislators about safe access to medical cannabis in California. Last year was a great success and we must build on our momentum by showing Sacramento that there is an organized constituency fighting for safe access. We will be announcing more specific details soon such as the specific venue, registration information, and daily agenda. Please be on the lookout for these announcements in the coming weeks. Take Action Urge your Representatives to support HR 689 & HR 710 Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Sam Farr recently introduced legislation that will end the federal conflict with state medical cannabis programs.  Blumenauer’s bill, titled the States’ Medical Marijuana Patient Protections Act (HR 689), will move cannabis out of Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medical research to be controlled by an agency other than the National Institute of Drug Abuse. Farr’s bill, the Truth in Trials Act (HR 710), will allow patients, caregivers and providers who are in compliance with state law to offer evidence of the medical necessity for their use of cannabis. Please take a minute to urge your Representative in the House to cosponsor HR 689, the States' Medical Cannabis Patient Protection Act, and HR 710, the Truth in Trials Act today! Read More: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/182/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=12535 ASA Services Peer Counseling Wednesday March 27 -- Sebastopol - 3:30 to 5:30PM Peace In Medicine 6771 Sebastopol Avenue # 100 Sebastopol, CA 95472 Thursday March 28 -- Oakland - 5:30 to 7:30PM Harborside Health Center 1840 Embarcadero Oakland, CA 94606 ASA Chapter Meetings Tuesday March 26 - San Diego (North County) 7:00pm @ 514 South Coast Hwy Oceanside, CA 92054 For more info, contact: eugene@safeaccessnow.org Thursday March 28 - Sacramento 7:00pm @ 2315 K St, Sacramento, CA For more info, contact: safeaccesssacramento@gmail.com The “California Weekly Roundup” is a once-a-week email for ASA Members and Friends that focuses on relevant news and important updates, action alerts, meetings and special events. Send items for the California Weekly Roundup to CARoundup@SafeAccessNow.org before 12:00 PM on Friday to be included in Monday's distribution. 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