California Campaign for Safe Access

The mission of the California Campaign for Safe Access is to monitor, implement, and improve medical cannabis law in California through protection and expansion of patients’ rights, using education, litigation, legislation, grassroots advocacy and direct support.

Protect Patient Cooperatives and Collectives
Download useful information to educate your city council and board of supervisors on the importance of dispensing collectives and cooperatives to safe access to medical cannabis.
Return of Property Campaign
A three-month study by ASA found local and state law enforcement is routinely seizing the marijuana to which California patients are legally entitled – and not giving it back. In reponse, ASA organized a mass court action by patients demanding their medicine back in 36 counties on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 and is currently helping dozens of patients fight to recover their confiscated property.
Medical Marijuana Sales Tax
In October 2005, the California Board of Equalization (BoE) voted to tax the sales of medical marijuana. ASA has been opposed to the sales tax from the beginning and is now working with the BoE and California legislature to ensure the tax does not harm safe access in the state.
Other California Campaigns
Learn about previous California campaigns.

California Unity Conference & Lobby Day
Join ASA and our allies in Californians to Regulate Medical Marijuana May 19-21 for a statewide strategy and skills-building conference to make sure safe access is a permanent part of the landscape in California.
California Campaign for Safe Access: 2011-2012
An overview of ASA's 2011-2012 Campaign Plan for Safe Access in California
Attorney General Guidelines Signal Victory for California Campaign
Publication of the CA Attorney General's guidelines for medical cannabis patients, providers, and police is the successful culmination of three years of ASA's strategic work and signals a turning point for medical cannabis patients in the state.
  • AG Guidelines
  • What the Guidelines Mean for Collectives and Cooperatives

    • Peer Counseling and Dispensary Services
    ASA's Peer Counseling Program is an education, outreach and training program specifically for medical cannabis patients and their caregivers.
    Local Activist Workshops
    California Unity Conference Agenda
    Agenda for the California Unity Conference, May 19 - 21 2012.
    SB 1182: Protecting California Patients & Caregivers
    CA Senator Mark Leno's SB 1182 will protect patients and caregivers who lawfully cultivate and provide medical cannabis.
    AB2312: Sensible regulation for medical cannabis in California
    Support AB 2312, a bill which will establish a regulatory body to develop and implement statewide standards for medical cannabis (marijuana) cultivation and provision, and authorize local jurisdictions to adopt reasonable regulations of their own.
    CA Legislation 2012
    These are bills introduced in the California legislature in 2012.
    California Weekly Roundup
    The California Weekly Roundup is an email digest we send to members and friends in California listing news, local chapter and affiliate meetings, and special events.
    ASA California Tour 2011
    ASA is touring cities statewide until September 1, 2011, to train and empower grassroots activists. Find the Raid Preparedness Training and Community Stakeholders Meeting near you, and download fliers to promote the events in your hometown.
    AB 1300 (CA)
    Regulate Medical Cannabis Cooperatives and Collectives – Don’t Ban Them!
    CA Governor Brown Vetoes SB 847
    ASA is happy to report that California Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed SB 847, a bill by Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) that would have required medical cannabis cooperatives and collectives be located at least 600 feet from residential zones! The Governor’s veto comes after a groundswell of opposition from members of Americans for Safe Access (ASA) and other medical cannabis advocates. ASA thanks everyone who visited legislative offices, made phone calls, wrote letters, and sent emails. Well done!
    What the AG Guidelines Mean for Collectives and Cooperatives
    August 25th, 2008
    The guidelines published by Attorney General Jerry Brown signal a turning point in the effort to implement California's medical cannabis laws and are the culmination of years of persistent and strategic work by Americans for Safe Access (ASA). With these guidelines, California's highest ranking law enforcement official joins state voters, law makers, and courts in affirming the legality of medical cannabis - regardless of what federal law says.

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