Jovan Jackson Second Trial To Get Underway
| By Americans For Safe Access | Published August 16, 2010 |
The community is outraged at this continued waste of taxpayers’ dollars and will be there in court to support Mr. Jackson throughout his ordeal and bias driven persecution.
| Date: |
Monday, August 16, 2010 |
| Time: | 8:15 AM |
| Address: | San Diego Superior Court get directions |
Jovan Jackson has been cutting men’s hair since he was a teenager. But a few years back, he decided to take a sharp detour from the barber trade and try a different vocation.
A medical marijuana patient himself, he joined with a small group of others to start a marijuana collective called Answerdam Alternative Care. He served as manager. It was a legal venture, he believed, made possible under California law.
But for Jackson, it was a decision that ultimately landed him in court.
For the second time in less than a year, Jackson, 32, is headed to trial on charges of illegally possessing and selling marijuana. The charges stem from a raid at the Kearny Mesa dispensary in September. In December, he was acquitted of similar charges related to an earlier raid on the same property.
Jovan Jackson's Defense Team Seeking 2009 Answerdam Members
| By Americans For Safe Access | Published August 9, 2010 |
Please contact attorney Lance Rogers if you were a member of the Answerdam Collective during the period of January 2009 to September 2009. Mr. Rogers is looking for patient-members who would be willing to testify before a jury in support of his client, Jovan Jackson. Mr. Jackson is charged with three felony marijuana offenses for his alleged involvement with the medical marijuana facility which was raided during the 9/9/09 raids.
If you have additional information or would be interested in assisting this case, please contact Lance Rogers at (619) 232-2311 or cannabislawyer@yahoo.com
Jovan Jackson Back In Court
| By Americans For Safe Access | Published February 8, 2010 |
| Date: |
Thursday, February 11, 2010 |
| Time: | 9:00 AM |
| Address: | San Diego Superior Court get directions |
Jovan Jackson's Second Trial
| By Americans For Safe Access | Published January 7, 2010 |
Mr. Jackson of Answerdam Collective is a legitimate medical cannabis patient and victim of two Operation Green Rx raids, part of Bonnie Dumanis' effort to eradicate medical cannabis from San Diego. The first raid occurred in August of 2008, the second on September 9, 2009. Last month, Mr. Jackson was tried and vindicated of felony charges related to the first raid. Today Mr. Jackson was sentenced in State Court.
Kelly Wheeler of the City News Service reported that "Before sentencing, Judge Cynthia Bashant reduced Jackson's felony conviction for possession of ecstasy to a misdemeanor, saying it probably would have been charged as such if not for the underlying medical marijuana case."
Mr. Kelly went on to report "The judge also cited Jackson's lack of prior criminal record and said there was no evidence that the 31-year-old defendant had the pills so he could sell them to others. Prosecutor Chris
Lindberg unsuccessfully argued that the defendant's possession of ecstasy was not misdemeanor conduct."
The prosecution has not given up in its efforts. Mr. Jackson is still facing a second trial for the same charges he was vindicated of. . It is critical that concerned citizens,
patients and anyone concerned about your tax dollars being spent on another
wasteful trial.
| Date: |
Monday, January 11, 2010 |
| Time: | 8:30 AM |
| Address: | San Diego Superior Court get directions |
Jovan Jackson Found Not Guilty
| By Americans For Safe Access | Published December 2, 2009 |
The jury returned with a NOT GUILTY verdict on ALL counts related to medical marijuana in the case of People V. Jackson.
Today is both a historic and victorious day for all patients and concerned
citizens in San Diego.
Many thanks to Jovan Jackson to risk jail time in order to stand up for the rights of medical marijuana patients in San Diego to collectively associate! We all extend a sincere thank you to Jovan for his fight and for his victory. Let's hope this signals an end to the campaign of terror that has been waged against the sick, disabled and dying in San Diego.
Medical Marijuana is Medicine and collectives and cooperatives are legal!
