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Next Tuesday, May 9, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will be voting on the implementation of the voluntary statewide medical marijuana ID card program, as well as the final approval of the county’s dispensary regulations, broadly supported by patients and advocates.
Please call or e-mail both of the following county supervisors, urging them to support the medical marijuana ID card program and the dispensary regulations in Los Angeles County:
Supervisor Don Knabe, Fourth District
E-mail: don@lacbos.org
Phone: (213) 974-4444
Fax: (213) 626-6941
Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, Fifth District
E-mail: fifthdistrict@lacbos.org
Phone: (213) 974-5555
Fax: (213) 974-1010
More information on dispensary regulations and talking points about medical marijuana ID cards are at the bottom of this e-mail.
The public hearing will be held in downtown Los Angeles, and all patients in the area are encouraged to attend to show your support for the county’s medical marijuana program.
When: Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at 9:30 a.m.
Where: 500 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
This is a professional meeting; please dress in business or business-casual attire.
For information about attending this Board of Supervisors Meeting, contact Amanda at Americans for Safe Access: Amanda@SafeAccessNow.org
Thank you for supporting safe and legal access to medical marijuana in Los Angeles County.
Sincerely,
F. Aaron Smith
Safe Access Now
fa_smith@yahoo.com
Phone: (707) 291-0076
Fax: (866) 204-1341
www.safeaccessnow.org
For more info on the dispensary regulations: https://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3216
Why we support the medical marijuana ID card program:
* The ID card protects patients and caregivers from lengthy detainment, arrest, seizure of property, or unnecessary court proceedings. While patients are not required to participate in the ID card program, many choose to because they cannot afford the personal risk of wrongful prosecution that those without ID cards face.
* The ID card program will greatly assist law enforcement in distinguishing patients with legitimate medical marijuana recommendations from people who are using false or counterfeit documentation. The county-administered ID program clarifies the current patchwork of patient documentation and frees our law enforcement and judicial system to focus on genuine criminal activity.
* Voters’ support of safe and legal access to medical marijuana has only grown stronger since the passage of the Compassionate Use Act (Prop. 215) in 1996. According to an independent field poll conducted in 2004, 74% of Californians believe that patients should not be arrested for using marijuana as medicine. The statewide medical marijuana ID card program simply provides additional protection to qualified patients and further solidifies our state law and the will of the voters.
* The county will not incur any additional costs by implementing the ID card program, because the county is allowed to set its own fees to recoup the start-up and operating costs. For example, the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program, implemented in 1999, was able to realize a $986,000 budget surplus after two years of operation. This also allowed the state to significantly reduce the fees imposed on patients.
* The county has a legal responsibility to the state of California to implement the program.
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Please call or e-mail both of the following county supervisors, urging them to support the medical marijuana ID card program and the dispensary regulations in Los Angeles County:
Supervisor Don Knabe, Fourth District
E-mail: don@lacbos.org
Phone: (213) 974-4444
Fax: (213) 626-6941
Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, Fifth District
E-mail: fifthdistrict@lacbos.org
Phone: (213) 974-5555
Fax: (213) 974-1010
More information on dispensary regulations and talking points about medical marijuana ID cards are at the bottom of this e-mail.
The public hearing will be held in downtown Los Angeles, and all patients in the area are encouraged to attend to show your support for the county’s medical marijuana program.
When: Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at 9:30 a.m.
Where: 500 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
This is a professional meeting; please dress in business or business-casual attire.
For information about attending this Board of Supervisors Meeting, contact Amanda at Americans for Safe Access: Amanda@SafeAccessNow.org
Thank you for supporting safe and legal access to medical marijuana in Los Angeles County.
Sincerely,
F. Aaron Smith
Safe Access Now
fa_smith@yahoo.com
Phone: (707) 291-0076
Fax: (866) 204-1341
www.safeaccessnow.org
For more info on the dispensary regulations: https://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3216
Why we support the medical marijuana ID card program:
* The ID card protects patients and caregivers from lengthy detainment, arrest, seizure of property, or unnecessary court proceedings. While patients are not required to participate in the ID card program, many choose to because they cannot afford the personal risk of wrongful prosecution that those without ID cards face.
* The ID card program will greatly assist law enforcement in distinguishing patients with legitimate medical marijuana recommendations from people who are using false or counterfeit documentation. The county-administered ID program clarifies the current patchwork of patient documentation and frees our law enforcement and judicial system to focus on genuine criminal activity.
* Voters’ support of safe and legal access to medical marijuana has only grown stronger since the passage of the Compassionate Use Act (Prop. 215) in 1996. According to an independent field poll conducted in 2004, 74% of Californians believe that patients should not be arrested for using marijuana as medicine. The statewide medical marijuana ID card program simply provides additional protection to qualified patients and further solidifies our state law and the will of the voters.
* The county will not incur any additional costs by implementing the ID card program, because the county is allowed to set its own fees to recoup the start-up and operating costs. For example, the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program, implemented in 1999, was able to realize a $986,000 budget surplus after two years of operation. This also allowed the state to significantly reduce the fees imposed on patients.
* The county has a legal responsibility to the state of California to implement the program.
420 Times Magazine
PO Box 420
Hollywood, CA 90078
Creating Cannabis Awareness Since 1993
420 MAGAZINE ® - Medical Marijuana Publication & Social Networking
