Jim Finnel
Fallen Cannabis Warrior & Ex News Moderator
On Thursday November 12, 2009, HARM (Health Advocates Rejecting Marijuana) held a "Marijuana Dispensaries: Legal Issues Seminar" at the Carmel Valley Community Center in San Diego. In attendance were law enforcement agencies, cities' attorneys, and staff.
Although the flier sent out by HARM advertised that anyone who cares about the issue was welcome to attend, all community members who tried to RSVP for the event were turned down.
The seminar, held under the guise of "education", was intended to teach cities and law enforcement agencies what loop holes exist in the law that they can exploit and what some other counties have done to ban 'dispensaries' outright.
Although the City of San Diego has created a task force to provide clarification on regulating medical cannabis dispensing collectives and cooperatives, HARM instead of working with City Council, or providing support for the recovery community as the funds they use are intended for, is spending taxpayers' money on a seminar where they teach county and city employees on how to undermine Proposition 215.
The community did not appreciate this propagandist, misinformation seminar, nor the misappropriation of our taxpayers dollars that went to pay for law enforcement, city attorney's and their staff to attend the event. Outside several dozen protesters gathered with signs to protest. They chanted, marched and sent a strong message that this will not be tolerated in San Diego.
Local Media was there to cover the protest:
YouTube - HARM Protest CW6 Coverage
Although the flier sent out by HARM advertised that anyone who cares about the issue was welcome to attend, all community members who tried to RSVP for the event were turned down.
The seminar, held under the guise of "education", was intended to teach cities and law enforcement agencies what loop holes exist in the law that they can exploit and what some other counties have done to ban 'dispensaries' outright.
Although the City of San Diego has created a task force to provide clarification on regulating medical cannabis dispensing collectives and cooperatives, HARM instead of working with City Council, or providing support for the recovery community as the funds they use are intended for, is spending taxpayers' money on a seminar where they teach county and city employees on how to undermine Proposition 215.
The community did not appreciate this propagandist, misinformation seminar, nor the misappropriation of our taxpayers dollars that went to pay for law enforcement, city attorney's and their staff to attend the event. Outside several dozen protesters gathered with signs to protest. They chanted, marched and sent a strong message that this will not be tolerated in San Diego.
Local Media was there to cover the protest:
YouTube - HARM Protest CW6 Coverage
