Jim Finnel
Fallen Cannabis Warrior & Ex News Moderator
Hello, LA-ASA members and friends. Next week will be an important one for medical cannabis in Los Angeles. A joint committee will consider the City Attorney1s draft ordinance regulating collectives on Monday morning; and the full City Council may vote on the measure as soon as Wednesday.
Like previous versions, the latest draft ordinance from the City Attorney1s office is misguided. It seeks to regulate hypothetical communal gardens, ignoring the hundreds of storefronts maintained, in compliance with state law, by legally organized and operated medical cannabis collectives and cooperatives in the city. The current draft lacks adequate protection for patient privacy, bans the lawful distribution of medicine, and imposes the most onerous location restrictions in the State of California. If the ordinance is adopted in it current form, we can anticipate more litigation, confusion, and delay.
Please help us improve or defeat this draft ordinance by attending one or both of this week1s meetings. You can also help by asking City Council President Eric Garcetti to delay the final vote so we have more time to make improvements. You can make your brief and polite request via email at councilmember.garcetti@lacity.org or on the telephone at (213)-473-7013. Be sure to thank President Garcetti for supporting patients1 rights.
What: Public Safety & PLUM Committee Hearing When: 8:30 AM * Monday, November 16 Where: Room 340, City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles 90012
What: LA City Council Meeting (agenda item #18) When: 10:00 AM * Wednesday, November 18 Where: Room 340, City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles 90012
Arrive early to complete a public speakers card if you want to speak at the meeting. ASA volunteers will have talking points to help you frame your comments.
You can get public transit information online at LA Metro Home | Go Metro
Be sure to mark your calendar now for the LA-ASA meeting on Saturday, November 21, at 1:00 PM. We should have a lot to talk about! The meeting will be in the front room of the Patient ID Center located at 470 S. San Vicente Blvd. in Los Angeles 90048 (cross street is Drexel, between Wilshire Blvd. and 3rd St.).
Thanks for helping!
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Don Duncan California
Director Americans for Safe Access
ASA : Advancing Legal Medical Marijuana Therapeutics and Research
Like previous versions, the latest draft ordinance from the City Attorney1s office is misguided. It seeks to regulate hypothetical communal gardens, ignoring the hundreds of storefronts maintained, in compliance with state law, by legally organized and operated medical cannabis collectives and cooperatives in the city. The current draft lacks adequate protection for patient privacy, bans the lawful distribution of medicine, and imposes the most onerous location restrictions in the State of California. If the ordinance is adopted in it current form, we can anticipate more litigation, confusion, and delay.
Please help us improve or defeat this draft ordinance by attending one or both of this week1s meetings. You can also help by asking City Council President Eric Garcetti to delay the final vote so we have more time to make improvements. You can make your brief and polite request via email at councilmember.garcetti@lacity.org or on the telephone at (213)-473-7013. Be sure to thank President Garcetti for supporting patients1 rights.
What: Public Safety & PLUM Committee Hearing When: 8:30 AM * Monday, November 16 Where: Room 340, City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles 90012
What: LA City Council Meeting (agenda item #18) When: 10:00 AM * Wednesday, November 18 Where: Room 340, City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles 90012
Arrive early to complete a public speakers card if you want to speak at the meeting. ASA volunteers will have talking points to help you frame your comments.
You can get public transit information online at LA Metro Home | Go Metro
Be sure to mark your calendar now for the LA-ASA meeting on Saturday, November 21, at 1:00 PM. We should have a lot to talk about! The meeting will be in the front room of the Patient ID Center located at 470 S. San Vicente Blvd. in Los Angeles 90048 (cross street is Drexel, between Wilshire Blvd. and 3rd St.).
Thanks for helping!
__________________
Don Duncan California
Director Americans for Safe Access
ASA : Advancing Legal Medical Marijuana Therapeutics and Research
