[ladyknight]

ASA California Alert: September 11, 2009


California Round Up
Paramilitary-style Raids Against Dispensaries in San Diego County
Cities and Counties Continue Passing Moratoriums
Chapter and Affiliate Meetings
Friday, September 11th -- San Diego: North County ASA Meeting
Monday, September 14th -- Fresno: ASA Meeting
Tuesday, September 15th -- Sacramento: Crusaders 4 Patients Rights Meeting
Wednesday, September 16th -- Landers: High Desert MAPP Meeting
Thursday, September 17th -- Arcata: Humboldt County ASA Meeting
Friday, September 18th -- Orange County: ASA Meeting
Friday, September 18th -- Del Norte: ASA Meeting
Saturday, September 19th -- Los Angeles: ASA Meeting
Tuesday, September 22nd -- San Francisco: ASA Meeting
Thursday, October 1st -- Santa Rosa: Sonoma County ASA Meeting
City and County Hearings
Monday, September 14th -- Mendocino County Board of Supervisors Considers New Ordinance on Access
Court Support
Tuesday, October 13th -- Pre-Trial Hearing for Ronnie Naulls

California Round Up


Paramilitary-style Raids Against Dispensaries in San Diego County

On Wednesday, September 9th, federal and local law enforcement conducted raids on some 14 medical marijuana dispensaries across San Diego County. The paramilitary-style raids frightened local patients and providers, with TV cameras capturing footage of a man in a wheelchair being arrested by police (http://bit.ly/13btPH).
San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis led the effort. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, more than two dozen people were arrested. If you would like to respond, you can visit D.A. Dumanis' Facebook page and politely tell her what you think: http://bit.ly/H3NQv
Wednesday’s raids occurred only one day after the San Diego City Council voted 6-1 to implement a medical marijuana task force to help the city draft local laws. The raids were conducted by the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) and the San Diego Sheriff's Department, with the support of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

"The federal government has no place helping to enforce state and local medical marijuana laws," said ASA California Director Don Duncan. "Local officials must regulate medical marijuana and enforce those laws with civil actions, not with the barrel of a gun."
For more information, read the full ASA press release: http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5793

Cities and Counties Continue Passing Moratoriums

Cities and counties in California continue passing moratoriums on medical marijuana dispensaries as they grapple with questions of local regulation, taxation, and zoning.
On Tuesday, September 1st, the Shasta Lake City Council (http://bit.ly/3GcOYM) and Woodland City Council (http://bit.ly/3cvkog) both approved 45-day moratoriums. That same night, the Chula Vista City Council extended its moratorium by 10 more months on a 4-0 vote (http://bit.ly/TOKHS).
A week later, on September 8th, several more municipalities took similar actions. The Atascadero City Council voted 5-0 to establish a temporary moratorium (http://bit.ly/1sZsaI). The Woodland City Council approved a temporary 45-day moratorium (http://bit.ly/1Zu5hr). The Loma Linda City Council extended its moratorium through next July (http://bit.ly/4Aaaf). The Nevada County Supervisors extended their 45-day moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries to one year (http://bit.ly/IP1zO).

Meanwhile in Tehama, the Tehama Herbal Collective has remained open, despite a 45-day temporary ordinance banning collectives in the city (http://bit.ly/g4H0j). Also, the Santa Barbara Planning Commission moved ahead with its approval of a local medical marijuana dispensary by denying an appeal of its decision by the Housing Authority Commission (http://bit.ly/1rXkDZ).

Chapter and Affiliate Meetings


Friday, September 11th -- San Diego: North County ASA Meeting

7:00 p.m. @ Academy Of World Martial Arts, 1050 S. Santa Fe Ave., Vista
For more info, contact: movementinaction@gmail.com or (760) 500-8868

Monday, September 14th -- Fresno: ASA Meeting

6:00 p.m. @ Full Circle Brewing Co., 620 "F" Street, Fresno
For more info, contact: fresnocagal@sbcglobal.net

Tuesday, September 15th -- Sacramento: Crusaders 4 Patients Rights meeting

7:00 p.m. @ Crusaders Hall, 320 Harris Avenue, Suite H, Sacramento
For more info, contact: cpr4mercy@yahoo.com

Wednesday, September 16th -- Landers: High Desert MAPP meeting

6:30 p.m. @ Castle Inn, 1388 N. Golden Slipper Lane, Landers
For more info, contact: lannyswerdlow@earthlink.net

[DreamSmoker]

Its to bad that not one City in California will step up to the Plate and be the ((Shinning Star)) of example for the way things should be set up and run properly for Medical Marijuana and dispensing...
NOT ONE........

[washgirl]

Can I ask why are we shocked when dispensaries get raided, when they are not following the rules? I have been in several dispensaries where people without recs get sold drugs (it is drug dealing if there is no rec involved) Some of these dispensaries are really nothing more then for profit drug houses using Prop 215 to further their illegal drug business. It is the dispensaries responsiblity to make sure that not only does the patient have a rec from a LICENSED Dr. But that the Dr's that are "selling" these recs are indeed licensed! It is not a hard thing to get online and look up their license status!

[mikebig 9078]

this is exactlly why we need to get those iniatives on the ballot and passed

[X Runner]

Is mikebig referring to the three legalization proposals in the works? There are three competing bills for complete legalization as I understand. What everyone needs is a clear cut sanctioned model for the production and distribution of medical marijuana. It would be nice to get this out of the way before legalization gets tackled but it seems like we will be moving in lock step with this bigger issue. We'll see.