[ZENITH]

Please attend the next Lake Forest City Council Meeting

and ask the city not to pursue complaints against our local collectives that wil cause them to vacate Lake Forest.

Next City Council Meeting Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 7 PM

At the beginning of each meeting anyone is allowed to make statements during public comment, this is the patients chance to be heard.

(you will need to fill out a comment card at entrance to speak)

25550 Commerccentre Dr. Suite 100
Lake Forest, CA 92630

Or call 949-461-3422 and leave a message.

Mayor: Mark Tetterner
Mayor Pro Tem: Peter Herzog
Council Membe: Richard Dixon, Kathryn McCullough or Marcia Rudolph

Tell the Lake Forest City Council that filling a civil lawsuit forcing collectives out of Lake Forest is a waste of tax payer money and shows no compassion for Medical Cannabis patient.

Please attend or call if you don't want to lose your favorite collective.

[early mornin stoned pimp]

Pro-pot crowd plans rally at Lake Forest council meeting

The city two weeks ago filed complaints against more than 35 people linked to 14 citywide pot dispensaries.

By ERIKA I. RITCHIE
The Orange County Register


More than 500 medical marijuana proponents say they are planning to rally at tonight's Lake Forest City Council meeting. The group – made up of representatives for patients with cancer, AIDS, chronic pain and nerve issues also includes advocacy groups like Medical Marijuana Inc. and OC NORML. They are hopeful of changing the city's direction in the wake of its recent legal efforts to remove at least 10 pot dispensaries now operating in some of the city's strip malls.
"We want to be part of the solution," said Clayton Taylor, who represents the Foothill Ranch-based OC Weedly.com – a high-profile medical marijuana magazine. "We want to stop Lake Forest from spending taxpayer money on these lawsuits. We want them to legitimize medical marijuana and keep it in the city. We want the medical marijuana community to help and give solutions to take away the gray areas."
Taylor, whose magazine offices are located within a medical marijuana dispensary in a medial plaza in Foothill Ranch, says the dispensary and many other legitimized groups require doctor's prescriptions and ID's to receive any cannabis-containing item like cookies, pizza, soda, suckers and granola bars.
He and others expected to rally are not in favor of shops that aren't medically operated and don't have stringent requirements. Many of these types, he adds, could pose hazards to patients who go there and may likely be in unsafe areas.
God's Green Earth Corp., a medical marijuana dispensary, sees more than 100 patients a day. Most of them, Taylor said, suffer from chronic conditions like pain, depression, AIDs and cancer. Everyone who gets pot there must provide a doctor's recommendation and an ID. Each transaction is recorded and those with medical marijuana cards are in 24-hour searchable database.
Taylor hopes that the rally can help start a community conversation.
"As it becomes more mainstream, it's important we are part of the community," he said.
On Sept. 1 the Lake Forest City Council announced that it had filed civil complaints against 35 people associated with 14 medical marijuana dispensaries in the city and called on immediate prosecution and abatement of the storefronts.
"We will initiate prosecution against the operators and landlords of these dispensaries operating in violation of federal law and violation of the city's zoning code," said City Attorney Scott Smith. "They are not permitted in any area of the city."
The complaints are the first step in the city's ultimate goal of permanently shutting down these shops. The city's municipal code prohibits uses not explicitly allowed in commercial areas and prohibits businesses that violate state and federal law.
The City Council has taken no position on the use of medical marijuana for personal use by seriously ill people where the medical use is deemed appropriate by a physician, officials said.
The meeting is scheduled to start at 7 p.m in City Hall, 25550 Commercentre Dr.


http://www.ocregister.com/articles/c...49-lake-forest

[hydemydro]

all south oc patients get the chance to be heard tonight...

[Medpatient]

well this is the time for patients to either put up or shut up. If you do not attend this city council meeting and let your voice be heard then you have no voice if these places get shut down.

Sorry if that sounds harsh but I have seen many many many posts on here where patients were declaring their war cry for a city council meeting but when the time comes those patients are no where to be seen.

[codeman420]

ok theres like 3 threads on this now.

We owe it to ourselves to not let OC be like SD

[kratos015]

If I weren't in the IE and had gas in my car I would have been there today to show support to many of the compassionate co-ops in LF. :/

[Medpatient]

if anyone wants to see what people are saying or think about MMJ check out the Orange County registers article on this.

These are the types of people we are up against tonight. It is of the up most importance that everyone shows up speaking intelligently (Not saying we all dont), dress appropriately and act accordingly. Our actions go a long ways with city councils.

[BrattonBasher]

Every speaker should be very polite, and use the words "I vote" in the first sentence. City Council members will hear you if they think you vote.

[codeman420]

Everyone there was very polite, and nothing negative. You could feel the love going on in that room for all the patients. NOw that October 9th, do we show up there again or what did they plan to do then?