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***yamita*** · 05-25-2008, 03:32 PM

Calling out all WT's to join us on Tuesday May 27....Shoulder to shoulder... raising our voices as one....helping to make a difference.....standing up for what we believe in....PURA VIDA........yami

Make plans to attend our rally at the LA Mayor’s office on Tuesday, May 27. We are calling on the Mayor to end his silence on the issue of medical cannabis and delivering hundreds of signatures on a petition asking that he meet with us. Come on ouT and be a part of it!

What – Where’s Antonio? A rally at the Mayor’s office

When – 11:00 AM * Tuesday, May 27

Where – the lawn at City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., downtown LA

Info – http://www.ASAaction.org

05-25-2008, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yamita

Calling out all WT's to join us on Tuesday May 27....Shoulder to shoulder... raising our voices as one....helping to make a difference.....standing up for what we believe in....PURA VIDA........yami

Make plans to attend our rally at the LA Mayor’s office on Tuesday, May 27. We are calling on the Mayor to end his silence on the issue of medical cannabis and delivering hundreds of signatures on a petition asking that he meet with us. Come on ouT and be a part of it!

What – Where’s Antonio? A rally at the Mayor’s office

When – 11:00 AM * Tuesday, May 27

Where – the lawn at City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., downtown LA

Info – http://www.ASAaction.org

Thanks Yami for always being here for this community!!

I will be there!! I hope this Is a great turn out..The mayor needs to be reminded he works for Us also!!

***yamita*** · 05-25-2008, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shelly420

I hope this Is a great turn out..The mayor needs to be reminded he works for Us also!!

Girl you ain't never lied....

..!!!!

Looking forward to seeing you and all our friends from WT on Tuesday.....

Pura Vida......yami

Peace and Love to all

05-25-2008, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yamita

Girl you ain't never lied....

..!!!!

Looking forward to seeing you and all our friends from WT on Tuesday.....

Pura Vida......yami

Peace and Love to all

Yami I cant belive the lack of concern..

I am urging my fellow patients to take an active roll in protecting your states rights!! Please this Is your medicine!!

Orestes · 05-26-2008, 01:34 AM

i'm there yami! I'll try to bring some friends but you know how it is...

Anyone who doesn't know pure life... they just had their two year anniversary. It's a dispensary that's maintained the interests of compassion and patient care throughout their history, despite the political targeting of the ever-understanding federales.
I hope with my deepest hopes that this can mobilize the online medical community; it's absolutely refreshing to see weedtracker's barrage of advertisement headlined with a call to arms.

-jeff

**QueenMAB418** · 05-26-2008, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shelly420

Yami I cant belive the lack of concern..

I am urging my fellow patients to take an active roll in protecting your states rights!! Please this Is your medicine!!

I wanna go!! Shelly, remember last time? I wonder if I made it as far as Union Station if I could get a ride with someone? I can NOT walk that distance. Anyone? Oh YES I wanna be there.

Luv,
QM~

spings · 05-26-2008, 07:57 AM

Antonio's out looking for his next photo op or banging his news reporter girlfriend.

05-26-2008, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spings

Antonio's out banging his news reporter girlfriend.

Which one ? :)

Lix-A-Lot · 05-26-2008, 09:15 AM

The sad thing is, the MMJ community will pour so much effort in the events on Tuesday and the P.O.S., piss-poor excuse that we currently have for mayor (tony villar) will sideswipe the issue and find a way of not addressing the concerns at hand.

I seriously never thought we would never have a mayor worse than Jim Hahn..... I stand corrected!

***yamita*** · 05-26-2008, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lix-A-Lot

The sad thing is, the MMJ community will pour so much effort in the events on Tuesday and the P.O.S., piss-poor excuse that we currently have for mayor (tony villar) will sideswipe the issue and find a way of not addressing the concerns at hand.

I seriously never thought we would never have a mayor worse than Jim Hahn..... I stand corrected!

Darlin ......whether he's a bad mayor or not is not the issue.....that we make lots of noise , thats lots of people show up to demand the mayor's support, that the media takes notice and gives a fair accounting of the action......That we stand together and strong tomorrow.....thats whats important!!!

SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW!!

Pura Vida......

Peace and Love to all

05-26-2008, 10:59 PM

^^^^^ Amen, Amen, Amen!

Let's be the angry shout that brings out love and joy.

05-26-2008, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwicky

^^^^^ Amen, Amen, Amen!

Let's be the angry shout that brings out love and joy.

We can all make a difference in this community!!

Last call out!! Please show up!!

Make sure your voice Is heard!!

LTY!!!!

05-27-2008, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shelly420

Thanks Yami for always being here for this community!!

I will be there!! I hope this Is a great turn out..The mayor needs to be reminded he works for Us also!!

I will have to be there In spirit today my son Is sick

Duty calls..
Sorry to let ya down!! I hope the mayor shows some support!!
Be safe!!

05-27-2008, 10:05 PM

I called and emailed the mayor today.

ASA Field · 05-28-2008, 10:12 AM

Here's Don's report from the protest:

More than thirty Angelinos gathered in front of Los Angeles City Hall this morning to deliver a petition with almost 600 signatures to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa asking that he meet with representatives of the medical cannabis community to discuss his role in ending Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) interference and intimidation in the city. The city has born the brunt of the DEA’s eighteen-month-old offensive against medical cannabis providers in California, with more than half of the DEA raids there since January 2007. Property owners in Los Angeles were also the first victims of the DEA’s latest intimidation tactic: letters threatening prosecution and asset forfeiture in retaliation for renting to medical cannabis facilities.

Los Angeles City Council Member Janice Hahn spoke to the advocates, saying she thought they were doing the right thing by focusing on the Mayor. She also said she did not want to see any more Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) resources wasted on federal medical cannabis raids. The Los Angeles City Council voted to endorse a measure in the US Congress last year that would have withheld funding for DEA raids, and endorsed California Senator Carole Migden’s SJR 20, which calls on the President and Congress to end raids, earlier this year.

A small contingent of advocates took the petition to the Mayor’s office and spoke briefly with his staff and Deputy Mayor Larry Frank, who assured them that the Mayor supported medical cannabis patients. I thanked the Deputy mayor for his words, but reminded him we need to see action from Mayor Villaraigosa.

While we were visiting the Mayor’s office, we got word that the DEA was raiding the same six medical cannabis collectives they raided in March for a second time. This time, the DEA upped the ante by arresting the operator and his wife on a forty one-count indictment. This morning’s raids are a pattern that is increasingly difficult to write off a coincidence: federal raids coinciding with a public pro-medical cannabis events. In July of last year, the DEA raided eleven facilities while the City Council voted to move forward with regulations and endorse an effort in Congress to stop the raids. In October, the DEA raided a large collective downtown while hundreds of protesters demonstrated in front of the Governor’s Los Angeles office.

Advocates at City Hall quickly moved to closest target facility on 16th Street. They were joined there by reinforcements marshaled by the ASA emergency text alert system. Finding the DEA still inside, protesters organized an impromptu blockade to hold the agents inside until media could arrive to document the raid. LAPD officers arrived shortly after and entered the facility, then left unexpectedly. It is possible that protesters calling City Hall to complain resulted in an order to withdraw, but the LAPD returned en masses after an unidentified person scaled a fence and turned off the power and water to the facility. This left the agents inside baking in the same heat as the protesters.

At one point, the protesters made a “walk of shame” by forming to parallel lines in front of the door and daring the agents to walk outside and face the jeers and cameras along the path. This was a popular moment with the surprising number of media who came out to film the event. The protest ended peacefully after the LAPD safe crackers removed the contents of the safe and the DEA made a hasty exit. Congratulations are in order for the handful of protesters who were willing and able to stay for the entire three-hour ordeal. Special thanks are also due to the volunteers who brought water, food, and baseball caps to the parched protesters.

The DEA spin machine has already started to make excuses for the raid, claiming that this collective supplied cannabis that was a factor in a traffic accident that claimed the life of a California Highway Patrol officer in December. This is a disgusting exploitation of a tragic event in defense of a failed federal policy. The fact that the DEA must grasp for straws like this indicates how unpopular these paramilitary style raids are.

sp_palacios · 05-28-2008, 04:46 PM

thank you to everyone who protested.!!!!
much respect.!!!
:smile2:

05-25-2008, 03:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
*yamita* HIGH!!..from PLAWC Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Angeles Co-Op: yes Vendor: no Patient: yes Posts: 523 Rep Power: 8313	Where's Antonio.....???? Calling out all WT's to join us on Tuesday May 27....Shoulder to shoulder... raising our voices as one....helping to make a difference.....standing up for what we believe in....PURA VIDA........yami Make plans to attend our rally at the LA Mayor’s office on Tuesday, May 27. We are calling on the Mayor to end his silence on the issue of medical cannabis and delivering hundreds of signatures on a petition asking that he meet with us. Come on ouT and be a part of it! What – Where’s Antonio? A rally at the Mayor’s office When – 11:00 AM * Tuesday, May 27 Where – the lawn at City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., downtown LA Info – http://www.ASAaction.org yamita says..I work at PureLife Alternative Wellness Center Pura Vida....Everything is Good, Everything is Balanced, A State of Joy and Wellbeing....thus...PURELIFE...

05-26-2008, 01:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
Orestes The Justicar Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mid-City Co-Op: no Vendor: no Patient: yes Posts: 115 Rep Power: 224	Re: Where's Antonio.....???? i'm there yami! I'll try to bring some friends but you know how it is... Anyone who doesn't know pure life... they just had their two year anniversary. It's a dispensary that's maintained the interests of compassion and patient care throughout their history, despite the political targeting of the ever-understanding federales. I hope with my deepest hopes that this can mobilize the online medical community; it's absolutely refreshing to see weedtracker's barrage of advertisement headlined with a call to arms. -jeff Last edited by Orestes; 05-26-2008 at 02:07 AM..

05-26-2008, 07:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
spings RIP Chata 1995-2009 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SFV Co-Op: no Vendor: no Patient: yes Posts: 359 Rep Power: 720	Re: Where's Antonio.....???? Antonio's out looking for his next photo op or banging his news reporter girlfriend.

05-26-2008, 09:15 AM	#9 (permalink)
Lix-A-Lot Puff, Puff, Give!!! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ventura County Co-Op: No Vendor: no Patient: yes Posts: 315 Rep Power: 576	Re: Where's Antonio.....???? The sad thing is, the MMJ community will pour so much effort in the events on Tuesday and the P.O.S., piss-poor excuse that we currently have for mayor (tony villar) will sideswipe the issue and find a way of not addressing the concerns at hand. I seriously never thought we would never have a mayor worse than Jim Hahn..... I stand corrected!

05-26-2008, 10:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
kwicky Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Where's Antonio.....???? ^^^^^ Amen, Amen, Amen! Let's be the angry shout that brings out love and joy.

05-27-2008, 10:05 PM	#14 (permalink)
Herbalicious Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Where's Antonio.....???? I called and emailed the mayor today.

05-28-2008, 10:12 AM	#15 (permalink)
ASA Field WT Regular Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oakland, CA Co-Op: Non Vendor: no Patient: yes Posts: 1,044 Rep Power: 370	Re: Where's Antonio.....???? Here's Don's report from the protest: More than thirty Angelinos gathered in front of Los Angeles City Hall this morning to deliver a petition with almost 600 signatures to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa asking that he meet with representatives of the medical cannabis community to discuss his role in ending Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) interference and intimidation in the city. The city has born the brunt of the DEA’s eighteen-month-old offensive against medical cannabis providers in California, with more than half of the DEA raids there since January 2007. Property owners in Los Angeles were also the first victims of the DEA’s latest intimidation tactic: letters threatening prosecution and asset forfeiture in retaliation for renting to medical cannabis facilities. Los Angeles City Council Member Janice Hahn spoke to the advocates, saying she thought they were doing the right thing by focusing on the Mayor. She also said she did not want to see any more Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) resources wasted on federal medical cannabis raids. The Los Angeles City Council voted to endorse a measure in the US Congress last year that would have withheld funding for DEA raids, and endorsed California Senator Carole Migden’s SJR 20, which calls on the President and Congress to end raids, earlier this year. A small contingent of advocates took the petition to the Mayor’s office and spoke briefly with his staff and Deputy Mayor Larry Frank, who assured them that the Mayor supported medical cannabis patients. I thanked the Deputy mayor for his words, but reminded him we need to see action from Mayor Villaraigosa. While we were visiting the Mayor’s office, we got word that the DEA was raiding the same six medical cannabis collectives they raided in March for a second time. This time, the DEA upped the ante by arresting the operator and his wife on a forty one-count indictment. This morning’s raids are a pattern that is increasingly difficult to write off a coincidence: federal raids coinciding with a public pro-medical cannabis events. In July of last year, the DEA raided eleven facilities while the City Council voted to move forward with regulations and endorse an effort in Congress to stop the raids. In October, the DEA raided a large collective downtown while hundreds of protesters demonstrated in front of the Governor’s Los Angeles office. Advocates at City Hall quickly moved to closest target facility on 16th Street. They were joined there by reinforcements marshaled by the ASA emergency text alert system. Finding the DEA still inside, protesters organized an impromptu blockade to hold the agents inside until media could arrive to document the raid. LAPD officers arrived shortly after and entered the facility, then left unexpectedly. It is possible that protesters calling City Hall to complain resulted in an order to withdraw, but the LAPD returned en masses after an unidentified person scaled a fence and turned off the power and water to the facility. This left the agents inside baking in the same heat as the protesters. At one point, the protesters made a “walk of shame” by forming to parallel lines in front of the door and daring the agents to walk outside and face the jeers and cameras along the path. This was a popular moment with the surprising number of media who came out to film the event. The protest ended peacefully after the LAPD safe crackers removed the contents of the safe and the DEA made a hasty exit. Congratulations are in order for the handful of protesters who were willing and able to stay for the entire three-hour ordeal. Special thanks are also due to the volunteers who brought water, food, and baseball caps to the parched protesters. The DEA spin machine has already started to make excuses for the raid, claiming that this collective supplied cannabis that was a factor in a traffic accident that claimed the life of a California Highway Patrol officer in December. This is a disgusting exploitation of a tragic event in defense of a failed federal policy. The fact that the DEA must grasp for straws like this indicates how unpopular these paramilitary style raids are. ASA Field says..Support ASA's work to promote safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research. Become a member today! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-28-2008, 04:46 PM	#16 (permalink)
sp_palacios ilovesmaryjane!!!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: hollywood Co-Op: NO Vendor: NO Patient: YES Posts: 261 Rep Power: 2733	Re: Where's Antonio.....???? thank you to everyone who protested.!!!! much respect.!!! :smile2:

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