Mrs.Z
12-10-2007, 01:59 AM
We must take immediate action! Please come to the ASA SF meeting next Tuesday, December 11th were we will be planning our local Emergency Response. Please note, this is a separate meeting from the Bay Area Emergency Response which will take place in the near future.
When: Tuesday, December 11th 7:30p.m.
Where: Bowzer's Pizza 371 11th St
(between Folsom St & Harrison St)
Why: BE PREPARED TO DEFEND SAFE ACCESS IN SAN FRANCISCO!
There will also be an Art Party to make new protest signs sometime next week at Nor-Cal Herbal Relief Center, 1545 Ocean Ave.
For more information, please contact Alex at aaafranco@yahoo.com
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/04/BAUJTO8FM.DTL
• ASA ACTION: Court Says Patients Have Right to Return of Marijuana
• ASA ACTION: State Supreme Court Case Closely Watched
• COLORADO: Two Court Wins for Caregivers
• RESEARCH: Study Shows Significance of Dosage in Pain Control
• RESEARCH: Cannabinoids May Hold Key to Breast Cancer Fight
• ELECTION ’08: Obama Open to Medical Marijuana
• TENNESSEE: Politicians and Opinionmakers Support Medical Access
• MICHIGAN: Signatures Filed for Medical Marijuana Initiative
• CONNECTICUT: Medical Marijuana Still an Issue
• NORTH CAROLINA: Patient Vows Fight Despite State Law
• CALIFORNIA: Dispensaries Before Voters and Officials
• VETERANS: Administration Resists Medical Marijuana at High Price
• FEDERAL: Conflict Between State and Feds is on the Ground
• IN MEMORIAM: Crusading Physician Mourned
• ASA BLOG: Comments from ASA Staff and Guests
Greetings Friends and Advocates –
First, the not so good news.
LA - Many of you have requested to see the current draft regulations and learn more about the process of the City’s Medical Marijuana Working Group. We last met in October and were to have our next meeting this Thursday, December 6, 2007. Prior to this meeting we were to all receive an electronic copy of our most recent working draft. However, at the eleventh hour, advocates did NOT receive a draft and the working group meetings have been permanently cancelled by city officials.
The working group had only begun to touch on the toughest issues of this ordinance leaving us all in doubt of the city’s intentions. If the draft we discussed in October is the one that the city is going to go with – this will threaten safe access in the city of Los Angeles. Please see the draft attached.
The person who announced to us last Wednesday that the Thursday meeting and all subsequent meetings were cancelled, an Alan Bell, is someone who has not even attended our meetings. It has taken most other cities nearly a year of group meetings to come up with a good working draft. You can reach Alan with your questions and concerns at:
Alan Bell, AICP
Senior City Planner
Office of Zoning Administration
Department of City Planning
(213) 978-1322
(213) 978-1334 fax
alan.bell@lacity.org
The better news.
SF - You may have seen or heard of the recent SF Chronicle article entitled DEA moves to pull pot out from under San Francisco landlords Phillip Matier, 12/05/07. The DEA in the Northern District of CA was quoted in the paper as acknowledging that every collective in NorCal was going to receive a landlord threat letter. No, not good news. But fortunately advocates immediately mobilized supportive elected officials for an emergency press conference that took place today. See attached press release.
As a result of efforts by Patient Advocacy Network and Axis of Love San Francisco we were able to get some action from Congress. Nancy Pelosi’s district aid came down to the press conference and read a statement by Congressman John Conyers, Jr., chair of the house judiciary committee.
The full text will be posted later tonight but the gist of the message was that his office is questioning this tactic of “threatening legal medical marijuana dispensaries.”
Although I do not expect that this is going to create a lot movement immediately at least recognizing our dispensaries as legal entities in our state is good rhetoric. We appear to have the ear of the judiciary committee - hopefully, a tiny step closer to opening congressional hearings and removing cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act. PAN and Axis of Love SF have had to push very hard to get Pelosi’s office to see that there is a real threat to California and her constituents.
Statewide - PAN has been very busy providing trainings and workshops throughout California!! Patients and advocates want to know how to stay safe and engage the democratic process during this turbulent time. Is your favorite dispensary hosting a PAN training? Why not!?
The end the year is almost here. Have you made a tax-deductible donation to PAN? We survive only on your donations. We are completely funded by the support from people just like you - keeping education and advocacy alive in LA. We’re cultivating knowledge and understanding.
Truly yours,
Degé Coutee
President, Education Director
Los Angeles Coordinator
Patient Advocacy Network
P.O. Box 93845
Los Angeles, CA 90093
Please have a safe and wonderful holiday season. Please don’t forget to write to the patient prisoners of the drug war.
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When: Tuesday, December 11th 7:30p.m.
Where: Bowzer's Pizza 371 11th St
(between Folsom St & Harrison St)
Why: BE PREPARED TO DEFEND SAFE ACCESS IN SAN FRANCISCO!
There will also be an Art Party to make new protest signs sometime next week at Nor-Cal Herbal Relief Center, 1545 Ocean Ave.
For more information, please contact Alex at aaafranco@yahoo.com
--------
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/04/BAUJTO8FM.DTL
• ASA ACTION: Court Says Patients Have Right to Return of Marijuana
• ASA ACTION: State Supreme Court Case Closely Watched
• COLORADO: Two Court Wins for Caregivers
• RESEARCH: Study Shows Significance of Dosage in Pain Control
• RESEARCH: Cannabinoids May Hold Key to Breast Cancer Fight
• ELECTION ’08: Obama Open to Medical Marijuana
• TENNESSEE: Politicians and Opinionmakers Support Medical Access
• MICHIGAN: Signatures Filed for Medical Marijuana Initiative
• CONNECTICUT: Medical Marijuana Still an Issue
• NORTH CAROLINA: Patient Vows Fight Despite State Law
• CALIFORNIA: Dispensaries Before Voters and Officials
• VETERANS: Administration Resists Medical Marijuana at High Price
• FEDERAL: Conflict Between State and Feds is on the Ground
• IN MEMORIAM: Crusading Physician Mourned
• ASA BLOG: Comments from ASA Staff and Guests
Greetings Friends and Advocates –
First, the not so good news.
LA - Many of you have requested to see the current draft regulations and learn more about the process of the City’s Medical Marijuana Working Group. We last met in October and were to have our next meeting this Thursday, December 6, 2007. Prior to this meeting we were to all receive an electronic copy of our most recent working draft. However, at the eleventh hour, advocates did NOT receive a draft and the working group meetings have been permanently cancelled by city officials.
The working group had only begun to touch on the toughest issues of this ordinance leaving us all in doubt of the city’s intentions. If the draft we discussed in October is the one that the city is going to go with – this will threaten safe access in the city of Los Angeles. Please see the draft attached.
The person who announced to us last Wednesday that the Thursday meeting and all subsequent meetings were cancelled, an Alan Bell, is someone who has not even attended our meetings. It has taken most other cities nearly a year of group meetings to come up with a good working draft. You can reach Alan with your questions and concerns at:
Alan Bell, AICP
Senior City Planner
Office of Zoning Administration
Department of City Planning
(213) 978-1322
(213) 978-1334 fax
alan.bell@lacity.org
The better news.
SF - You may have seen or heard of the recent SF Chronicle article entitled DEA moves to pull pot out from under San Francisco landlords Phillip Matier, 12/05/07. The DEA in the Northern District of CA was quoted in the paper as acknowledging that every collective in NorCal was going to receive a landlord threat letter. No, not good news. But fortunately advocates immediately mobilized supportive elected officials for an emergency press conference that took place today. See attached press release.
As a result of efforts by Patient Advocacy Network and Axis of Love San Francisco we were able to get some action from Congress. Nancy Pelosi’s district aid came down to the press conference and read a statement by Congressman John Conyers, Jr., chair of the house judiciary committee.
The full text will be posted later tonight but the gist of the message was that his office is questioning this tactic of “threatening legal medical marijuana dispensaries.”
Although I do not expect that this is going to create a lot movement immediately at least recognizing our dispensaries as legal entities in our state is good rhetoric. We appear to have the ear of the judiciary committee - hopefully, a tiny step closer to opening congressional hearings and removing cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act. PAN and Axis of Love SF have had to push very hard to get Pelosi’s office to see that there is a real threat to California and her constituents.
Statewide - PAN has been very busy providing trainings and workshops throughout California!! Patients and advocates want to know how to stay safe and engage the democratic process during this turbulent time. Is your favorite dispensary hosting a PAN training? Why not!?
The end the year is almost here. Have you made a tax-deductible donation to PAN? We survive only on your donations. We are completely funded by the support from people just like you - keeping education and advocacy alive in LA. We’re cultivating knowledge and understanding.
Truly yours,
Degé Coutee
President, Education Director
Los Angeles Coordinator
Patient Advocacy Network
P.O. Box 93845
Los Angeles, CA 90093
Please have a safe and wonderful holiday season. Please don’t forget to write to the patient prisoners of the drug war.
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