MediGrow530
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so they passed the stupid ordinance! anything less than .5 acres is banned from growing! ABSOLUTLEY REDICULOUS!!!! now we have to get this petition under way so we can make them go back and redo this ordinance!
Butte County California Growers Let Your Voice be Heard Tomorrow!
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MediGrow530
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our county officials are absolutely not thinking of what is good for the patients... they are banning and restricting, rather than regulating and letting us comply with good regulations.
MediGrow530
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Butte county, is in between tehama, glenn, sutter, and plumas counties. its home to Chico, Oroville, Gridley, Paradise, just to name a few of the cities. but there are alot of medical patients that are going to hurt because of this kind of discrimination...
MediGrow530
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this is all i know of the redding and shasta county area:
Shasta County Supervisors are considering a proposal that would require patients to file a zoning permit for all medical marijuana gardens. Indoor cultivation would be restricted to legally established residences; outdoor grows would be limited to 60 square feet on lots less than an acre, or 240 square feet elsewhere, and would have to be surrounded by six-foot fences.
Redding adopted an ordinance to restrict medical marijuana gardens to a maximum of 100 square feet of canopy or 10% of home or garden area – relatively liberal limits that would suffice for most, but not all, patients.
Shasta County Supervisors are considering a proposal that would require patients to file a zoning permit for all medical marijuana gardens. Indoor cultivation would be restricted to legally established residences; outdoor grows would be limited to 60 square feet on lots less than an acre, or 240 square feet elsewhere, and would have to be surrounded by six-foot fences.
Redding adopted an ordinance to restrict medical marijuana gardens to a maximum of 100 square feet of canopy or 10% of home or garden area – relatively liberal limits that would suffice for most, but not all, patients.
stevieboywewe
Member
whawa i can only have 10 pounds now instead of 50 wha wa go cry
MediGrow530
Active Member
actually no they are now saying i cant grow at all! they are taking it out of the average people hands and putting it into the people who have enough money to own large properties! this is a huge sham and is detrimental to medical patients here in butte county!
MediGrow530
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Pot ordinance passed
By ROGER H. AYLWORTH - Staff Writer
Posted: 05/25/2011 07:07:28 AM PDT
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Law enforcement lined up between the supervisors and the audience immediately after the...
GRIDLEY All medical marijuana gardens in unincorporated Butte County will be banned on lots smaller than a half-acre and within 1,000 feet of schools, churches and other facilities, and numbers of plants will be limited on larger properties. Those are among the requirements of the ordinance that has been the focus of three public hearings in three different cities since February.
Following Tuesday's hearing at the Butte County Fairgrounds in Gridley, the supervisors voted 4-1 to adopt the ordinance.
The measure, which is a land use and not a criminal measure, goes into effect in 30 days.
Under the ordinance, six mature plants can be grown on parcels between a half-acre and 1.5 acres. As the lot size increases so do the number of plants allowed.
The number tops out at 99 plants on property of more than 160 acres.
Regardless of the acreage, no marijuana can be cultivated within 1,000 feet of a school, school bus stop, park, church, or residential drug treatment facility.
The ordinance also requires that growers be Butte County residents and requires the landowner of rented land be notified of any grows.
Growers on anything larger than 1.5 acres will have to obtain a $285 permit from the county's Department of Development Services.
As in the previous hearings in the Supervisors Chambers in Oroville and in the Elks Lodge in Chico, dozens of opponents of the ordinance told the supervisors of their desperate need for their "medicine."
Some charged that prohibiting gardens on the smallest lots amounted to economic discrimination, favoring those who could afford larger parcels. Many threatened to recall the board if they approved the ordinance. Fliers outlining the steps necessary to conduct a recall were distributed in the crowd.
But others said the county needed to protect non-growers from the smell of the maturing plants and the dangers of criminals raiding medical marijuana gardens.
When Supervisor Steve Lambert, who chairs the panel, closed public testimony, Chico Supervisor Maureen Kirk offered an amended proposal that would have allowed more plants on parcels, and reduced some of the other limitations on cultivation.
That proposal died for lack of a second.
Oroville Supervisor Bill Connelly moved the ordinance be approved as written.
Paradise Supervisor Kim Yamaguchi seconded his motion.
Connelly said he has had numerous contacts with citizens who told him of the negative impacts of nearby gardens.
He did point out enforcement of the ordinance would be "complaint driven" and county code enforcement officers will not be on the hunt for violators.
Chico Supervisor Larry Wahl said he would vote no because the proposal neither went far enough to protect the safety of the citizens nor preserved the right of the non-grower to the "quiet enjoyment" of their property.
He said he was opposed to making some aspect of marijuana cultivation legal when it remains illegal under federal law.
"This law does not solve the problem we have here in Butte County," Wahl said.
Lambert and Connelly said they wanted to review the ordinance later in the year to see how it worked.
The board approved it with Wahl as the only dissenter.
County Counsel Bruce Alpert said the ordinance applies even in non-conforming gardens that have already been planted.
If there are complaints about the gardens they will be "abated," according to Alpert and Tim Snellings, director of the county Department of Development Services.
By ROGER H. AYLWORTH - Staff Writer
Posted: 05/25/2011 07:07:28 AM PDT
Click photo to enlarge
Law enforcement lined up between the supervisors and the audience immediately after the...
GRIDLEY All medical marijuana gardens in unincorporated Butte County will be banned on lots smaller than a half-acre and within 1,000 feet of schools, churches and other facilities, and numbers of plants will be limited on larger properties. Those are among the requirements of the ordinance that has been the focus of three public hearings in three different cities since February.
Following Tuesday's hearing at the Butte County Fairgrounds in Gridley, the supervisors voted 4-1 to adopt the ordinance.
The measure, which is a land use and not a criminal measure, goes into effect in 30 days.
Under the ordinance, six mature plants can be grown on parcels between a half-acre and 1.5 acres. As the lot size increases so do the number of plants allowed.
The number tops out at 99 plants on property of more than 160 acres.
Regardless of the acreage, no marijuana can be cultivated within 1,000 feet of a school, school bus stop, park, church, or residential drug treatment facility.
The ordinance also requires that growers be Butte County residents and requires the landowner of rented land be notified of any grows.
Growers on anything larger than 1.5 acres will have to obtain a $285 permit from the county's Department of Development Services.
As in the previous hearings in the Supervisors Chambers in Oroville and in the Elks Lodge in Chico, dozens of opponents of the ordinance told the supervisors of their desperate need for their "medicine."
Some charged that prohibiting gardens on the smallest lots amounted to economic discrimination, favoring those who could afford larger parcels. Many threatened to recall the board if they approved the ordinance. Fliers outlining the steps necessary to conduct a recall were distributed in the crowd.
But others said the county needed to protect non-growers from the smell of the maturing plants and the dangers of criminals raiding medical marijuana gardens.
When Supervisor Steve Lambert, who chairs the panel, closed public testimony, Chico Supervisor Maureen Kirk offered an amended proposal that would have allowed more plants on parcels, and reduced some of the other limitations on cultivation.
That proposal died for lack of a second.
Oroville Supervisor Bill Connelly moved the ordinance be approved as written.
Paradise Supervisor Kim Yamaguchi seconded his motion.
Connelly said he has had numerous contacts with citizens who told him of the negative impacts of nearby gardens.
He did point out enforcement of the ordinance would be "complaint driven" and county code enforcement officers will not be on the hunt for violators.
Chico Supervisor Larry Wahl said he would vote no because the proposal neither went far enough to protect the safety of the citizens nor preserved the right of the non-grower to the "quiet enjoyment" of their property.
He said he was opposed to making some aspect of marijuana cultivation legal when it remains illegal under federal law.
"This law does not solve the problem we have here in Butte County," Wahl said.
Lambert and Connelly said they wanted to review the ordinance later in the year to see how it worked.
The board approved it with Wahl as the only dissenter.
County Counsel Bruce Alpert said the ordinance applies even in non-conforming gardens that have already been planted.
If there are complaints about the gardens they will be "abated," according to Alpert and Tim Snellings, director of the county Department of Development Services.
obijohn
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That's nuts. I didn't know individual counties had different cannabis ordinances, thought it was the same thruout Cali. Hehe I should know better since that's where I live! Here in the Sacramento area medical patients can grow 6 mature plants per patient, no restrictions on land size or anything.
MediGrow530
Active Member
thats how it was here in butte for years! now they are going back on that guideline becuase they are saying people are complaining about the smell and they are affraid of us growers! ha i laugh in thier face! the only thing they should be affraid of is trying to rip me off! becuase then they will get some big rubber balls in their ass! no i do not shoot to kill i shoot non lethal ammo so that i can zip tie em up til the cops show up! thats what people should be affraid of! we dont live in the county to be told what we can or cant do on our land! we live in the county so that we dont have to worry about people peekin over our fence or complain about our music, we moved in the county so that we get more freedoms than the city!
gotta love the shotty!
stevieboywewe
Member
^ who are u dog the bounty hunter, so if someone peeks over the fence u have the right to shoot them down, enough to stabilize them so u can hog tie them and keep them hostage, that should say all there needs to be about your county, maybe thats why there afraid, if someone peeks over my fence whether it be to look at my recycled cans or a garden iam not gonna hunt them down like iam the law, just sayin
MediGrow530
Active Member
dude you got it all wrong! no im not gunna shoot the person that peeks over my fence! im talking about the bastards that have the nerve to trespass on our property! and yes that does give us the right to protect our selves! 2nd amendment! and its non lethal if i bust em below the waist! enough to stop them and we perform a citizens arrest until the authorities show up! sure we might undergo a lawsuit if the thief tries but im sure he will not succeed!
who the hell are you anyway! an anti medical marijuana advocate? or your one of those rippers aren't you! id like to see someone try and get in my yard! its either those rubber balls or sand bags or pepper paint balls that will be rittled with before i zip tie em up and call the police! lol sure call me a bounty hunter ill hunt down the bastard thief that tries to steal my medicine all the way to my property line!
and back to the person that peeks over my fence! they are dumb asses for doing so! they should keep to themselves. thats the reason why we moved into the county so we dont have to deal with those people!
the only thing people should be afraid of are thieves. they are the reason i have to protect myself and family! if they grew a crop for themselves i wouldnt worry one bit!
stevieboywewe
Member
i guess what iam sayin is that people in your county believe that crime is induced b/c of growers(major operations), which they have a validated claim, esp. in the triangle, where its known that people rip "professionally" if u want to call it that
i think 1-3 pounds is plenty for one household per grow season, which shouldnt cause a lot of attention and you wont need a whole acre or two
i think 1-3 pounds is plenty for one household per grow season, which shouldnt cause a lot of attention and you wont need a whole acre or two
MediGrow530
Active Member
sure they have a valid claim that there are a lot of thieves, that's not the growers fault, people are going to steal if they want to steal, be it a bank, store, gas station, thieves are always going to be around! but banning grows on less than half acre is just completely discriminating and telling us that we can only grow 6 plants on a half acre to 1.5 acres regardless of how many people with legal scripts live there is just absurd. 1-3 lbs is not enough to support my mother n law who smokes like a chimnee, a wife who loves baked goodies, and me who vaporizes more than anything else, if you knew how much that takes up of our medicine you would see the need as well. 6 plants per patient 3 scripts per house hold was great it was perfect, it worked for that past 4 years i dont know why they are trying to take it away from us now, its just bullshit.
MediGrow530
Active Member
i wish i owned 160 acres, then i could grow 99 plants, ON ONE SCRIPT!!!
stevieboywewe
Member
lol listen to yourself, 1-3 pounds isnt enough? tell that to the feds, what do u have multiple sclerosis?
and theives are more willing to steal from growers than banks, stores, etc b/c they know what your doing is "illegal" too so chances are they could get away b/c growers arnt gonna call the cops on themselves, which also leads to vigilante growers who feel threatened by attention there drawing to themselves, not sayin any of it is right just tellin ya how other people (non smokers and growers) precieve things
who knows every county seems to have a different attitude towards mmj, it very well may be peace and harmony where ur at
and theives are more willing to steal from growers than banks, stores, etc b/c they know what your doing is "illegal" too so chances are they could get away b/c growers arnt gonna call the cops on themselves, which also leads to vigilante growers who feel threatened by attention there drawing to themselves, not sayin any of it is right just tellin ya how other people (non smokers and growers) precieve things
who knows every county seems to have a different attitude towards mmj, it very well may be peace and harmony where ur at
stevieboywewe
Member
btw ive heard stories of people gettin mowed down w/ an ak b/c someone was tryin to rip em, my question is what do u tell the cops, that u split someone in half b/c they tried to steal your medicine, or do you just bury the body in the woods, i think these vigilantes choose the latter