Any single (male) cultivators from SoCal out there?
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can.i.buz
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D.A. will prosecute medical marijuana dispensaries -- even if L.A. does not ban sales
November 17, 2009 | 12:00 pm
Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley said today he will prosecute dispensaries that sell medical marijuana even if the Los Angeles City Council adopts an ordinance that does not ban such sales.
On Monday, two council committees rejected the city attorney’s advice and changed a provision in the proposed ordinance, allowing cash transactions as long as they comply with state law.
“Undermining those laws via their ordinance powers is counterproductive, and, quite frankly, we’re ignoring them. They are absolutely so irrelevant it’s not funny,” Cooley said.
Cooley said state law and state court decisions have made it clear that collectives cannot sell marijuana at dispensaries.
He reiterated his view that most, if not all, dispensaries in the county are in violation of the law. “We don’t know of one that’s not engaging in just over-the-counter sales,” he said.
The district attorney said his office was already prosecuting some dispensaries, and he promised to step up efforts next month. Cooley said he decided to weigh in today because he was irritated that the council had ignored the advice of the city attorney, Carmen Trutanich.
“What the City Council is doing is beyond meaningless and irrelevant,” he said.
The district attorney’s view could complicate the City Council’s deliberations. The council is scheduled to consider the ordinance Wednesday, more than four years after it first began to study the issue of dispensaries.
“These guys over there, God love them, are four years into this, and they won’t listen to their good lawyer,” Cooley said. “They’re sort of doing their own thing.”
-- John Hoeffel LA Times
November 17, 2009 | 12:00 pm
Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley said today he will prosecute dispensaries that sell medical marijuana even if the Los Angeles City Council adopts an ordinance that does not ban such sales.
On Monday, two council committees rejected the city attorney’s advice and changed a provision in the proposed ordinance, allowing cash transactions as long as they comply with state law.
“Undermining those laws via their ordinance powers is counterproductive, and, quite frankly, we’re ignoring them. They are absolutely so irrelevant it’s not funny,” Cooley said.
Cooley said state law and state court decisions have made it clear that collectives cannot sell marijuana at dispensaries.
He reiterated his view that most, if not all, dispensaries in the county are in violation of the law. “We don’t know of one that’s not engaging in just over-the-counter sales,” he said.
The district attorney said his office was already prosecuting some dispensaries, and he promised to step up efforts next month. Cooley said he decided to weigh in today because he was irritated that the council had ignored the advice of the city attorney, Carmen Trutanich.
“What the City Council is doing is beyond meaningless and irrelevant,” he said.
The district attorney’s view could complicate the City Council’s deliberations. The council is scheduled to consider the ordinance Wednesday, more than four years after it first began to study the issue of dispensaries.
“These guys over there, God love them, are four years into this, and they won’t listen to their good lawyer,” Cooley said. “They’re sort of doing their own thing.”
-- John Hoeffel LA Times
Hayduke
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What an asshole! I am sure the streets of L.A will be much safer for this public servant's hard work picking on sick people.
apasunee
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There is nothing more apealing than a woman who speaks her mind and stands up for something shes passionate about,,,, Your really a very deap girl (woman)....
can.i.buz
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LA City Council to Vote on Regulations on Tuesday 11/24:
Call the City Council Before Tuesdays Meeting
Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is asking medical cannabis supporters to come back to Los Angeles City Hall for the third time in nine days for what may be the final vote on regulations for patients collectives in the city. The City Council will consider the fifth revised draft ordinance and more than forty proposed amendments on Tuesday morning.
What: LA City Council Meeting
When: 10:00 AM * Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Where: Room 340 in City Hall, 200 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles 90012
The City Council heard public testimony in marathon meetings on Monday and Wednesday of last week. It is possible there will not be a public hearing on Tuesday. However, you can arrive early to complete a public speakers card for general comments or in case there is a hearing.
Call the City Council Before Tuesdays Meeting
Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is asking medical cannabis supporters to come back to Los Angeles City Hall for the third time in nine days for what may be the final vote on regulations for patients collectives in the city. The City Council will consider the fifth revised draft ordinance and more than forty proposed amendments on Tuesday morning.
What: LA City Council Meeting
When: 10:00 AM * Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Where: Room 340 in City Hall, 200 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles 90012
The City Council heard public testimony in marathon meetings on Monday and Wednesday of last week. It is possible there will not be a public hearing on Tuesday. However, you can arrive early to complete a public speakers card for general comments or in case there is a hearing.
apasunee
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How did it turn out down there at city hall goo turnout?? Im sure YOU gave it your best with what hopefully was a hell of a turnout...... rock on....
LA City Council to Vote on Regulations on Tuesday 11/24:
Call the City Council Before Tuesdays Meeting
Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is asking medical cannabis supporters to come back to Los Angeles City Hall for the third time in nine days for what may be the final vote on regulations for patients collectives in the city. The City Council will consider the fifth revised draft ordinance and more than forty proposed amendments on Tuesday morning.
What: LA City Council Meeting
When: 10:00 AM * Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Where: Room 340 in City Hall, 200 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles 90012
The City Council heard public testimony in marathon meetings on Monday and Wednesday of last week. It is possible there will not be a public hearing on Tuesday. However, you can arrive early to complete a public speakers card for general comments or in case there is a hearing.
can.i.buz
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All you friends from LA, listen up. There have been rumors that tomorrow's very important city council meeting will be closed to the public. That simply isn't true. There will be a chance for the public to speak up. PM me if you can come and want to know what to do or say!
can.i.buz
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LA, you need to show up tomorrow. Things are getting out of control. The LA City Council voted today to cap the dispensaries in LA today to 70 but they were going to grandfather/give preferential treatment to the original 186. What? It will be more like 139 or maybe below 70. OK, that sounds good.
They also decided that they would not be able to "abut" a residential area. Oh, wait, let's make that 1000 feet. No that's crazy. There would be no dispensaries that would qualify. You're right. That is crazy. But.... It has to be "abut". No we don't like that word. What would you like to call it? I don't know. Let's debate it for 2 hours. Ok, let's make it 500. What happened to "abut". Oh that's right. Let's do "abut". Ok, so what's a residential area? I know this sounds crazy, but could that be where a homeless person decided to make their home. Oh, why, you're correct. It could. It could also be a motor home. Ok, that makes sense. So, let's make it 1000 feet from any residential area. Ok. Passed.
This is a sample of the 7 hour craziness that we endured today. We need your help tomorrow at city hall at 10PM. PM me if you can make it.
They also decided that they would not be able to "abut" a residential area. Oh, wait, let's make that 1000 feet. No that's crazy. There would be no dispensaries that would qualify. You're right. That is crazy. But.... It has to be "abut". No we don't like that word. What would you like to call it? I don't know. Let's debate it for 2 hours. Ok, let's make it 500. What happened to "abut". Oh that's right. Let's do "abut". Ok, so what's a residential area? I know this sounds crazy, but could that be where a homeless person decided to make their home. Oh, why, you're correct. It could. It could also be a motor home. Ok, that makes sense. So, let's make it 1000 feet from any residential area. Ok. Passed.
This is a sample of the 7 hour craziness that we endured today. We need your help tomorrow at city hall at 10PM. PM me if you can make it.
can.i.buz
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Today was a short day but an important one. The City Council went home last night and apparently slept off their confusion from yesterday. At least some of it. We showed up in force with some of the major players and they continue the vote until January 12, 2010. That will give them enough time to hopefully think this through a bit more. I was prepared with a speech that would have embarrassed the council and entertained the audience and cameras. I was so ready to give it. 
But it's all good since we got some breathing room!
But it's all good since we got some breathing room!
can.i.buz
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The Los Angeles City Council will debate regulations for medical cannabis collectives again on Tuesday, and may vote to adopt an ordinance that day. Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is calling on supporters of safe access to help make final improvements to the draft regulations. Your representative on the Los Angeles City Council needs to hear from you in advance of Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Please take a moment to day to make a call or send an email asking him or her to make the changes listed below.
What: Los Angeles City Council Meeting
When: 10:00 AM * Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Where: Room 340, City Hall, 200 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles 90012
You can locate your representative on the City Council by typing your address in the box labeled “My Neighborhood” near the bottom of the page at http://www.lacity.org or calling 311 (from inside Los Angeles).
Choose one or all of these topics to frame your comments:
1. It is not necessary to have a cap on the number of regulated medical cannabis collectives in Los Angeles. But if we must have a cap, it should be high enough to meet the needs of patients in the city. Based on current demand for safe access, seventy collectives are not enough. (Section 45.19.6.2.B)
2. Even LAPD Chief Charlie Beck agrees that collectives are not magnets for crime. Requiring collectives to be located 1,000 feet from a laundry list of sensitive uses and any residential property will make it impossible to find a location suitable for patients. Let collectives locate in regular commercial zones, just like pharmacies and doctor’s offices, without restrictions on residential uses. (Section 45.19.6.3.A2)
3. Patients may need to visit more than one collective to find the right medicine at a reimbursement cost that works for their budget. The ordinance should not limit them to membership in only one collective – especially since state law already limits how much medicine a patient can have. (Section 45.19.6.3.B15)
4. State law does not require every member of a collective to grow medicine at the same place. The City Council should change the definition of a collective to exclude the phrase “at a particular location.” (Section 45.19.6.1.B)
5. Patients’ privacy must be protected. The draft requires that the name and address of patients who receive medicine be recorded in records subject to inspection. This is unnecessary and must be removed. Strike subsection 8 from Section 45.19.6.4.
You may have other issues you want to discuss with your City Council representative. You can download the latest version of the draft ordinance http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/200 … 4-0010.pdf
What: Los Angeles City Council Meeting
When: 10:00 AM * Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Where: Room 340, City Hall, 200 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles 90012
You can locate your representative on the City Council by typing your address in the box labeled “My Neighborhood” near the bottom of the page at http://www.lacity.org or calling 311 (from inside Los Angeles).
Choose one or all of these topics to frame your comments:
1. It is not necessary to have a cap on the number of regulated medical cannabis collectives in Los Angeles. But if we must have a cap, it should be high enough to meet the needs of patients in the city. Based on current demand for safe access, seventy collectives are not enough. (Section 45.19.6.2.B)
2. Even LAPD Chief Charlie Beck agrees that collectives are not magnets for crime. Requiring collectives to be located 1,000 feet from a laundry list of sensitive uses and any residential property will make it impossible to find a location suitable for patients. Let collectives locate in regular commercial zones, just like pharmacies and doctor’s offices, without restrictions on residential uses. (Section 45.19.6.3.A2)
3. Patients may need to visit more than one collective to find the right medicine at a reimbursement cost that works for their budget. The ordinance should not limit them to membership in only one collective – especially since state law already limits how much medicine a patient can have. (Section 45.19.6.3.B15)
4. State law does not require every member of a collective to grow medicine at the same place. The City Council should change the definition of a collective to exclude the phrase “at a particular location.” (Section 45.19.6.1.B)
5. Patients’ privacy must be protected. The draft requires that the name and address of patients who receive medicine be recorded in records subject to inspection. This is unnecessary and must be removed. Strike subsection 8 from Section 45.19.6.4.
You may have other issues you want to discuss with your City Council representative. You can download the latest version of the draft ordinance http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/200 … 4-0010.pdf
blaze1camp
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lol...i saw this and began to read then i noticed 156 pages i was going to ask how your search was going...sorry to here that you maybe single again...but then again you maybe thankful...