If you're in LA get involved on a local level TOMORROW! We need your support!
ASA is calling on patients and advocates to attend and speak at the Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee meeting on Tuesday afternoon. The committee will be discussing an alternative ordinance to regulate medical cannabis collectives in the city. This is an important meeting, because the City Attorney and law enforcement will be giving their feedback, too. We need to make a strong show of support to be sure the patients' perspective is heard!
Please dress in a professional manner and arrive early to complete a public speaker’s card for Agenda items 3(A,B,C, and D). ASA volunteers and I will be on hand with talking points to help you frame your comments.
What: LA PLUM Committee
When: 1:30 PM * Tuesday, September 22
Where: Room 350, LA City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
Public Transit Info:
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More Info:
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(We are also speaking at the City Council meeting at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, just across the rotunda in City Council Chambers, Room 340.)
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You can download some relevant documents from the ASA website:
Latest draft ordinance -
http://safeaccessnow.org/downloads/reye … -15-09.pdf
My letter to the PLUM Committee -
http://safeaccessnow.org/downloads/plum … -22-09.pdf
Suggested changes to ordinance -
http://safeaccessnow.org/downloads/reyescha.pdf
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It is important that we support the committee members in moving forward with the regulatory process. Our opponents may be asking them to ban collectives and cooperatives altogether! Be ready with talking points like these:
1. Patients count on medical cannabis collectives for safe and reliable access to medicine they need to treat the symptoms of serious conditions.
2. Medical cannabis collectives are legal under our state law and regulated in other cities.
3. Regulations are proven to reduce crime and complaints around medical cannabis collectives.
4. Regulations must respect patients' privacy and anonymity, especially those patients that grow medicine for the collective.
5. Buffer zones around sensitive uses must be small enough to reasonably accommodate legal collectives.
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You may want to send brief and polite comments to our allies on the PLUM Committee in advance of Tuesday's meeting. Remember that they are working to help us adopt sensible regulations.
Chairman Ed Reyes - <
[email protected]>
Jose Huizar - <
[email protected]>
Dennis Zine - <
[email protected]>
See you on Tuesday!
Don Duncan
ASA California Campaign Director
Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is the largest national member-based organization of patients, medical professionals, scientists and concerned citizens promoting safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research.