12/09/2012
PRESS RELEASE
Committee for Safe Patient Access to Regulated Cannabis presentation of initiative to Sacramento County Board of Supervisors
Medical cannabis advocates will present over 30,000 signatures of Sacramento County voters to the Board of Supervisors in favor of sensible medical cannabis regulations this Tuesday, Deceber 11th. On the agenda for 3:15 p.m. The Committee for Safe patient Access to Regulated Cannabis (CSPARC) calls for the B.O.S. to come back to the table and establish guidelines for safe access points and clear regulations. Supporters will file the initiative again and take it to the voter’s if necessary.
If you are interested in being a part of the presentation, please join us. We are looking for 30 dedicated patients or advocates to carry up 1000 signatures at the presentation.
When: Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
• Patients meet at 2:00 p.m.
Presentation to Board of Supervisors- on Agenda for 3:00
Press conference at 4:30 p.m.
Where: Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Chambers- County Administration Center
700 H Street, Room 1450 in Sacramento, CA
Moving Forward: Currently there are thousands of medical cannabis patients that are forced to drive long distances to access cannabis medicines. The Board of Supervisors enacted a backdoor ban in December of 2011 that outlawed all cannabis-related activity, including personal patient cultivation. We believe this ban was unconstitutional, as a body cannot move to simply ignore state law. We are asking that the Board of Supervisors reconsider their ban, and work with the community to develop regulations that encourage public safety and consider the needs of the community.
The medical cannabis community is prepared to organize another initiative drive and take the issue to the voters; but we would much rather work with the elected Board of Supervisors to do the work of the people and avoid a costly and unnecessary election process. It is the duty of our local representatives to find a better method of dealing with medical cannabis than simply working to make qualified patients, and their providers, outlaws. We encourage the Board to review the initiative we have developed, which we feel is fair and balanced in its approach. The citizens of Sacramento County deserve solutions.
csparc.sac@gmail.com
www.regulatesac.org
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