Key Agenda Items for Tuesday > Rexroad.com

The agenda for Tuesday indicates that we could have a spirited meeting. Some of the key agenda items are ---

3.02 Yolo County Advisory Bodies -- proposal for new frame work

3.04 Approve agreement with Pilgrim Operations for filming of a reality-based television show. This is going to be like COPS with the Yolo County Sheriffs.

3.07 Medical Marijauna ID Cards

Please comment on these items (or any on the agenda) here.

Note: Many of you can't get away from jobs or family to come to Board of Supervisor meetings that are held in the middle of the day on a Tuesday. This forum is an attempt to allow you to comment without coming to the meeting.

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By Nathan @ Tuesday, February 27, 2007 3:29 PM

Yolo County Votes to Issue MM ID Cards
February 27, 2007
Link: http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/node/4114

The Yolo County Board of Supervisors voted this morning to move ahead with the medical marijuana ID card program (MMIC), despite opposition from the Sheriff and District Attorney. The Board split 3-2 on the issue, with Chairwoman Yamada, Supervisor Thompson and Supervisor McGowan voting in favor of the program, and Supervisors Rexroad and Chamberlain opposing.

Yolo County Health Officer, Dr. Hinton, spoke first on the issue, and provided detailed information on the program, urging the Board to support it. This presentation was followed by public comments, which included several excellent speakers, all in favor of the ID card program.

I'd like to thank these people who volunteered their time to show up and speak, they all did an excellent job!! Thanks to Aaron Smith from Safe Access Now for proving the council with factual information in advance, and for organizing supporters, and giving a great speech before the Board today! Thanks to Nikos Leverenz from the Drug Policy Alliance for his speech as well, professional and moving as always. Thanks to Sherrie Bar(sp?), local care provider and nurse, and Peter Simpson, Executive Director of Harm Reduction services, for speaking on behalf of suffering patients. And thanks to all the other patients who showed up to support!

In addition, a physician from The Health Council spoke, and explained that his group, consisting on physicians, nurses, patients, and other health professionals, has recently reviewed the available information, and unanimously concluded that the benefits of medical marijuana greatly out-weigh the potential harms.

Thanks again to everyone who showed up to defend our rights, and thanks to the Board of Supervisors for doing the right thing!

Nathan Sands
Sacramento Chapter Representative, National Communications Director
The Compassionate Coalition
www.CompassionateCoalition.org
Email: nathan@CompassionateCoalition.org

By YoloCalVet @ Tuesday, February 27, 2007 4:54 PM

On the city level the elected reps could ban Medical Marijuana as a public nuisance.

By Nathan @ Tuesday, February 27, 2007 5:16 PM

Cities can try to ban medical marijuana distribution, but such an action would still violate California law, and will eventually be over-turned in court.

What grudge do you have against medical marijuana patients anyway? I hope you don't feel threatened by a bunch of ill cancer and AIDS patients. Maybe you'd prefer that they suffer in silence?

By YoloCalVet @ Wednesday, February 28, 2007 7:55 AM

State of California can send them to Amsterdam where they can smoke themselves into oblivion...you have no kids right, Nathan?

Let let them hang out on the streets like the "homeless do in San Francisco, maybe provide porta-potties in downtown Woodland, Davis,W. Sacramento, Winters, Yolo, Zamora, Yolo, Esparto, Madison, Capay, Brooks, Rumsey, Dunnigan, Cadenasso, Tancred,Willow Oak......or use FDA approved medication. Maybe the KFC rats can crawl thru your stash before distribution.

By YoloCalVet @ Friday, March 02, 2007 2:22 PM

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Three tons of hashish went up in smoke Friday, incinerated by Dutch authorities after a van carrying the illicit cargo crashed and scattered it across the road.

Detectives were hunting the van's driver and a passenger who fled the scene, leaving behind the wrecked vehicle and its $20 million cargo.

"It's not something you see every day," police spokesman Hielke Vogelzang said, adding that police were tracing the owner of the van, but "it may be stolen or leased."

The crash happened during the morning commute on a highway outside the town of Avenhorn, about 20 miles north of Amsterdam, police said.

Vogelzang said it was unknown whether the vehicle's occupants were injured, but "we're confident we'll catch up to them sooner or later."

Police said the van was heading toward Amsterdam when its driver lost control for unknown reasons. They said eyewitnesses saw the van hit a barrier, flip and clip another car before coming to rest. The two occupants ran away.

Packages of hash were scattered around the area, local media reported, and Vogelzang said that hundreds more were found stacked on wooden pallets inside the van.

Marijuana and hash are technically illegal in the Netherlands, but under the country's tolerance policy, police do not arrest anybody for possession of small amounts.

It is sold openly in licensed shops — which, paradoxically, have no way of legally acquiring their chief product.

Bummer...........man.

By YoloCalVet @ Saturday, March 10, 2007 6:13 PM

Teens at California school getting high on medical marijuana

Steven Luke, KNSD-TV, San Diego, California 3/9/2007

SAN DIEGO — Officials at the Grossmont Union High School District have sent letters home to parents, notifying them that a number of students have been caught on campus with medical marijuana cards.

District official Catherine Martin said they are concerned over the growing trend and the "apparent ease" with which teens are able to obtain the cards.

In the letters, parents, students and faculty are reminded that even if the cards are valid, it is against the law to have marijuana on school property.

Recently two East County teenagers were suspended for showing up at school high, with a medical marijuana card as their excuse, NBC 7/39 reported.

During a series of recent undercover sting operations, district attorney investigators identified four or five local doctors who are issuing cards or prescriptions without proper exams or follow up medical care.

Mission Valley is one location where officials said illegal drug trafficking has taken place.

San Diego District Attorney Narcotic Chief Damon Mosler told NBC 7/39 a bogus symptom and some cash is all a teenager needs to obtain a medical marijuana card.

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