City Council To Debate On Ordinance Regarding Collective Regulations
| By Americans for Safe Access | Published January 18, 2010 |
The Los Angeles City Council will debate regulations for medical cannabis collectives again on Tuesday, and may vote to adopt an ordinance that day. Councilmembers must still decide how far patients’ collectives must be from sensitive uses, including schools, places of worship, parks, and more.
You can get public transit information online http://www.metro.net/index.asp. Arrive early to complete a public speaker’s card for agenda item 14. Please maintain a respectful demeanor at all times during the meeting, even if you disagree with comments by speakers or City Councilmembers.
There is still time to suggest improvements to City Councilmembers. Visit: http://safeaccessnow.org/punbb/viewtopic.php?id=4641 to find out what you can do to help before Tuesday’s meeting.
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck told reporters at the Daily News that patients’ collectives are not magnets for crime, as has been suggested throughout the debate on regulations. Councilmembers should carefully consider the Chief’s comments when making final decisions about how tough to make the ordinance. Read Chief Beck’s comments at http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_14206441
| Date: |
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 |
| Time: | 10:00 AM |
| Address: | City Hall get directions |
City Council To Debate On Ordinance Regarding Collective Regulations
| By Americans for Safe Access | Published December 9, 2009 |
We need medical cannabis supporters back at Los Angeles City Hall again on Wednesday, December 9, to make a last minute stand against unreasonable restrictions on safe access. The City Council approved amendments today requiring that medical cannabis patients’ associations be located 1,000 feet from a laundry list of sensitive uses – including any property used as a residence. That could exclude virtually all of the city’s commercial zones! Despite significant progress in improving the city’s draft ordinance, this surprise change could make it nearly impossible to establish a legally organized and operated collective in the city!
| Date: |
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 |
| Time: | 10:00 AM |
| Address: | City Hall get directions |
| By Americans for Safe Access | Published December 7, 2009 |
Come a little early for tomorrow’s Los Angeles Council meeting to attend a press conference with ASA Chief Counsel Joe Elford. We will be in front of the City Hall entrance on South Main Street at 9:45 AM, rain or shine.
| By Americans for Safe Access | Published December 2, 2009 |
Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is calling on medical cannabis patients and advocates to come back to Los Angeles City Hall on Wednesday, December 8, when the City Council takes up debate again on a controversial draft ordinance regulating patients’ collectives. This may be the last debate before they vote.
| Date: |
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 |
| Time: | 10:00 AM |
| Address: | City Hall get directions |
Arrive early to park and complete a public speaker’s card for agenda item #8. There are numerous paid parking lots around City Hall, or you can get public transit information at:
http://www.mta.net/riding_metro/default.htm
You can get talking points and more information at:
http://safeaccessnow.org/punbb/viewtopic.php?id=4370
Thanks for helping!
