Someone had to say it….
http://cannabiswarrior.com/2012/01/13/a-call-for-new-leadership-for-cannabis-reform/ 
 
 
Mickey Martin
T-Comp Consulting Director
www.cannabiswarrior.com
www.tcompconsulting.com
s..[email protected]
(phone#-removed)
http://twitter.com/CANNABISconsult
 
 
***The views expressed in this communication are not necessarily the views of T-Comp Consulting, Tainted Compassion, West Coast Cannabis, Cannabis Warrior any other group I am affiliated with.***

Bad Link…again? Hope this is better….
 
http://cannabiswarrior.com/2012/01/13/a-call-for-new-leadership-for-cannabis-reform/
 
 
Mickey Martin
T-Comp Consulting Director
www.cannabiswarrior.com
www.tcompconsulting.com
s..[email protected]
(phone#-removed)
http://twitter.com/CANNABISconsult
 
 
***The views expressed in this communication are not necessarily the views of T-Comp Consulting, Tainted Compassion, West Coast Cannabis, Cannabis Warrior any other group I am affiliated with.***
 
 
________________________________
From: Mickey Martin <s..[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 7:08 AM

 
Someone had to say it….
http://cannabiswarrior.com/2012/01/13/a-call-for-new-leadership-for-cannabis-reform/ 
 
Mickey Martin
T-Comp Consulting Director
www.cannabiswarrior.com
www.tcompconsulting.com
s..[email protected]
(phone#-removed)
http://twitter.com/CANNABISconsult
 
 
***The views expressed in this communication are not necessarily the views of T-Comp Consulting, Tainted Compassion, West Coast Cannabis, Cannabis Warrior any other group I am affiliated with.***

and ive got a few more …. On the industry side. Steph tucker
background of govt relations and comunications with neighborhood
groups comunity outreach . She is the spokesperson for our taskforce
and she has also done a great deal of policy work in city hall for
vapor room a model coop. Elise cleveland co chair of patient advovacy
comittee .AIDS advocate and educator pioneered compassion behind bars
for prisoners with hiv. Mira Ingram disablity advocate and has been
helping us with policy since prop215. Helpded forward reasonable ada
stanards for our laws to prevent closures but yet demand accessiblity
. We are so lucky all these powerful women have demaned inclusion and
input . And i dont and couldnt exclude pioneers. Robyn few.pebbles.
Lynette. Kathleen capetti .michelle aldrich . Becky k .debbie g .
Mikki norris nichole strand alex franco sara armsstrong .last but
never least val corral . No lack of leadership
 
 
—
Shona Gochenaur
Executive Director
Axis of Love SF
http://www.facebook.com/axisoflove
http://www.twitter.com/axisoflove

THe link that was posted on sfmdc grp went thru for me . My feed back
is this … enough about the boys club . I would like to reflect on
our sisters in drug policy n reform . Let me start with …sarah
schader . Ive yet to encounter a more concise and in sync presentor
she holds the seat of national policy org on our taskforce and i never
want her to vacate that seat her professionalism and presence in
public arena is exactly what we need. Dege Coutee and her organization
Pan legal training and educational services have enlighten many. Her
policy annalysis comes from ivy league education balanced with her
background in social services and human rights . Cathy smith
.excellent civic leadership as co chair of lowest priority along with
elder mesha monge inzzy one of the best police reform advocates after
the murder of her son by sfpd she with that anger created a prgm to
train police abt mental health and now helps us w police accountablity
. New? Leaders? We have many . But do we need to follow leaders
 
 
—
Shona Gochenaur
Executive Director
Axis of Love SF
http://www.facebook.com/axisoflove
http://www.twitter.com/axisoflove

Folks im reading online and the colorado doj crackdown has many
articles buzzing around. One I found but having trouble posting is a
colorado education forum or newsletter. Can someone post ? It goes
into their investigaton . It claims while 23 letters went out another
54 at risk . Coverage on hawii and chicago times as well.
 
—
Shona Gochenaur
Executive Director
Axis of Love SF
http://www.facebook.com/axisoflove
http://www.twitter.com/axisoflove

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http://www.newsreview.com/chico/marijuana-proponents-switch-gears/content?oid=4851280
 
 
This article was published on
01.12.12<http://www.newsreview.com/chico/2012-01-12/archive>.
 
 
Weston Mickey, a local medical-cannabis advocate, has led several
successful petition campaigns in Butte County. He can often be found
outside Safeway stores.
PHOTO BY MEREDITH J. GRAHAM
 
Marijuana proponents switch gears
 
*Local medical-marijuana* activists declared victory Tuesday (Dec. 10) when
the Butte County Board of Supervisors decided to scrap an ordinance banning
dispensaries. The ordinance, passed in October, was blocked by a petition
circulated by the Citizens for Safe Access group that called for either
repeal or a public vote.
 
“There’s been some confusion over the necessity to outlaw dispensaries,”
County Counsel Bruce Alpert told the board by way of introduction. “It was
not necessary to have that ordinance on the books because our zoning code
does not provide for dispensaries. It’s easier to repeal at this point.”
 
The board and almost everyone who came to speak on the matter agreed. In
fact, it seemed as though some of the speakers had to modify their talking
points because Alpert had already made them.
 
“This ordinance was deeply troubling,” explained medical-cannabis activist
Dan Levine. “It didn’t respect patients’ rights.”
 
Rick Tognoli, who ran the dispensary Scripts Only Service until late 2010,
told the board, “I think you’re afraid of the vote,” but didn’t disagree
with a decision to repeal.
 
“It seems to me that if the federal government is in flux on this issue,
it’s a waste of $50,000 [to put it to a vote],” said Supervisor Bill
Connelly. To place the item on the June ballot would cost about that much,
the county’s elections office estimated.
 
Levine mentioned Assembly Bill 1300, which clarifies existing
medical-marijuana laws and specifically gives cities and counties authority
to create ordinances that regulate the location, operation or establishment
of cooperatives and collectives. Supervisor Maureen Kirk said she wanted to
wait and see what happens with AB 1300 and the federal government’s stance
on California’s laws before crafting a new ordinance. The board voted
unanimously to repeal the dispensary ban.
 
*Outside board chambers,* medical-cannabis activists gathered for
handshakes and pats on the back. Their hard work had paid off. But they
assured each other the job was far from over, and just a few hours after
the supervisors’ meeting in Oroville Levine and fellow Citizens for Safe
Access member Weston Mickey were outside the Safeway on Mangrove Avenue in
Chico with yet another petition in hand, this one supporting a statewide
initiative to “regulate marijuana like wine.”
 
The measure would basically legalize marijuana for recreational use by
adults and would treat it similarly to alcohol. In fact, it would hand
regulation of the drug over to the Department of Alcohol Beverage Control,
establish a minimum age for consumption of 21 and allow taxation and sales
of the substance. Additionally, it “bans development of genetically
modified marijuana” and “directs state and local officials to not cooperate
with federal enforcement of marijuana laws.”
 
Mickey and Levine spoke animatedly about the measure during an interview
Tuesday afternoon. Because it’s a statewide initiative, explained Mickey,
who has described himself as a “professional signature gatherer,” each
individual county must qualify in order to get it on the statewide ballot
in November, which is the goal. The petition drive started last November
and, by law, can last no longer than 180 days.
 
“They already have 20,000 signatures and have raised $100,000,” Mickey said
of the committee overseeing the initiative. As a “field coordinator,”
Mickey said it’s his mission to gather enough signatures in Butte County to
qualify the measure here. Once he finishes, they’ll be shipped off to the
secretary of state, who will then send them back to the county elections
office to count them.
 
“People didn’t like Proposition 19 because it was badly written,” Levine
said. “There seems to be a much better response to this initiative.” He
explained that the Regulate Marijuana Like Wine Committee had conducted
surveys that found when Californians were asked about “legalizing
marijuana” they were still about 50-50 on the matter, but when asked if
“marijuana should be regulated like wine or beer,” they were about 62
percent in favor.
 
The initiative, brought forth by a retired Orange County judge, does not
change anything regarding medicinal use of marijuana, Levine added. Also,
it allows for anyone to grow up to six plants outdoors tax-free (as long as
you’re not selling it). The biggest thing, though, according to Mickey, is
that it would go a step further than SB 420, which merely offers a defense
in court if a person is prosecuted for a marijuana-related crime.
 
“It’s not a defense, but an actual right,” he said.

———- Forwarded message ———-
 
 
http://www.newsreview.com/chico/marijuana-proponents-switch-gears/content?oid=4851280
 
 
This article was published on
01.12.12<http://www.newsreview.com/chico/2012-01-12/archive>.
 
 
Weston Mickey, a local medical-cannabis advocate, has led several
successful petition campaigns in Butte County. He can often be found
outside Safeway stores.
PHOTO BY MEREDITH J. GRAHAM
 
Marijuana proponents switch gears
 
*Local medical-marijuana* activists declared victory Tuesday (Dec. 10) when
the Butte County Board of Supervisors decided to scrap an ordinance banning
dispensaries. The ordinance, passed in October, was blocked by a petition
circulated by the Citizens for Safe Access group that called for either
repeal or a public vote.
 
“There’s been some confusion over the necessity to outlaw dispensaries,”
County Counsel Bruce Alpert told the board by way of introduction. “It was
not necessary to have that ordinance on the books because our zoning code
does not provide for dispensaries. It’s easier to repeal at this point.”
 
The board and almost everyone who came to speak on the matter agreed. In
fact, it seemed as though some of the speakers had to modify their talking
points because Alpert had already made them.
 
“This ordinance was deeply troubling,” explained medical-cannabis activist
Dan Levine. “It didn’t respect patients’ rights.”
 
Rick Tognoli, who ran the dispensary Scripts Only Service until late 2010,
told the board, “I think you’re afraid of the vote,” but didn’t disagree
with a decision to repeal.
 
“It seems to me that if the federal government is in flux on this issue,
it’s a waste of $50,000 [to put it to a vote],” said Supervisor Bill
Connelly. To place the item on the June ballot would cost about that much,
the county’s elections office estimated.
 
Levine mentioned Assembly Bill 1300, which clarifies existing
medical-marijuana laws and specifically gives cities and counties authority
to create ordinances that regulate the location, operation or establishment
of cooperatives and collectives. Supervisor Maureen Kirk said she wanted to
wait and see what happens with AB 1300 and the federal government’s stance
on California’s laws before crafting a new ordinance. The board voted
unanimously to repeal the dispensary ban.
 
*Outside board chambers,* medical-cannabis activists gathered for
handshakes and pats on the back. Their hard work had paid off. But they
assured each other the job was far from over, and just a few hours after
the supervisors’ meeting in Oroville Levine and fellow Citizens for Safe
Access member Weston Mickey were outside the Safeway on Mangrove Avenue in
Chico with yet another petition in hand, this one supporting a statewide
initiative to “regulate marijuana like wine.”
 
The measure would basically legalize marijuana for recreational use by
adults and would treat it similarly to alcohol. In fact, it would hand
regulation of the drug over to the Department of Alcohol Beverage Control,
establish a minimum age for consumption of 21 and allow taxation and sales
of the substance. Additionally, it “bans development of genetically
modified marijuana” and “directs state and local officials to not cooperate
with federal enforcement of marijuana laws.”
 
Mickey and Levine spoke animatedly about the measure during an interview
Tuesday afternoon. Because it’s a statewide initiative, explained Mickey,
who has described himself as a “professional signature gatherer,” each
individual county must qualify in order to get it on the statewide ballot
in November, which is the goal. The petition drive started last November
and, by law, can last no longer than 180 days.
 
“They already have 20,000 signatures and have raised $100,000,” Mickey said
of the committee overseeing the initiative. As a “field coordinator,”
Mickey said it’s his mission to gather enough signatures in Butte County to
qualify the measure here. Once he finishes, they’ll be shipped off to the
secretary of state, who will then send them back to the county elections
office to count them.
 
“People didn’t like Proposition 19 because it was badly written,” Levine
said. “There seems to be a much better response to this initiative.” He
explained that the Regulate Marijuana Like Wine Committee had conducted
surveys that found when Californians were asked about “legalizing
marijuana” they were still about 50-50 on the matter, but when asked if
“marijuana should be regulated like wine or beer,” they were about 62
percent in favor.
 
The initiative, brought forth by a retired Orange County judge, does not
change anything regarding medicinal use of marijuana, Levine added. Also,
it allows for anyone to grow up to six plants outdoors tax-free (as long as
you’re not selling it). The biggest thing, though, according to Mickey, is
that it would go a step further than SB 420, which merely offers a defense
in court if a person is prosecuted for a marijuana-related crime.
 
“It’s not a defense, but an actual right,” he said.

post widely…. RIP Richard …
 
Member, AIDS Activist Richard Kearns Passes
 
Greetings Colleagues -
 
Two important items:
 
— The Public Safety Committee has added a Special Agenda this Friday,
January 13, at 8:45 a.m. at City Hall in room 1010 to discuss the ban on
all medical cannabis dispensaries in LA city limits.
 
Councilmembers Englander, Perry, Krekorian and Zine serve on this
committee. Please contact their offices and let them know you oppose the
ban, the City needs the tax revenue and that California Attorney General
Kamala Harris and the State Legislature are drafting statewide
regulations.
 
Should it pass committee, the item will go to full council for a vote.
Englander and Perry are NOT our allies.
 
Council District 12
Mitchell Englander – s..[email protected],
200 North Spring Street, Room 405
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 473-7012 Fax: (213) 473-6925
 
Council District 9
Jan Perry – s..[email protected]
200 N. Spring Street, Room 420
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 473-7009 Fax: (213) 473-5946
 
Council District 2
Paul Krekorian – s..[email protected]
200 N. Spring Street, Room 425
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 473-7002 Fax: (213) 978-3092
 
Council District 3
Dennis Zine – s..[email protected],
200 N. Spring Street, Room 450
Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 473-7003
Phone: (213) 485-8988 Fax
 
 
— Long-time AIDS patient, political activist and poet Richard Kearns
passed away yesterday afternoon at 3:55 p.m. He was 60 years old. I had
been helping to care for him since Christmas when he fell extremely ill.
He passed peacefully at Cedars Sinai with loved-ones at his side. Richard
is one of the founding board members of PAN and a huge inspiration to us
all. We are grateful for everything he contributed. He will be greatly
missed. His memorial event will be announced shortly.
 
 
Sincerely,
 
Degé Coutee
Executive & Program Director
Patient Advocacy Network
 
@PAN4Compassion
www.CannabisSavesLives.org
(323) 334-5282
 
PAN is a charitable 501(c)(3) organization
 
 
 
 
—
Shona Gochenaur
Executive Director
Axis of Love SF
http://www.facebook.com/axisoflove
http://www.twitter.com/axisoflove

Pls pass along.
 
 
Cal NORML news advisory
The federal government is continuing it's reckless campaign
against medical marijuana providers in California. In San Diego, DEA
agents plundered three dispensaries that had been threatened with
landlord letters. In Sacramento County, a score of dispensaries have
closed voluntarily in response to the letters. Meanwhile, in the
Northern District, the US Attorney has threatened to file suit against
Mendocino county for its innovative program of licensed outdoor grows,
while closing several well-regarded dispensaries on the spurious
grounds that they were within 1,000 feet of playgrounds or parks.
– D. Gieringer
 
—————————————————————————
DEA Agents Raid San Diego Pot Shop
 
California law allows the sale of medicinal marijuana but agents said
it's
illegal under federal law
 
By Tony Shin
 
Thursday, Jan 12, 2012 | Updated 7:09 AM PST
 
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Medicinal-Marijuana-Shop-Raided-DEA-Agents–137176348.html
 
Federal agents raided three pot dispensaries in San Diego acting on a
"landlord law" that was put into action by the U.S. Attorney's office
last
year.
 
Landlords who rent to pot shops were warned to evict their tenants or
face
prosecution and lose their property.
 
Agents targeted "Golden West Collective" on University Avenue in North
Park
Wednesday with assistance from San Diego Police.
 
Trash bags filled with marijuana were brought out and at least one
person
was arrested.
 
"This is just the beginning for us, we're going to be going out and this
thing is going to be ongoing for awhile," said Special Agent Amy
Roderick.
 
Medicinal marijuana supporters protested outside the building chanting
"Shame on you!" at the agents who were also helped by members of the San
Diego County Sheriff's Department.
 
"We now have to buy our drugs from criminals," said pot supporter Rich
Reil.
 
The property manager said the landlord has tried repeatedly to evict the
owners of "Golden West" but they wouldn't leave the building.
 
It's unclear if the landlord will face any charges.
 
A sheriff's deputy told NBCSanDiego that two unmarked vehicles were also
vandalized during the raid and investigators believe the protesters are
responsible for the crime.
 
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Medicinal-Marijuana-Shop-Raided-DEA-Agents–137176348.html
 
 
 
 
—
Shona Gochenaur
Executive Director
Axis of Love SF
http://www.facebook.com/axisoflove
http://www.twitter.com/axisoflove

THx don im contacting allies in LA. Not sure if all patient advocates
know but famoous west hollywood mj and AIDS advocate Richard Kerns
died today .
 
 
—
Shona Gochenaur
Executive Director
Axis of Love SF
http://www.facebook.com/axisoflove
http://www.twitter.com/axisoflove