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...and
Mendocino
County
Sends
Even
A
Stronger
Message
1/30/98
(The following is reprinted courtesy of Dale Gieringer, California
NORML.)
Ukiah, CA, Jan. 28, 1998 -- In a historic meeting, the Mendocino County
Board of Supervisors not only put itself firmly on record in support of
the Ukiah medicinal Cannabis Buyers' Club, but also became the first county
in California to call on Congress to conduct hearings on the legalization
of marijuana.
The board voted 5-0 for a resolution by Sup. Charles Peterson asking
the sheriff and district attorney to observe "the letter, spirit,
and intent" of Prop. 215, and expressing support for the Ukiah club,
one of six clubs named in a federal lawsuit aimed at closing California's
medical cannabis dispensaries.
The board then went on to give unanimous backing to a motion by Supervisor
John Pinches, asking Congressman Frank Riggs to call for congressional
hearings on legalizing marijuana. Rep. Riggs, who is running for the U.S.
Senate, had previously, privately indicated to a group of Laytonville residents
that he would call for such hearings if asked to do so by the Board of
Supervisors. In a letter to Riggs the board wrote, "Due to the millions
of dollars spent on eradication efforts against marijuana, this board is
urging your support to move forward and seek a congressional hearing on
the issues surrounding legalization of marijuana." Pinches, a conservative
Republican and candidate for the State Senate, strongly attacked the war
on pot. "We're spending millions and millions on building more prisons
to keep that system going. If we keep on going for another 10 years, how
many more dollars will be wasted, and what's the price going to be?"
he asked, "All Californians and Americans have to come to sanity on
this issue."
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Issue #27, 1/30/98
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