Monday, April 12, 2010

Oppose AB 2650 - Act fast to protect patients' access

"On Tuesday, the California Assembly Committee on Public Health will
discuss AB 2650, bill that would require that medical cannabis
collectives, cooperatives, and growers be located at least 1,000 feet
away from a laundry list of "sensitive uses" everywhere in the
state. The bill was introduced unexpectedly this week by Assembly Member
Joan Buchanan (D-Alamo). AB 2650 is sponsored by the Peace Officers
Research Association of California (PORCA), a law enforcement lobby
organization that opposes medical cannabis, and mirrors a controversial
ordinance recently adopted in the City of Los Angeles.

ASA opposes AB 2650, and we are calling on our members in California to
tell their Assembly representatives on the committee to vote no. Find
out if your Assembly representative is on the Public Health Committee,
and tell him or her to oppose AB 2650!..."

Read the entire post with links at http://safeaccessnow.org/blog/?p=697

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