This coming Tuesday, March 23, 2010, The Atascadero City Council will introduce an ordinance for “first reading, by title only,” to prohibit the establishment and operation of medical marijuana facilities in the City of Atascadero. This would be a permanent prohibition. Even worse, it will apply not only to dispensary facilities, but also to the delivery of medical marijuana to any patient living within the Atascadero city limits.
If you are in the Central Coast area, you are urged to attend this meeting and voice your support that the Council continue this item to give the matter additional review and consideration. The meeting is scheduled to begin sometime after 6:00 pm (probably closer to 7:00 pm), as soon as a redevelopment agency meeting finishes.
Atascadero City Hall is located at 6907 El Camino Real in the new Colony Square. You are also encouraged to mail letters to that address, call City Hall (8:00 am to 5:00 pm) at 805-461-500, or email the Council. Also, atascadero.org will take you to the City’s home page.
The Central Coast has now formed a San Luis Obispo Chapter of Americans for Safe Access, the national advocacy organization that focuses solely on medical marijuana access and use issues. Join us!
The dismal results of last night's city council meeting, which were unanimous to ban all collective activities within the city limits, including delivery services, only emphasizes the point that we need to start a heavy campaign of educating the local communities about safe legal access to medical marijuana. The council focused only on the potential of criminal activity, giving no attention to the rights of patients.
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