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No Smoking Allowed at WAMMfest Due To Oversight
Posted by CN Staff on September 21, 2009 at 17:43:04 PT
By Genevieve Bookwalter
Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel
Santa Cruz -- No smoking will be allowed at WAMMfest this year, after a planning mix-up has answered the question of whether to allow medical marijuana use during the San Lorenzo Park celebration on Saturday.Leaders of Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana said last week that they planned to go before the City Council today to ask for their annual exemption to the city's no-smoking rules for WAMMfest, the group's autumn celebration of the medicinal herb.
WAMM sent a letter to the council asking for support of the group's festivities last month. But no one asked a specific council member to put the no-smoking exemption request on the agenda, a necessary step before council members can consider allowing patients to inhale medical pot in the park. As a result, the item is not on Tuesday's agenda and WAMM will not be allowed to erect the two smoking tents the group planned for Saturday. The tents were to accommodate members of the nonprofit medical marijuana collective - many of whom are terminally ill - and medicinal smokers with proper identification. "They have an event permit, but they can't get an exemption to the smoking ban," said Mayor Cynthia Mathews on Monday.Santa Cruz Police spokesman Zach Friend said his department will not increase the number of officers on duty Saturday afternoon for WAMMfest. However, those on duty will issue citations if the park's no-smoking rules are not followed, he said.The oversight relieves council members of a potentially awkward decision, which could have involved allowing smoking in a no-smoking park two weeks after unanimously approving sweeping no-smoking rules around town. The City Council nearly denied last year's request, at first splitting the vote with one member absent. The exemption was approved 4-3 at the next meeting.Councilman Mike Rotkin said the oversight was not purposeful. Had he known the item was not sponsored for the agenda, Rotkin said, he would have done it himself.WAMMfest "has never been violent or rowdy or out of control," Rotkin said. "As you might imagine, it's a very mellow event."Because the city's new smoking rules don't take effect until next month, medicinal marijuana users cannot smoke in the park on Saturday but could legally smoke on adjacent sidewalks, Rotkin said.WAMM leaders did not return calls seeking comment Monday.WAMMfest pits two of Santa Cruz's competing values against each other, as Council members two weeks ago unanimously approved expanding no-smoking rules to overwhelming public approval. But seven years ago Santa Cruz allowed WAMM to hand out medical marijuana on City Hall steps after federal drug enforcement agents raided their North Coast farm, and voters in 2006 directed police to make marijuana enforcement their lowest priority.Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel (CA)Author: Genevieve Bookwalter Published: September 21, 2009Copyright: 2009 Santa Cruz SentinelContact: editorial santa-cruz.comURL: http://drugsense.org/url/SNbhYCkpWebsite: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/Related Article:WAMMfest Asks for Smoking Exceptionhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread25011.shtmlCannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml
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Comment #30 posted by Hope on September 23, 2009 at 08:15:04 PT
Might be a good time for some patients to
try the cooked herb filled capsules if they can keep them down or the cookies or something.If they are able to attend the "Fest"... surely they are able to consume the capsules.Surely foodstuffs or tea aren't against their public park laws. Just don't drop any wrappers or cups and get arrested for littering.
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Comment #29 posted by Hope on September 22, 2009 at 19:20:05 PT
FoM
You said, "Parents need to stand up and make up their mind how they feel and get involved." Yes. Parents. Grandparents. Great Grandparents. Aunts and uncles. Brothers and sisters.
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Comment #28 posted by FoM on September 22, 2009 at 18:04:40 PT
Hope
I don't know what to think about children. I am a strong hands off kind of person when it comes to someone elses children. Parents need to stand up and make up their mind how they feel and get involved.
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Comment #27 posted by Hope on September 22, 2009 at 18:04:30 PT
I've seen men in politics a little bit out there..
For sure!For most certainly sure.
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Comment #26 posted by Hope on September 22, 2009 at 17:48:19 PT
women help end Alcohol Prohibition
Yes... they did."For the Children!"I hate seeing the "Children" treated so shittily because of some of these irrational laws. Especially the laws pertaining to cannabis. It's horrifying what those laws can do to a "Child"!To tiny little babes in their mother's arms. Mother and all.Young and old alike.Sacrificed... literally, if inadvertently or directly, for something... it seems.Collateral damage. War. Being bound. Suicide. Punishment. Hatred. Despising. Shunning. War. Denying. Betraying. Hatred. Anger. War.
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Comment #25 posted by FoM on September 22, 2009 at 16:53:19 PT
Hope
I don't know what to think about women in politics. I have seen a few that seem a little bit out there but heck I've seen men in politics a little bit out there too.
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Comment #24 posted by FoM on September 22, 2009 at 16:45:00 PT
Hope
I was told by a person at Mapinc. years ago when I mentioned why would I think I could do CNews since drug policy reformers are mostly men? He said it was women who help end Alcohol Prohibition so why not?
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Comment #23 posted by Hope on September 22, 2009 at 16:18:11 PT
No smoking rules
No doubt we are governed, to too great an extent, by obsessive scaredy cats. I think more women in government might actually have something to do with this. Some men are obsessive fraidy cats though. Even big ones with big muscles and all kinds of physical strength. Anybody, any size, can be brave. Same thing with being an obsessive scaredy cat.Someone over at Pete's place has been making comments about estrogen in government. I've been thinking about it. Of course women, some women, could always effect government even when we couldn't vote or hold office... except Queenship. But motherdom, friendship, lovers, sisterhood... etc., all, always, figured into the proposition here and there. That guy at DrugWaRant says that women voting and governing and estrogen are responsible for the "Nanny" state and the "For the children!" governing and laws. He might be right.That makes me sad. There needs to be a balance. Not overwhelming testosterone or overwhelming estrogen.A lot of good and sweet things in life can be missed because of either extreme in thinking.*sigh*
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Comment #22 posted by FoM on September 22, 2009 at 16:07:23 PT
Hope
Me too! Where would reform be with George Soros?
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Comment #21 posted by Hope on September 22, 2009 at 16:01:07 PT
I very much agree, Museman.
"I say Thank Yah for the George Soros's in the world."
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Comment #20 posted by FoM on September 22, 2009 at 15:08:59 PT
dongenero
It was a private school. We didn't have the government involved at all in our school. The teachers seemed proud of that back then. It might have changed but it was supported only by the Catholic Church.
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Comment #19 posted by dongenero on September 22, 2009 at 15:04:55 PT
FoM
Upon reading your school's statement I can't help but think, good thing Obama didn't make such specific statements to the school children. He was vilified for making far more benign statements than your school's mission statement. I think the mission statement is fine, including the religious statements, considering it is a private, Catholic school. These are positive attributes and goals at face value.
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Comment #18 posted by FoM on September 22, 2009 at 14:51:49 PT
Dongenero
I just found the philosophy of my school. I know Catholics have a very bad history but some of the things taught were mind expanding. I am not Catholic anymore. I gave it up in my mid 20s but I must say I learned a lot from the school.Discipline and respect was a big part of our education.The philosophy of education and objectives of CCHS: 1. To form a person of character through proper formation of the will development of worthy ideals, acquisition of correct habits, control of the emotions and the acquisition of moral integrity.2. To develop personality through the practice of Christian values by encouraging a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church.3. To promote Christian service to the school, home, Church, and community.4. To help students acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes for successful personal and family living.5. To develop a proper respect for the body, one’s self-image and the inseparable relationship between body and soul.6. To prepare students to assume their role in family, parochial, social, economic, and civil life in light of Christian ideals.7. To offer the students direction toward the attainment of their vocational strengths and choice for future life.8. To develop a sensitivity toward cultural and aesthetic values through curricular and extracurricular activities.9. To provide a religious and intellectual environment that will stimulate a desire for virtue and scholarship.10. To provide students with knowledge and operational skills of computer related technology and its responsible use.http://www.cchscardinals.org/19771041192446397/site/default.asp
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Comment #17 posted by FoM on September 22, 2009 at 14:21:07 PT
dongenero
This was the motto of my high school. I agree with you.Central Catholic High School exists for the purpose of helping students build a strong foundation for life. CCHS strives to give students the tools to succeed: a solid curriculum designed to help the individual grow spiritually, academically, and socially. We provide a disciplined environment in which individuals can discover their abilities and share them with others; we promote participation in extra-curricular activities and athletic programs which support the holistic approach of forming the entire person. CCHS endeavors to prepare students to live fully human adult lives in society and to assist students in striving for the final goal of all Christians- Eternal Life in Jesus Christ. Central Catholic High School is located in Reading, Pennsylvania on the site of what used to be the Luden's Mansion. Central is a Catholic High School in the Allentown Diocese. ...http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/23243
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Comment #16 posted by dongenero on September 22, 2009 at 14:07:00 PT
FoM #14
I think that actively being a good citizen has much more to do with real patriotism. What can you do for you country? What can you do for your fellow citizens who may be less fortunate? What can you do to contribute to and further the lofty goals of our society?What passes for patriotism these days has more to do with dumbed-down political ideology and resting on the laurels and contributions of great citizens, humanitarians and innovators who came before. Glenn Beck? Rush?....I'm talking to you.
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Comment #15 posted by FoM on September 22, 2009 at 13:51:01 PT
Hope
I think that is great. I just wasn't exposed to patriotic songs. I guess I was sheltered from it. My father was in WWI but he never talked about it. Maybe because women dominated our family that was the reason. I didn't have any brothers.
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Comment #14 posted by FoM on September 22, 2009 at 13:10:03 PT
Hope
I didn't understand patriotism since my parents didn't talk about it and school didn't talk about. Being a good citizen of the United States and world was important though.
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Comment #13 posted by Hope on September 22, 2009 at 12:31:23 PT
No matter what they are or where they came from
they made me, personally, a spiritual pillar of beaming light. Sometimes a song can still do that for me.I got into it. They... it... got me. Got me good.:0)
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Comment #12 posted by Hope on September 22, 2009 at 12:27:35 PT
FoM Comment 3
Patriotic songs.They transformed me into a little pillar of beaming patriotic light.
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Comment #11 posted by museman on September 22, 2009 at 09:25:08 PT
'Obamacare' #4
Chicken little ain't got nothin on these folks.Same old, same old. These kinds of articles are the scary ones though, because they deliver the hype and propaganda without the vitriol and emotional instability often so evident in prohibitionist, and right-wing attitudes.The appearance and demeanor of the pretense of 'calm, straight 'facts'' makes the lies look good in print.Its pretty transparent to those in the know, but it takes more energy to debunk these liars and thieves than it does to publish them..,such is the nature of the 'free enterprise system' (meaning money talks everything else walks). Even the casting of Soros into 'the evil mastermind' category shows this phenomenon. They are whining about how George chose to be charitable, as if paying the wages of do-nothing rich people claiming to work for the various corporate 'accredited' 'charities' was more honorable.I say Thank Yah for the George Soros's in the world. If there were 10 of them globally, the world would change.Couldn't find 10 in Sodom, or Gomorrah. Things haven't changed all that much socially, except to get much, much worse.REPEAL PROHIBITION
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Comment #10 posted by museman on September 22, 2009 at 09:08:09 PT
Hey ripit... OT
I figured it out! :)
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Comment #9 posted by dongenero on September 22, 2009 at 09:05:10 PT
Energypublisher's poor journalism
This warrants a letter for sure. How could someone report on NIDA's request for bid, spin it into some Obama/Soros conspiracy while completely missing the entire history of this program since 1978, miss the patients that are being supplied pounds of medical marijuana monthly by a government who claims there is no medical use? All the while their embarrassing request for bid will surely be granted to Uof Mississippi again, while they deny research material to those seeking to prove medical benefits of cannabis. Not to mention the US Patent the government holds of therapeutic use of cannabinoids.Ms. Ehrenfild appears to have given no effort to research whatsoever, on this article. And yet someone is all to happy to print the content? The dumbing down of America continues.
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Comment #8 posted by museman on September 22, 2009 at 08:59:10 PT
Hope
"My country tis of thee.""God save the Queen."Same song, different lyrics. First major plagiarism of the 'New World.'
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Comment #7 posted by FoM on September 22, 2009 at 08:39:10 PT
ripit
Good Morning to you too!
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Comment #6 posted by dongenero on September 22, 2009 at 08:10:33 PT
Vaporizers
Make a vaporizer expo tent.Get vaporizer manufacturers to send demonstration units. It's advertising for them. It also highlights a great alternative to the claims that smoking is not medicine.
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Comment #5 posted by ripit on September 22, 2009 at 07:50:31 PT:
fom on #4
a perfect example of prohib ignorance! oh how i wish ppl would open their eyes! ohh and by the way good morning to you!
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Comment #4 posted by FoM on September 22, 2009 at 06:48:48 PT
Obamacare Prepares for Medical Marijuana
Since when is Uncle Sam pushing marijuana cigarettes? Are doobies now the medicine of choice for cancer-sufferers and others?By Rachel Ehrenfield Tuesday, September 22, 2009
George Soros must be thrilled. Sixteen years after Soros began his advocacy for drug legalization and promoting "medical marijuana," the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is venturing into the distribution and production of marijuana cigarettes. According to an August solicitation for proposals, the selected organizations will be controlled by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and will have to comply with FDA regulations. Proposals in response to bid N01DA-10-7773 are due in to a Bethesda contracting office by October 9, 2009.Until the early 1990s, the voices to legalize drugs in the United States were not in sync. This changed with Soros's first foray into U.S. domestic politics in 1992-1993. Soros declared: "The war on drugs is doing more harm to our society than drug abuse itself," and proceeded with his checkbook advocacy through his Open Society Institute (OSI) to give some $15 million to establish and fund several pro-drug legalization organizations. Since then, he and his like-minded friends have poured many millions into different programs aimed at drug legalization.URL: http://www.energypublisher.com/article.asp?id=20572
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Comment #3 posted by FoM on September 22, 2009 at 05:36:49 PT
Hope
I went to public school in first and second grade. We sang those type of songs and even back then I didn't necessarily like patriotic songs. After I transferred to Parochial school in 3rd grade I never heard anymore songs like that.
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Comment #2 posted by Hope on September 22, 2009 at 05:11:14 PT
I recall a quaint ditty from my childhood...
"My country... 'tis of thee...Sweet Land of Liberty.Of thee, I sing.""Let Freedom ring".Isn't that ironic? They must have been trying to teach me cynicism. I get it now.Yes. It could be worse somewhere else. I realize that. But... "My country... 'tis of thee"?*sigh*
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Comment #1 posted by FoM on September 21, 2009 at 18:20:35 PT
Court Of Appeals Will Hear Important MMJ Case
Court Of Appeals Will Hear Important Medical-Marijuana Case On TuesdayBy Kate Klein, LAW WEEK COLORADOSeptember 21, 2009 DENVER — The Colorado Court of Appeals will hear a critical case regarding medical marijuana dispensaries Tuesday. People v. Clendenin originated in 2006 in Boulder’s County trial court.Most significantly, the case is likely to provide precedent for how Colorado defines a “primary caregiver.”
The People, represented by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, argue that the primary caregiver must personally know the people that they grow marijuana for. The opening brief states that a caregiver must have “significant responsibility for managing the well being of a patient—[which] requires a relationship beyond providing marijuana.”A response brief from the Stacy Clendenin’s attorney, Robert Corry, counters this idea of significant responsibility as unreasonable. Corry makes the analogy that much more serious pharmaceutical drugs do not lie under the same strict definition.Corry argues that “the State does not address in its brief Ms. Clendenin’s commonsense and apt analogy between medical marijuana caregivers and pharmacies, which supply even harder narcotics to thousands of Colorado patients every day without face-to-face meetings between patients and those in the production chain.”Other arguments to be made Tuesday will include a challenge of probable cause for the original search warrant; issues of vague language in statutes surrounding medical marijuana; and unfair prevention of Clendenin to bring forward numerous people to testify on her behalf in the trial court.URL: http://www.statebillnews.com/?p=3166
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