Pubdate: Thu, 31 May 2012
Source: Chico News & Review, The (CA)
Copyright: 2012 Chico Community Publishing, Inc.
Contact:  http://www.newsreview.com/chico/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/559
Author: Patricia Vance
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v12/n293/a02.html

MEASURE A: TWO VIEWS

Re "Taking the measure of Measure A" (Election cover story, by 
Melissa Daugherty, May 24):

The California Supreme Court has ruled that cities and counties have 
the right to regulate the amount [of medical marijuana] that can be 
grown. If you heard about the destruction people testified about at 
the hearings for the ordinances, you would say the supervisors did 
the right thing.

If there are places that some feel are unfair and have a legitimate 
complaint, they have the right to go to the supervisors, just like 
the people who asked for help getting these ordinances did. It took a 
long time and a lot of hearings, and all were given plenty of time to 
have their say.

There was testimony by elderly citizens who were threatened and 
families who had to walk away from there homes in fear. Familiess who 
live in small rural housing can no longer use their back yards and 
have plastic over every window from the sprays and smell of skunk so 
strong from next door it makes the whole family feel sick.

Patricia Vance

Oroville
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