Pubdate: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 Source: Chico News & Review, The (CA) Copyright: 2015 Chico Community Publishing, Inc. Contact: http://www.newsreview.com/chico/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/559 Author: Patricia Smith ALL ABOUT POT Whether we like it or not, chances are good that California voters will approve a 2016 initiative to legalize marijuana for adults over 21. I have mixed feelings about this proposal and will need to see that medical marijuana patients retain their rights to grow their own medicine after recreational use is legalized before I will support this effort. You will get a chance to voice your opinions before the initiative is drafted at the upcoming stakeholders' meeting sponsored by the Emerald Growers Association and the Coalition for Cannabis Policy Reform. This is the only meeting scheduled for Northeastern California and it's taking place from noon to 3:30 p.m. on April 10 at the Nevada County Horseman's Association, 10600 Bubbling Springs Road, Grass Valley. CCPR has been holding meetings throughout the state to unite the divisive factions within our movement in the hopes of avoiding a stalemate like in 2014, when warring factions within the cannabis community could not agree on a single initiative and consequently ended up with nothing on the ballot. This meeting is open to all members of the public. Patricia Smith Nevada County chair, Americans for Safe Access - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom