Even though the residents and voters of the city of Marysville, in the June election, voted down Measure A (Marijuana Cultivation) and Measure B (Marijuana Dispensaries), the City Council continues to march down the slippery slope of establishing city-supported marijuana dispensaries. Marysville residents need to take a hard look at the direction the City Council is taking them. A public records request of all related emails in this matter indicated the city manager received back room direction from a majority of the council to pursue establishing Marysville marijuana dispensaries. City staff, including the police chief and marijuana interests, was involved in developing a "done deal" long before the first public hearing. In effect, the results are a city supported marijuana industry monopoly providing kickbacks (taxes) to the city coffers. Each dispensary also directly funds a city police officer; would this officer be used to ensure local marijuana users cannot grow their own and must shop at the city supported marijuana dispensary? This whole deal is looking more like Chicago-style politics. [continues 160 words]
The front page article of the Appeal-Democrat newspaper on Jan. 13 stated "Pot proponents scorn supervisors." It could have also stated "Pot supporters scorn civility, or politeness or courtesy." The item on the agenda was to place two pot proponent initiatives on the June 7 ballot. But that wasn't enough for the unruly crowd, they wanted it now and threw a tantrum. It seems that profanity, catcalls, disruptions and personal threats are a normal tactic by the marijuana user. Some people left the meeting in fear, the Board of Supervisors had to call a recess and four sheriff's deputies had to restore order. But the ridiculous behavior continued. One pot user stood at the podium and loudly demanded that all the supervisors, county council and county administrator be arrested for treason. Could this be the brain damaging results of long-term pot use? Buck Weckman Brownsville Families Against Cannabis Trafficking [end]
On Jan. 11, 1964, Dr. Luther Terry, Surgeon General of the United States, took bold action and identified cigarette smoking as a public health hazard. Following this action, a broadbased anti-smoking public education program was initiated. But the big tobacco industry was not easily intimidated; they fought back with their own misleading advertising and even committed perjury in testimony before Congress. However, over a period of time, the facts and truth prevailed. In 1965, 42 percent of Americans smoked, but thanks to the Surgeon General the number has been reduced to 17%. He is responsible for saving thousands of lives. [continues 294 words]
I clearly remember the day Gary Simpson spoke out against the criminal marijuana industry at a Yuba County Board of Supervisor's meeting. It was the day after his cousin was murdered by marijuana thieves. Now the criminal marijuana industry is trying to make an issue of his letter to Linda residents stating his feelings about his loss. I am not surprised. This destructive element, hiding behind false claims of a "medical marijuana need," will do anything to further their objectives of staying high and growing and trafficking marijuana for the almighty dollar. Almost daily we read about or see the effects: depletion and theft of our ground and surface water, destruction of our environment, home invasions and murders and the infusion of fear into our neighborhoods. [continues 245 words]
