MEETING ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA WAS NOT CONDUCTED FAIRLY

We also attended the Board of Supervisors meeting where medical
marijuana was discussed.

At the beginning of the meeting we were asked to wait until the last
item scheduled because of the amount of people attending. This way
all who wanted to speak, could. All kindly agreed.

The people were given 15 minutes to speak on these other items. Some
spoke less and some longer. Those that spoke longer got a kindly,
"Thank you for speaking, but your time is up."

We listened and watched our county supervisors at work. We saw
first-hand how our local government really works and how one-sided it can be.

When it came time for the marijuana issue, we were allowed two
minutes to speak. If we went over the two minutes by one second, we
got a very rude and loud "thank you!" about four or five times from
Mr. (David) Finigan. Mr. Finigan did not give us the same common
courtesy and respect as he had the earlier people.

Mr. Finigan only let a few people speak against the issue after only
a few people spoke for the issue. An officer spoke in favor of more
restrictions on medical marijuana and said, "marijuana had a higher
street value and made the drug dealers more money than
methamphetamine." We thought this statement was ludicrous,
border-lining comical.

Mr. Finigan wants to reduce the amount of our medication we can grow,
when the real issue that should be addressed is the methamphetamine
problem we have in this county. Stop the meth cookers and users
instead of worrying about a few marijuana plants grown legally.

As for the rude and unruly, you perfect non-disabled people should
try living with chronic pain that at times can be most unbearable
24/7-365, and the doctors will not give you enough pain meds or they
treat you like a drug addict. Or have many of the other afflictions
requiring medical marijuana. Then tell us you wouldn't resolve to use
an alternate, natural relief.

We don't want to be criminals! We just want ample relief from our
pain and other conditions!

We are writing The Daily Triplicate because when people that were not
at the meeting read the paper, they need to read both sides.

We would also like to thank Supervisor Leslie McNamer for her fairness.

Ron Calafiore, Icey Riegel, Donald Gerald, Ruben Sperry

Crescent City