SAN FRANCISCO CLUB CANNABIS

I'd like to respond to San Mateo County's attempt to come to grips with
Proposition 215.

Cannabis clubs work. They should be regulated in San Mateo, just like they
are in the cities of Berkeley and San Jose, in which ordinances were passed
unanimously. In Oakland, the cannabis buyer's club is running smoothly and
has provided medical marijuana to sick people with a doctor's
recommendation without any problems.

The idea of using confiscated marijuana as medical grade marijuana is absurd.

It's imperative that medical marijuana be free of contaminants such as
pesticides, mold and fungus. Any of these undesirable compounds can be
deleterious to the health of the user.

Growing medical grade, organic marijuana is an art. These dedicated growers
should be licensed by county health departments, which would inspect the
product before it is distributed to clubs.

We are all aware that Prop. 215 didn't address key issues like cultivation,
sale and transportation. It is up to local governments to resolve these
areas.

It has been more than a year since the passage of Prop. 215. Let's work
harder to get this effective medicine to those who would benefit from its use.

Catherine Lindsey,

Oakland