CLARIFY POSITION

Editor, the Gazette,

Whose rights are being trampled on?

There is no debate that medical marijuana is already legal. Nor are
legitimate patients who have obtained licensing via Health Canada
being denied access to their medicine. Those claims are emotional red
herrings. The controversy involves Coun. (Joy) Davies' insistence on
dragging Grand Forks into her attempt to change federal legislation
and regulations when she could just as easily accomplish her goals by
communicating personally and directly with Health Canada, which is in
the process of reviewing and revising the regulations.

In June, Coun. Davies stated to me that it was intended to establish a
medical marijuana grow op in Grand Forks. In September, the editor of
the Gazette requested Coun. Davies provide the names of task force
members. The councillor has studiously avoided numerous opportunities
to clarify her position and provide information. Continued game
playing damages the public's trust in the councillor.

At the Aug. 17 Council meeting, Coun. Davies suggested only users of
medical marijuana should be heeded, and the remaining population need
not be heard. How dare she tell the citizens of Grand Forks they are
not allowed to be heard!

Coun. Davies is attempting to impose her will upon us. She has
forgotten the citizens of Grand Forks elected her and are, through
their tax dollars, paying her month stipend. She is a servant of the
people, not our dictator. What a pity Coun. Davies did not disclose
her secret mission during the elections. Had I known her intent, I
would not have voted for her.

If Coun. Davies does not like the way citizens react to her, she could
consider changing how she teats the citizens.

Sylvia Treptow,

Grand Forks