MARIJUANA DISPENSARY OWNER POINTS TO 'GREAT PERSONAL SACRIFICES' MADE

Dear Editor,

MediLeaf opened Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 as a Not-for-Profit Mutual
Benefit Corporation according to the attorney general guidelines with
a two-step verification process and as a closed-loop collective. Our
attorneys reviewed the Gilroy City Code and advised us that under our
not-for-profit structure it would allow us to open our doors. We
opened in an effort to assist medical patients who have a doctor's
recommendation for cannabis. We sincerely mean no disrespect to anyone.

We would like to continue to work with the Gilroy City Council to
complete writing the Medical Cannabis Ordinance for the City of
Gilroy. In addition, we would like to mitigate in an effort to reach
an amicable compromise rather than expensive litigation that neither
MediLeaf nor the City of Gilroy residents would like to afford.

In five days of operation, more than 250 new members have joined
Medileaf and a large percentage are Gilroy residents. Nineteen of
them are U.S. veterans, the oldest 83 years old who served on the USS
Enterprise. Undoubtedly, there is an overwhelming need for this
collective in Gilroy and two-thirds of the Gilroy voters are in
support of our operations and the use of medical cannabis by
qualified patients.

Please consider those patients and residents in Gilroy who truly need
our services. Many of us involved have made great personal sacrifices
for the patients in Gilroy who truly benefit from the use of
medicinal cannabis for their pain and suffering. We have been
blessed to be able to help others in our community whose lives are
being cut short by terminal illness or traumatic accidents. I hope
that you will also feel such compassion and support us to continue to
service our community in a safe, responsible and legal manner.

Batzi Kuburovich, Gilroy