DANA POINT'S DUBIOUS MEDICAL MARIJUANA BUSTS

I am feeling tremendous anxiety about our city of Dana Point working
so hard to close all the medical marijuana collectives without so
much as a survey or series of public hearings. After all, the city is
trying to nullify the votes of millions of Californians.

It is not a whim for the city to decide alone. The city's statement,
which claims that this action "had nothing to do with marijuana," is
dubious to say the least. I wonder how many other types of facilities
were recently targeted under the same supposed code violations.

As elected representatives they are bound by common sense to poll the
constituency before action, especially if their actions run contrary
to the majority vote of Californians for medical marijuana. I am
extremely uncomfortable with being a part of a city that would deny a
suffering person a measure of relief due to a potential for abuse by
minors and opportunists. This penchant for abuse exists in alcohol
and prescription drugs as well as over-the-counter concoctions.

In addition, the city is opening itself up to additional needless
expense defending against lawsuits that it will surely face on the issue.

Susan R. Rouse

Dana Point