COUNCIL IGNORED VOTERS' DECISIONS

Regarding "Council approves rules for medical pot shops" (March 29):
Since when did the City Council become the doctor, jury and judge for
the dispensing of "medication" to people in San Diego?

We use an electoral system to decide what is preferred by the majority
of people. Sadly, it seems to be undermined in its execution of
service by a small fraction of civic leaders. It's a bothersome trend
that impacts the health of our society and should be brought to
voters' attention before the next election.

Let's review a couple of recent experiences: Voters decided to allow
the use of medical marijuana for people who choose this form of
medication. San Diego civic leaders allowed hours of public debate and
then voted to make access to this medication difficult.

Voters decided to prohibit the use of fluoride in our water system for
people who "choose" not to use this form of medication. San Diego
civic leaders allowed minutes of public debate and then voted to
follow state law and begin the fluoridation of our water system.

The reality is this: San Diego civic leaders decided to "medicate" our
water system when we the people didn't want it and decided to limit
access to medication for the people who do want it. Fortunately, we
can still choose not to employ for the advice of the City Council as
our primary-care physician, as this advice seems rather backward.

James Cudworth

Mission Hills