CITY OF LAKEPORT NEEDS TO REPEAL BAN ON MARIJUANA

This week, supporters of medical cannabis gathered outside the
Lakeport City Hall calling on safe and legal access to medicine for
patients. I applaud their efforts. The City of Lakeport needs to
repeal the ban on medical cannabis cultivation to ensure the safety
and accessibility for patients.

California voters passed The Compassionate Use Act to ensure that
seriously ill Californians have the right to obtain and use marijuana
for medical purposes. To advance the will of the California voters,
the Legislature enacted SB 420, which established cooperatives and
collectives as the recognized forms of medical marijuana cultivation
and distribution to those who are too sick or otherwise unable to
cultivate it for themselves.

Banning cultivation of legal medicine limits safe and legal access
for patients. A rigid policy that bans cultivation of medical
cannabis deprives qualified patients of the medicine promised them by
the Compassionate Use Act. Banning cultivation places unnecessary
hardship on patients with limited mobility and financial security. It
is crucial that medical cannabis be readily accessible to patients
throughout and across our community.

Donna Serna

Lake County Chapter

Americans for Safe Access