CANNABIS COMMUNITY STRONG

I ENJOYED Brenda Payton's saga of what happened in District 6 that led to
Desley Brooks' upset victory over interim Council member Moses Mayne.

While I agree with her analysis, it's also important to note that Mayne
publicly turned his back on the organized medical marijuana patients of
Oakland last summer and voted to reduce access to cannabis for patients.
This time the patients turned their backs on him, and helped elect Brooks.

The cannabis community in Oakland is a serious constituency with a long
memory as to who supports patient rights and who does not. Mayne's defeat
serves as a warning to De La Fuente and his allies to reconsider their
arrogant, anti-patient positions before the next election.

Chris Conrad

El Cerrito