THE BATTLE RAGES ON

The sign hanging on the empty Los Angeles Cannabis Resource Center changed
at the end of the Nov. 6 candlelight vigil from "DEAth" to "LIVES."

President Scott Imler spoke at Monday's West Hollywood City Council meeting
about how the center, though no longer operating, lives on as an idea.

Imler also announced the death of Marlene Rasnick, an ovarian cancer patient
and activist for medical marijuana.

"She was a model of courage and determination to beat the odds," Imler said.

There will be a memorial for Rasnick on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Crescent
Heights United Methodist Church, 1296 N. Fairfax Ave., to "honor the brave
woman for her efforts and her life."

The council adjourned Monday's meeting in Rasnick's memory.