(Proposed) Emerald Triangle NORML Webpage
Last updated 3/12/2010

March 12 - Dion from the Redwood Coast Geotourism Project was interviewed on KMUD news tonight. Cynthia Elkins asked him if he thought cannabis tourism could be a part of his organizations' push, which is heavily focused on wine. He replied to the effect that he thought cannabis enthusiasm was passe, and hidden. I guess he's never heard of Oaksterdam. Their National Geographic-affiliated site is www.visitredwoodcoast.com.

Mendocino's proposed medical marijuana cultivation ordinance, mentioned on last night's KMUD show, is here. Eureka's proposed medical marijuana ordinance is here.

March 9 - Organized by KMUD's Anna Banana, meetings of stakeholders in Humboldt County's post-legalization economy have begun at Calico's in Garberville every Monday at 3 PM. The last meeting (March 8) was well attended and quite productive.

KMUD will air 2-hour shows on the topic on the next three Thursdays (March 11, March 18 and March 25). A community meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 23 at the Mateel Community Center from 6-10 PM.

Visit www.canorml.org for the latest news on AB2254, the Ammiano-sponsored legalization bill in the California legislature, and TC2010.org, the ballot initiative to be voted on in November.

Contact your California legislatures to have the following language inserted into AB2254:

25406. The department shall make every effort in the issuing of licenses to encourage a competitive market that includes small businesses for marijuana production and distribution.

Write in with your input about what should be included in the bill. (See more below)

Ellen Komp
CaNORML
ellen@canorml.org

Another bill worth looking at is the Massachusetts State/House legalization bill.
This would license farmer/producer/retailers (something AB2254 doesn't do) and regulate the quality and purity of cannabis products.

Here's a quick take on rewriting some Alcoholic Beverages Codes to include Cannabis

NEWS STORIES

Report: Californians consume 16 million ounces of pot a year
Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee
March 9, 2010

Slowly, states are lessening limits on marijuana
USAToday
March 8, 2010

NEWS STORIES 2009

Enough
By Hank Sims, North Coast Journal
5/14/2009

HSU's Thursday Night Talk
Topic: Legalization
5/14/2009

Protect the Humboldt brand
Richard Salzman/For the Times-Standard
5/15/2009

Humboldt Supes Vote for DEA Grant; Pitino Asks for AB390 Support

IMPORTANT MEDICAL CANNABIS CASE TESTS STATE LAW ON COLLECTIVES

North Coast Journal: When Weed is Legal
April 2, 2009

Mendocino Capital of Marijuana Cultivation Moves to Regulate Medical Cannabis Production
April 1, 2009

Kevin Hoover: Cannabis craziness is ending
Arcata Eye -- March 4, 2009

AB390 INTRODUCED IN CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE

Assembly Bill 390 ( Ammiano), which would legalize marijuana for those 21 and over, is now on a two-year track and will see its first hearings in 2010. This gives us a full year to hash out language and build support.

I know there is concern locally about the economic effects of marijuana legalization, but I appeal to this community, which prides itself on championing human rights, not to let the War on Drugs be a price-support system for its cottage industry. Nearly 75,000 Californians were arrested on marijuana charges in 2007. They lose jobs, college loans, parental rights, and more to what increasing numbers of Americans see as an unjust and costly prohibition.

Polls show that a majority of Americans are or soon will be in favor of marijuana legalization. It will happen in our lifetimes, and it's time for the small-time grower to come to the table with proposals that will preserve the way of life we all know and love in the Emerald Triangle. Take a look at the proposed changes below, and the bill, and write in with your thoughts and ideas. You can also write to
NorCal NORML
POB 1203
Redway, CA 95560

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