Solano County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday

Dear Medical Marijuana Supporter,

This Tuesday, June 27th, Solano County patients and
advocates will be attending the County's Board of
Supervisors meeting to protest the board's refusal to
uphold our state's medical marijuana laws.

In addition to allowing patients to be harassed,
detained and arrested, the board has indicated that it
does not plan to implement the voluntary medical
marijuana ID card program.

Local patients and advocates are encouraged to speak
during the meeting's "public comment" period at 9am
sharp, Tuesday morning.

Please attend this important meeting to stand up for
safe and legal access to medical marijuana in Solano
County.

Board Meeting Time and Location*:

Tuesday, June 27th – 9:00am
Board of Supervisors Chambers
675 Texas Street
Fairfield, CA 94533

*This is a professional meeting; please dress in
business or business/casual attire.

Thank You,
Aaron Smith
Safe Acceess Now

Talking points supporting California's medical
marijuana ID card program:

• The ID card protects patients and caregivers from
lengthy detainment, arrest, seizure of property or
unnecessary court proceedings. While patients are not
required to participate in the ID card program, many
choose to because they cannot afford the personal risk
of wrongful prosecution that those without ID cards
face.

• The ID card program will greatly assist
law-enforcement in distinguishing patients with
legitimate medical marijuana recommendations from
those who are using false or counterfeit
documentation. The county-administered ID program
clarifies the current patchwork of patient
documentation and frees our law enforcement and
judicial system to focus on genuine criminal activity.

• The county will not incur any additional costs by
implementing the ID card program because the county is
allowed to set its own fees to recoup the start-up and
operating costs. For example, the Oregon Medical
Marijuana Program, implemented in 1999, was able to
realize a $986,000 budget surplus after two years of
operation. This also allowed the state to
significantly reduce the fees imposed on patients.

• The county has a legal responsibility to the State
of California to implement the program, refusal to do
so will expose the county to the risk of possible
legal action at the cost of local taxpayers.

• Voters’ support of safe and legal access to medical
marijuana has only grown stronger since the passage of
the Compassionate Use Act (Prop. 215) in 1996.
According to an independent field poll conducted in
2004, 74% of Californians believe that patients should
not be arrested for using marijuana as medicine. The
statewide Medical Marijuana ID card program simply
provides additional protection to qualified patients
and further solidifies our state law and the will of
the voters.




F. Aaron Smith
Safe Access Now
phone: (707) 291-0076
fax: (866) 204-1341
e-mail: fa_smith [at] yahoo.com
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