Mike Glenn Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 5:34 PM To: "" Subject: A reminder about December the 5th In just a dozen days from now, it will be December the 5th. On this day in 1933 was the end of Prohibition-- 82 years ago. Apparently, it caused far more harm than it did good. If you remember pot dealers in California prior to 1997 when it became CA-legal, you likely remember a lot of the negative things that illegal drug dealing brings with it-- until we legalized it. Making medical distribution of medicinal marijuana a criminal offense will push out the legal and peaceful providers, and allow more unscrupulous characters to enter the market (with harder drugs-- and selling to anyone, not just those with a doctors permit). But if you don't care about Newport's children being exposed to people who are offering them illegal drugs or selling them pot without a doctors recommendation, then I suppose none of my arguments matter at all, and outlawing the lawful providers is simply what you want to do-- for some unknown reason (because the reasons cited are frankly laughable) But don't you dare claim that you are surprised or bewildered in two years when our hard-drug use rates for children are even higher than they are today, or that you are shocked when violent crime goes up as a response to higher prices and harder drugs hitting Newport. This ball is firmly in your court. Mike ----------------------- -------- Original message -------- From: Mike Glenn Date: 11/6/2015 1:18 PM (GMT-08:00) To: "" Subject: You're about to ban dihydrogen monoxide I urge you to re-read the text in the pot ban. The definition of "marijuana" contained it in is not only a circular reference, but it hilariously bans... water-- a key chemical compound in the marijuana plant. I also urge you to consider the first lawsuit that happens when a patient is denied by the City of Newport Beach from receiving the products that a doctor recommends for her. Judges have been favorable to dispensaries and patients at nearly every turn-- and often give scathing public comments about those agencies who go attempt to deny patients to receive what their doctor recommends for them. The move for legalizing marijuana is doing nothing but rapidly accelerating, and has been for 20 years. Because of this very obvious fact, I think we can all agree that-- if this passes-- it is only a matter of time before it is repealed and people mock the thought process of those who passed it previously. You may assume that I smoke pot or otherwise have some dog in this fight. Like many (most?) other things I fight for: I don't. This is simply continuing the "Reefer Madness" big government theme, and your names will be forever tied to it. How those names are viewed in subsequent years is up to you. Mike ---------------------------------- http://savenewport.com/2015/11/10/pot-ban-drug-cartels/