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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Last week, the California
Assembly Committee on Public Safety approved AB 2743, authored by Assembly
Member Lori Saldaña (D – San Diego). The bill would make it the policy of state
and local law enforcement agencies not to cooperate with the DEA or other
federal law enforcement agencies in their attacks on sick and dying medical
marijuana patients and their providers.
In 1996, the voters of
California enacted Proposition 215, which authorized the use and cultivation of
medical marijuana in the state. More than ten years after the law went into
effect, there remain elements of local law enforcement who refuse to recognize
the will of the voters. “Medical marijuana patients and providers desire to be
in compliance with state and local laws, and take responsible actions to ensure
that local governments are aware of their activities and businesses,” said
Curtis Notsinneh, DPA’s deputy state director in Sacramento, who testified in
support at the hearing.
Yet some local law
enforcement groups still feel the need to investigate, raid, and arrest these
providers. In some of the most egregious cases, some of these providers were
permitted to operate by local governments, only later to be turned over to the
federal government by local law enforcement officials.
It is time to call on all
agencies to respect the will of California voters and stop cooperating with
federal attacks on patients and providers. Drug Policy Alliance will continue to
work with Marijuana Policy Project, Americans for Safe Access, the ACLU, and
public defenders to support this legislation as it progresses.
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