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US CA: San Francisco May Defy Feds On Pot
ccguide Thursday 25 Jul 2002 Pubdate: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 Source: Honolulu Advertiser (HI) Copyright: 2002 The Associated Press Contact: Website: http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/195 Author: Kim Curtis, Associated Press Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?115 (Cannabis - California) SAN FRANCISCO MAY DEFY FEDS ON POT SAN FRANCISCO -- Frustrated by the government's determination to shut down medical marijuana clubs, San Francisco is thinking about growing its own. The Board of Supervisors voted late Monday to put a measure on the November ballot that would have city officials explore the possibility of growing marijuana on publicly owned lots and distributing it to ill patients. Supporters said the program could double as job training for the unemployed. "I don't think it would be all that dramatic a venture," said Supervisor Mark Leno, who proposed the idea with three colleagues. California was the first state to approve the use of marijuana for medical ailments, in 1996. San Francisco already issues medical marijuana use cards to patients who have a doctor's permission. Police have refused to participate in any raids and last year city leaders declared San Francisco a sanctuary for medical cannabis use. Leno said the city health department or another agency could distribute city-grown pot. He said he drafted the proposal because the Drug Enforcement Administration remains determined to close down medical marijuana clubs across California. "If the federal government is going to continue to harass and shut down these clubs, then I think it's the city's responsibility to take action," Leno said. "If 60 or 70 percent of voters say 'yes,' the supervisors would be on very solid ground knowing that voters would be with us." Cultivating, possessing and distributing marijuana are illegal under federal law. DEA spokesman Richard Meyer if San Francisco grows marijuana, it could expect a crackdown. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom
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