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S.F. May Help Establish Pot Cooperatives
Posted by CN Staff on February 13, 2004 at 08:28:17 PT
By Lee Romney and Eric Bailey, Times Staff Writers
Source: Los Angeles Times 
San Francisco — Buoyed by a recent federal court decision and changes in state law, this seaside sanctuary for the medical marijuana movement might soon try to help establish nonprofit cooperatives to grow pot for the ill. "It's looking better and better," said San Francisco Supervisor Tom Ammiano. "We've always had the inclination for the public policy and a lot of cooperation from the police, the Department of Public Health, the city attorney and district attorneys. The public sentiment is there. I think San Francisco is in a pivotal position to push this forward…. It's up to us elected officials to find a way."
But a push by city leaders to back medical cannabis dispensaries might prompt swift retaliation by the federal government, a city staff report warned.Ammiano said, however, that the city believed it had found "the most benign way, with minimum liability and preemption of the federal government."Backers of medical marijuana welcomed the report, which comes more than a year after voters in the city overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure that directed city officials to explore establishing a program to grow and distribute cannabis to the sick.Although city officials stop far short of recommending that San Francisco get into the marijuana cultivation business, cannabis activists say it is a solid first step."San Francisco has a long-standing commitment to medical marijuana," said Marsha Rosenbaum of the Drug Policy Alliance. "It is now up to the city government to work closely with patients and caregivers to put this plan into practice." Snipped:Complete Article: http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/coop.htmSource: Los Angeles Times (CA)Author:  Lee Romney and Eric Bailey, Times Staff WritersPublished: February 13, 2004 Copyright: 2004 Los Angeles TimesContact: letters latimes.comWebsite: http://www.latimes.com/Related Articles & Web Sites: Drug Policy Alliancehttp://www.drugpolicy.org/Medicinal Cannabis Research Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/research.htmSan Francisco Moves Closer To Cultivation http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18295.shtmlMedical Marijuana Activists Urge City Actionhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread17998.shtmlCannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml
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Comment #1 posted by Virgil on February 13, 2004 at 10:51:33 PT
It is still strange seeing LA Times on LG story
The LA Times stood the silent platform so long that it is strange to see them do something about their truth decay.
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