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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on October 8, 1996 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Rogers, Bishop, DeSaulnier, Torlakson and Smith
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: Correspondence
C.72 LETTER dated September 9, 1996, from Maria Bruce, 3055 Treat Blvd.,
#47, Concord, CA 94518; and LETTER dated September 20, 1966 from
Lynne Barnes, R.N., Acting Director, Californians for Compassionate Use,
1444 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102, requesting endorsement of
Prop. 215, The Medical Marijuana Initiative for Compassionate Use.
(Considered with Item DA of this date).
C.73 LETTER dated September 23, 1996, from Joel A. Medlin, Field
Supervisor, United States Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife
Service, Sacramento Field Office, 3310 El Camino Ave., Ste 130,
Sacramento, CA 95821-6430, notifying of a public hearing and requesting
comments on the proposed addition of Suisun Thistle and Soft Bird's -
Beak to the Endangered Species Act.
""REFERRED**REFERRED TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR
C.74 LETTER dated September 23, 1996, from Gregory Poseley, Manager,
Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program, Office of Land
Conservation, 801 K Street, MS13 - 71, Sacramento, CA 95814-3430,
requesting assistance with updating the 1994 Contra Costa County
Important Farmland Map for 1996.
""REFERRED**REFERRED TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the recommendations as
noted (****) are approved.
I hereby certify rr;_r t 'r;i-a true and correct copy of
an action tCn red ontthq minutes of the
Board of Sup so n ho da 9�
ATTESTED:
PHIL BATCHELOR,ClerlE 01 the Board
of Supervisors and Co my Administrator
c. c. Correspondents
Community Development, Director B uty
RECEIVED
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3055 TREAT BLVD.-*4q CI.ERK60ARDOFSUPERVISORS
CONCORD, CA 94518 CONTRA COSTA CO.
SEPTEMBER 9, 1996
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
651 PINE STREET, ROOM 106
MARTINEZ, CA 94553
ATTN: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CLERK
DEAR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
AS A TAXPAYING CITIZEN OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY I HEREBY
REQUEST YOU TAKE A STAND AND VOTE TO ENDORSE PROPOSITION
215; THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA INITIATE FOR COMPASSIONATE USE.
AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, I FEEL THAT YOU ARE OBLIGATED TO
ENDORSE PROP. 215 DUE TO ITS OVERWHELMING SUPPORT WITHIN THE
COMMUNITY.. ADDITIONALLY, AS A BUSINESSWOMAN, I THINK THAT
ANY STATEMENT SHORT OF FULL SUPPORT WOULD CONTRADICT THE
PROGRESSIVE, FORWARD THINKING COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT THAT WE
ARE ALL TRYING TO CREATE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.
YOURS TRULY,
Av—�&Pf()(-e�
MARIA BRUCE
ATTN: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CLERK
PLEASE DISTRIBUTE TO THE FOLLOWING SUPERVISORS-
DISTRICT 1 JIM ROGERS
DISTRICT 2 JEFF SMITH
DISTRICT 3 GAYLE BISHOP
DISTRICT 4 MARK DeSAULNIER
DISTRICT 5 TOM TORLAKSON
* CALIFORNIANS FOR COMPASSIONATE USE
1444 Market Street • San Francisco,CA 94102 http://www.marijuana.org
�. 415.621.3986 • fax 415.621.0604 email: cbc@marijuana.org
FPPC ID: 960825
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September 20, 1996
Dr. Jeff Smith, District 2
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
651 Pine Street, Room 106
Martinez, CA 94553
Dear Supervisor Smith:
Soon you will be asked to endorse or oppose Proposition 215, the medical
marijuana proposition. It is my desire to inform you on the issue before you vote.
You may be aware that the California State Legislature has passed two bills, two
years in a row, relating to medical marijuana.They passed with bipartisan support. Both
bills were supported by Assemblyman Rainey and Senator Boatwright.These laws would
have allowed doctors to prescribe marijuana and would have kept sick people out of jail
for using it.These bills were vetoed by Gov. Wilson. We have taken the wording from these
two bills,put them into this proposition, and collected 850,000 signatures to qualify the
measure for the ballot. Over 45,000 of these signatures came from Contra Costa County.
This initiative is supported by over 50 health and service organizations,including
the San Francisco Medical Society (representing 9,000 doctors), the California Congress of
Seniors,the NAACP, the California Nurses Association,the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society-- Northern California Chapter, and dozens of AIDS and cancer organizations. In
addition,there have been eight newspaper editorial endorsements,including The Contra
Costa Times and The Daily Review in Hayward.
Although the issue is"medical marijuana" and patients' trust of doctors to
appropriately prescribe medicines,it also speaks to us as a people and the direction of our
nation. Will it be remembered that we denied sick and dying people a medicine that helps
them, for purely political reasons?Then are we prepared to jail these sick people?Who are
we?Where are we going?
Please join with us as we work to create a more loving and compassionate society,
and vote yes on 215.
Sincerely,
RECEIVEDy
SEP 2 3 (996 Lynne Barnes,RN
Acting Director
Californians for Compassionate Use
CLERK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CONTRA COSTA CO.
VOTE YES! ON PROP 215-CANNABIS IS SAFE AND EFFECIVE MEDICINE FOR CALIFORNIA
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