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DESCRIPTION:  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\nContact: Shona Gochenaur 
 415-240-5247\naxisoflovesf@gmail.com\n\nSan Francisco Responds to Safe 
 Access Crisis and Calls on Mayor Newsom to Lead the Way\n\nBirthplace of 
 Medical Marijuana Defends Sanctuary Status Against DEA\n\nSan 
 Francisco-Officials, community leaders and patient advocates will hold a 
 press\nconference on Monday, February 4th at noon on the front steps of 
 City Hall to\ndemonstrate support for a resolution condemning the DEA 
 recent tactics to undermine\nCalifornia's medical cannabis 
 laws.\n\nSpeakers will include California State Senator Carole Migden, San 
 Francisco\nSupervisor Chris Daly, San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, 
 two commissioners\nRobert Haaland Board of Appeals and David Campos - 
 Police Commissioner, San\nFrancisco Democratic Party Chairman Scott Wiener, 
 President of the Harvey Milk LGBT\nDemocratic Club Rafael Mandelman, 
 Michael Goldstein and Mira Ingram of the San\nFrancisco Marijuana Offenses 
 Oversight Committee, Alex Franco of ASA SF, Shona\nGochenaur of Axis of 
 Love SF, Bruce Wolfe will be spokes person for SF Greens, Steve\nKubby, and 
 others TBA.\n\nThe DEA has sent letters to property owners who rent to 
 dispensaries in San\nFrancisco -- and all over California -- threatening 
 them with property seizure\nunless they evict the dispensaries operating 
 there.  Many dispensaries statewide\nhave already had to close.  With the 
 DEA's latest round of letters to Northern\nCalifornia property owners who 
 rent to dispensaries, many San Francisco dispensaries\nare facing 
 closure.\n\nThe Democratic Central Committee recently passed a resolution 
 condemning the DEA\nsending threatening letters to landlords of regulated 
 medical cannabis safe access\ncenters 
 (http://www.sfdemocrats.org/sfd/resolutions.html).  San 
 Francisco\nSupervisors are scheduled to hear a similar resolution on 
 Tuesday, February 5th,\npledging their support to the Chairman of the 
 Judiciary Committee of Congress, John\nConyers Jr - who called for hearings 
 to investigate the DEA attempt to undermine\nCalifornia state laws 
 (resolution 
 080152\nhttp://www.sfgov.org/site/bdsupvrs_page.asp?id=74605).\n\nThe 
 resolution also calls on Mayor Newsom to stand with Mayor Dellums of 
 Oakland -\nwho has issued a statement in support of congressional hearing 
 to protect access for\nhis city's medical cannabis providers. \n\n"Patients 
 in San Francisco and across the state support this resolution "says 
 Alex\nFranco of ASA SF, a local patients advocacy group "We hope that the 
 pressure from\nthe Board will urge the Mayor to publicly reaffirm his 
 support for safe access and\nthe landlords who house medical cannabis 
 dispensaries." The resolution also called\nfor state legislators to protect 
 state laws regarding medical cannabis, as well as\nCongressional 
 Representatives.\n\nThe resolution is lead by Supervisor Chris Daly, 
 co-sponsored by Supervisor Ross\nMirkarimi. Both the Harvey Milk Democratic 
 club and SF Green party have endorsed\nthis resolution.\n\nNow it's time to 
 tell the rest of those we elected to positions of power to take\naction in 
 support of sick and disabled people in California!\n\nWhen: Monday, 
 February 4, 12:00 noon\n\nWhere: The front steps of San Francisco City 
 Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place\n   \n  Dellums Statement: 
 http://safeaccessnow.org/downloads/Dellums_Statement.pdf \n\n  Dellums 
 Letter to 
 Conyers:\nhttp://safeaccessnow.org/downloads/Dellums_Letter_to_Conyers.pdf\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/02/04/18476971.php
SUMMARY:SF: Officials, community leaders and patient advocates speak out
LOCATION:The front steps of San Francisco City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/02/04/18476971.php
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