* Yolo County Action Alert *

Dear medical marijuana supporter,

Next Tuesday, February 27, the Yolo County Board of
Supervisors will be conducting a hearing on the
implementation of the statewide medical marijuana ID
card program. The Public Health Department is seeking
the board's approval to move forward with the program
in Yolo County.

Once the voluntary program is made available, local
patients will have the opportunity to obtain the ID
cards through the county. The program provides further
protection from detainment, arrest or the seizure of
medicine for those who choose to become cardholders.

If you live in Yolo County, please take a few minutes
to contact the Board of Supervisors to express your
support for this important program. Please email all
five board members, politely urging them to order
county staff to begin accepting applications for the
ID cards, without further delay. Feel free to use the
sample email message, posted at the bottom of this
communication.

Yolo County Board of Supervisors:
Dist 1 -- Mike McGowan - mike.mcgowan [at] yolocounty.org
Dist 2 -- Helen Thomson - helen.thomson [at] yolocounty.org
Dist 3 -- Matt Rexroad - matt [at] rexroad.com
Dist 4 -- Mariko Yamada - mariko.yamada [at] yolocounty.org
Dist 5 -- Duane Chamberlain -
duane.chamberlain [at] yolocounty.org

Board phone: (530) 666-8195

The board meeting will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 27
at 9:15am in Woodland. Please attend this important
hearing to show your support for California's medical
marijuana ID program and patients' rights in Yolo
County.

Yolo County Board of Supervisors
Tuesday, Feb. 27 - 9:15am
Board of Supervisors Chambers
625 Court Street
Woodland, CA 95695
Map: http://tinyurl.com/256p2x

(this is a professional meeting, please dress and act
accordingly)

Thank you for taking action to protect Yolo County's
medical marijuana patients.

For more information, contact Aaron Smith at
safeaccessnow [at] gmail.com

------sample email message-----

Honorable Members of the Board of Supervisors,

I am writing you today to ask that you vote to approve
the County Public Health Department's plan to begin
issuing the statewide medical marijuana ID cards in
Yolo County. Local patients have already waited far
too long for the county to make this important program
available.

Not only is the implementation of the medical
marijuana ID card program a requirement of state law,
once the program is in place, the cards will greatly
assist both patients and law enforcement alike.

Next Tuesday, Feb. 27, please cast a vote to direct
the Department of Health to implement the medical
marijuana ID program. Doing so will be a major step in
advancing the will of California voters and upholding
state law.

Thank you,

[your name]
[city of residence

F. Aaron Smith
Safe Access Now
phone: (707) 575-9870
fax: (866) 204-1341
e-mail: fa_smith [at] yahoo.com