LA Moratorium Moves Ahead

Dozens of patients and advocates turned out to show the commission they
supported the moratorium and the regulatory process. The advocates even
convinced the Planning Commission to amend the original text of the
ordinance to ensure that collectives did not have to register with the
LAPD, as originally proposed.

The extensive community outreach Americans For Safe Access has done in Los
Angeles paid off when the Planning Commission stated clearly that they did
not want to regulate access out of Los Angeles. The Commission was very
clear that they saw safe, consistent access throughout the city as a
necessity for patients.

It is remarkable to note that, even with the number of collectives in Los
Angeles, there was not one person who spoke in opposition of collectives.
One representative of the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council even came
out to speak in favor of regulations!

Collectives in Los Angeles have worked very hard to cooperate with the
City and their communities, and it definitely shows. Soon, the Moratorium
will go before the Planning and Land Use Committee for final approval, at
which point it will become effective.

In Solidarity,

Chris Fusco
LA County Field Coordinator
Americans for Safe Access
http://www.AmericansForSafeAccess.org
http://www.ASAaction.org

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organization of patients, medical professionals, scientists and concerned
citizens promoting safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use
and research.

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