Hey Mr. DA - L.A. Marijuana March - Sister Somayah

DA Cooley - Can you hear Sister Somayah singing to you from her grave?

"WHY DON'T YOU DEFEND PROPOSITION 215"

Here's the skinny on the DA that Sister Somayah is singing about in light of his announcement last week on a crack down on the Will of the People of the State of California from the great team of hempsters at 420 Magazine, where you'll fine the entire text of their article.

http://www.420magazine.com/forums/international-cannabis-news/103134-pot-crackdown-hold-now.html

"Pot Crackdown On Hold For Now

While District Attorney Steve Cooley wants to charge ahead with a get-tough campaign against medical marijuana dispensaries, Los Angeles police said they are waiting for a definitive city policy regulating the businesses before stepping up their efforts against rogue operators.

Capt. Kevin McCarthy, commanding officer of the LAPD's gang and narcotics division, said that without a new city ordinance - which has been in the works for more than a year - officers cannot act against many of the clinics.

"We have been getting complaints from neighborhood councils and others and we log them and try to deal with them on a case-by-case basis," McCarthy said.

"I think the district attorney made clear where he wants to go," McCarthy said. "The city attorney and Sheriff Lee Baca are on board with him. The bottom line is we want to make sure people who need it have safe access.

"But we don't want to see situations develop where there are other problems."

In a radio interview on KABC-AM (790), Cooley reiterated his plan to close down many of the 800 to 900 medical marijuana shops believed to be operating in the city of Los Angeles.

"We will give them fair notice and, hopefully, they will see the light and voluntarily close down," Cooley said. "We are going to uphold the laws of California."

Local law enforcement has faced a dilemma as the City Council debates what to do about controlling the proliferation of marijuana dispensaries.

A moratorium on opening new shops expires in March and officials hope to have a new ordinance in place by then with detailed requirements on the shops and their allowed locations."