Marijuana Activist: Los Angeles City Council Decision Is Illegal!

Los Angels City Council Marijuana Decision Is Illegal

FOR IMMEDIATE COMMUNITY AND PRESS RELEASE            

Richard M. Davis

Founder & Curator, USA Hemp Museum

                                                     

Los Angeles, CA Hemp Hero Richard M. Davis, USA Hemp Museum’s founder and curator, author, hemp farmer and activist, is taking on the corrupt Los Angeles City Council’s decision to close down all but 100 medical marijuana dispensaries.  The press and public are invited to his museum, 1358 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA every Saturday and Sunday, 12 noon-6 p.m. for a free museum tour.  Discuss and implement effective ways to implement the hemp solution to our problems now. 

Davis contends that despite a recent court ruling, the Council voted to take medicine away from sick people while turning the market over to 100 of their “lottery winners”.  He said “Once again, the City Council is in violation of the Will Of The People.  Their decision to shut down over 600 legal dispensaries, store front and mobile, is a violation of the July 2, 2012 Second Circuit Court decision (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC457089) regarding Prop 215, SB 420 and Health and Safety Code section 11362.5 is an obtuse abomination. The court’s decision reads:  

‘We conclude state law preempts County’s ban. - DISPOSITION - The order granting a preliminary injunction is reversed, our stay of the injunction is dissolved when the remittitur issues from this court, and the matter is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. Defendants are entitled to their costs on appeal.”  So who do they think they are? In light of the above decision, the council’s vote to close down most of the marijuana dispensaries reeks of all forms of corruption.”  Davis is asking the City Council to answer these questions for the people:

Richard M. Davis teaching April Akuna

at THC Cup, July 2012

1.       Have you considered how many dispensary jobs will be lost as a result of your closing down not only over 600 legal marijuana dispensaries but stifling the growth of the mobile hemp industry?  What about the many service jobs lost?

2.      Have you considered the monopolies you will be creating among the 100 lucky lottery winners of dispensary owners?  How do we know that the lottery is not fixed to match contributions/bribes or other in kind donations?

3.      What about the Angelinos comfortable with their dispensary team that knows their case and condition, being forced to stand on even longer lines?

4.      What about the children who depend on their parent’s dispensary jobs for their education, their very lives?  What message does it send them?

5.      What benefit is it to the City Council members to impose these limitations? Could it be graft? Is it time to do the right thing and submit your resignations?

Davis’ three books in his HEMP FOR VICTORY series A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION, THE WONDER HERB and THE TRILLION DOLLAR CROP are available on amazon. He has appeared on the History Channel and other media as a go to guy on this subject.  “The hemp solution can help with so many problems like Fukushima, world hunger, global warming, medical conditions, crashing economies and so much more.   Peter McWilliams said in his great book title DO IT!” For more on the court decision and the 50,000 plus other uses for the miraculous marijuana plant, come by the USA Hemp Museum. Private and group tours by appointment". ###

PRESS RELEASE

Los Angels City Council Marijuana Decision Is Illegal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE       

                                                      

Los Angeles, CA Hemp Hero Richard M. Davis, USA Hemp Museum’s founder and curator, author, hemp farmer and activist, is taking on the corrupt Los Angeles City Council’s decision to close down all but 100 medical marijuana dispensaries.  The press and public are invited to his museum, every Saturday and Sunday, 12 noon-6 p.m. 1358 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA for a free museum tour.  Come by to discuss and implement effective ways to implement the hemp solution to our problems now. 

Davis contends that despite a recent court ruling, the Council voted to take medicine away from sick people while turning the market over to 100 of their “lottery winners”.  He said “Once again, the City Council is in violation of the Will Of The People.  Their decision to shut down over 600 legal dispensaries, store front and mobile, is a violation of the July 2, 2012 Second Circuit Court decision (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC457089) regarding Prop 215, SB 420 and Health and Safety Code section 11362.5 is an obtuse abomination. The court’s decision reads:  

‘We conclude state law preempts County’s ban. - DISPOSITION - The order granting a preliminary injunction is reversed, our stay of the injunction is dissolved when the remittitur issues from this court, and the matter is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. Defendants are entitled to their costs on appeal.”  So who do they think they are? In light of the above decision, the council’s vote to close down most of the marijuana dispensaries reeks of all forms of corruption.”  Davis is asking the City Council to answer these questions for the people:

1.      Have you considered how many dispensary jobs will be lost as a result of your closing down not only over 600 legal marijuana dispensaries but stifling the growth of the mobile hemp industry?  What about the many service jobs lost?

2.      Have you considered the monopolies you will be creating among the 100 lucky lottery winners of dispensary owners?  How do we know that the lottery is not fixed to match contributions/bribes or other in kind donations?

3.      What about the Angelinos comfortable with their dispensary team that knows their case and condition, being forced to stand on even longer lines?

4.      What about the children who depend on their parent’s dispensary jobs for their education, their very lives?  What message does it send them?

5.      What benefit is it to the City Council members to impose these limitations? Could it be graft? Is it time to do the right thing?

Davis’ three books in his HEMP FOR VICTORY series A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION, THE WONDER HERB and THE TRILLION DOLLAR CROP are available on amazon. He has appeared on the History Channel and other media as a go to guy on this subject.  “The hemp solution can help with so many problems like Fukushima, world hunger, global warming, medical conditions, crashing economies and so much more.   Peter McWilliams said in his great book title DO IT!” For more on the court decision and the 50,000 plus other uses for the miraculous marijuana plant, come by the USA Hemp Museum. Private and group tours by appointment". 

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THC CUP - USA Hemp Museum - Downtown, Los Angeles

THC CUP: Downtown Los Angeles

Saturday, July 14 11:00a

at USA Hemp Museum, 1358 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA


http://thccupla-zvents.eventbrite.com/


http://events.la.com/los_angeles_ca/events/show/267571646-thc-cup-downtown-los-angeles

Hemp Plus Ministry Opened - Rev. Murdered

Artist Statement: "This is the first day Hemp Plus Ministry opened. Just weeks later Rev.Les Crane was murdered in his home in Laytonville CA. Anyone with information please come forward. The day before he was killed he made sure that the food bank would have enough turkeys for everyone the next day on thanksgiving. RIP Les"

"Pot Guru Slain During Home Invasion
Laura Clark | The Willits News | 11/23/2005

Les Crane, 39, owner of Mendo Spiritual Remedies in Laytonville and Hemp Plus Ministry in Ukiah, was shot to death at his Laytonville home early Friday morning.

Mendocino County Sheriffs Detective Commander D.J. Miller said Crane was killed about 2:30 a.m. in the home invasion. The investigation has disclosed it appears to be robbery motivated. An undisclosed amount of currency and processed marijuana was stolen, Miller said."


Again, anyone with any information please share it with the Hemp Plus Ministry.  

VOTE NO ON PROPOSITION 19 by Richard M. Davis, USA Hemp Museum

The people of California have the right to legal marijuana from Prop. 215.  Every citizen with no age limit and a doctors note has the right to use and obtain legal marijuana, including cultivation with no plant or square foot limitations, as much as you need for medical use.  The Supreme Court called these guarantees.

The problem is that these guarantees can be taken away by the people in another initiative such as Prop. 19.  How can that happen?  In California the people hold all the power.  CA Constitution, Article 2 VOTING, INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM, AND RECALL, Section 1,  “All political power is inherent in the people.  Government is instituted for their protection, security, and benefit, and they have the right to alter or reform it when the public good may require.”

One point here is that what we have the right to alter is not always for the public good.  Like 538 new local laws Statewide in California.  Or like destroying the Constitution to give me an ounce of pot and a postage stamp garden.

NO NEW RIGHTS.  NO ON PROP. 19.

Listen to this scenario.  CA Constitution, Article 1 DECLARATION OF RIGHTS, Section 26, “The provisions of this Constitution are mandatory and prohibitory, unless by express words they are declared to be otherwise.”  Does Prop. 19 contain words that declare this section other than mandatory and prohibitory?  How about in Section 11301: “Notwithstanding any other provision of state or local law,” isn’t the Constitution included in state law? And are not your inalienable rights included in state law?  How can Prop. 19 get away with changing the Constitution? 

CA Constitution, Article 18 AMENDING AND REVISING THE CONSTITUTION, Section 3, “The electors may amend the Constitution by initiative.” 

Since Prop. 19 doesn’t tell us they are destroying the Constitution to turn total control over to 538 local governments in California, let’s point to some changes in Prop. 19 that would be unconstitutional without the above paths to alter the Constitution.

1.    The legal age limit of 18 years old is changed to 21.  CA Constitution, Article 2 VOTING, INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM, AND RECALL, Section 2, “A United States citizen 18 years of age and resident in this State may vote.”  All citizens must be granted the same terms, regardless of age.

2.  CA Constitution, Article 1 DECLARATION OF RIGHTS, Section 7:  (b) A citizen or class of citizens may not be granted privileges or immunities not granted on the same terms to all citizens.  Privileges or immunities granted by the Legislature may be altered or revoked.”  18 TO 21 year old citizens have been left out of Prop. 19 because of focus groups that may not have read the Constitution.

3.  CA Constitution, Article 4 LEGISLATIVE, Section 16, “(a) All laws of a general nature have uniform operation.  (b) A local or special statute is invalid in any case if a general statute can be made applicable.”  The Constitution does not want 538 different laws about anything.   Local control on such a statewide concern would lead to chaos.  A general statute would be applicable here to protect equal rights of all citizens across the state.

4.  

     CA Constitution, Article 1 DECLARATION OF RIGHTS, Section 3:  “(4) Nothing in this subdivision supersedes or modifies any provision of this Constitution, including the guarantees that a person may not be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, or denied equal protection of the laws, as provided in  Section 7.”  Against local control 538 ways there is no equal protection.  Prop. 19 is bad law.

5. CA  Constitution, Article 13 TAXATION, Section 20, “The Legislature may provide maximum property tax rates and bonding limits for local governments.”  Prop. 19 changes this Constitutional provision to give local governments the unlimited power to tax (“Notwithstanding any other provision of state or local law.”), “including imposition of appropriate general, special or excise, transfer or transaction taxes, benefit assessments, or fees, on any activity…to raise revenue.”  That means the taxes by local governments could be prohibitory and essentially ban even medical marijuana cultivation or sales in 538 different ways from 538 different local governments.

VOTE NO ON PROP. 19

Don’t let the word Cannabis in the title fool you.  This is a marijuana act not a Cannabis act. 

No hemp!  No on Prop. 19. 

GO TO:  Yahoo Groups and join

GlobalMarijuanaReLegalization

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Richard M. Davis is the founder and curator of the USA Hemp Museum. 

Davis' is a hemp hero who has been involved with ending hemp prohibition since the 1960's as a consumer, scientist, historian and activist.  Davis is the author of three HEMP FOR VICTORY books A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION, THE WONDER HERB and THE TRILLION DOLLAR CROP.

DON’T BE PROPOSITIONED VOTE NO ON PROPOSITION 19. by Richard M. Davis

Nowhere in Prop. 19 is the word legalization mentioned, not in the Purpose Section, not in the Intent Section, not at all.  Look at the title of Prop 19:  The Regulation, Control and Taxation of Cannabis Act of 2010.

Regulation, Control and Taxation are the opposite of legalization. 

We have hope for true legalization, where each citizen over 18 years of age can grow, use, sell, give away, etc., without ANY form of taxation or regulation or control.  We refer to this model as the Tomato Model –no garden police, no tax, no invasion of our privacy rights.

The NO ON PROP. 19 group are united by the belief that the right to cultivate Cannabis, marijuana, or hemp is an inalienable right.  We are a private group with practical goals.  The first goal is to attempt to defeat Prop. 19 in California in November.  After November we will be working on law that reflects our inalienable right to the plant – the tomato model.

If you agree that Prop. 19 is a bad law, or want to learn more, please join us.  Most Californians favor legalization, not regulation, control and taxation.  We believe in asking for unconditional surrender in the fight to free the Cannabis plant for all, and maintain the ideal of equal rights in law.

GO TO:  Yahoo Groups and join

GlobalMarijuanaReLegalization

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Richard M. Davis is the founder and curator of the USA Hemp Museum. 

Davis' is a hemp hero who has been involved with ending hemp prohibition since the 1960's as a consumer, scientist, historian and activist.  Davis is the author of three HEMP FOR VICTORY books A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION, THE WONDER HERB and THE TRILLION DOLLAR CROP.