Jim and Trelanie Hill, residents of Potter Valley, California today
submitted to the Mendocino County Clerk's office a Notice to Circulate
a Petition for the purpose of proposing to the voters of Mendocino
County, a repeal of Chapter 9.31 of Title 9 of the Mendocino County
Code. The purpose of repealing 9.31 as stated in the filing is to:
1. To ensure that seriously ill Mendocino County residents have the
right to obtain, cultivate, and use ma*****na for medical purposes
where that medical use is deemed appropriate and has been recommended
by a physician who has determined that the person's health would
benefit from the use of ma*****na in the treatment of cancer,
anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis,
migraine, or any other illness for which ma*****na provides relief.
2. To ensure that patients and their primary caregivers who obtain,
cultivate, and use ma*****na for medical purposes upon the
recommendation of a physician are not subject to civil prosecution or
sanction.
3. To ensure that patients who exercise their right to cultivate and
use medical ma*****na will not be subject to an unreasonable
obligation to financially support the Sheriff Department's retirement
and pension program by an ordinance that uses fees, from only the
seriously ill patients, exercising their rights under proposition 215,
to supplement other obligations and expenses already the
responsibility of the Sheriff department. Contact information:
[email protected]
