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Subject:   West Hollywood City Council impales the drug war beast!!!
Name:   Norm Firecracker Westwell
Date Posted:   Jun 20, 06 - 10:22 AM
Email:   normw@modernpublic.com
Message:   On 6/19/06 the West Hollywood City council voted to adopt the recommended action for Resolution 06-3430 effectively making marijuana use and possession the LOWEST priority for law enforcement.
The vote was 4-1, Prag abstained.

Below is the agenda text which went before the council:

2.O. DECLARATION OF POLICY THAT THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD DOES NOT ARGET MARIJUANA OFFENSES AND DIRECTION TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION TO REVIEW NARCOTICS-RELATED LAW ENFORCEMENT STATISTICS ANNUALLY:

The City Council will consider adopting a formal position regarding marijuana offenses and the role of the Sheriff Department regarding enforcement activity.

RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 06-3430, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD DECLARING A POLICY THAT THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD DOES NOT TARGET MARIJUANA OFFENSES AND GIVING DIRECTION TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION TO REVIEW NARCOTICS-RELATED LAW ENFORCEMENT STATISTICS ANNUALLY"; and 2) Direct the Public Safety Commission of the City of West Hollywood to conduct annual reviews of Sheriff Department statistics related to enforcement activities related to marijuana offenses. Findings to be presented to the City Council at a duly scheduled public hearing.


P.S. I sent a late communication to the city clerk in support of the item as soon as I found out about the item but unfortunately it arrived just minutes before the meeting so was not included in the agenda packet.

This decision is one small chip from the drug war stone, which should now be exploited by making the decision known to as many city councils as possible.

Firecracker-HB
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that's nice, but not worth too much by Thomas M. Sipos · Jun 21, 06 - 7:25 AM


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