The city, which seemed unable to maintain lists of collectives to notify them of any changes in upcoming rules or dates, had no trouble maintaining a database list in order to send “shut down” letters to 140 collectives this past week. These are collectives which tried to comply with the city’s mishmash of rules. The rogue collectives, those that never registered in any way with the city, remain unaffected, while those that dared tangle with the city and its web of confused rules, are now targeted for destruction.
What about the constitution and the right of free association? How can the City tell people that their State rights are null, that that have no right to associate with other patients of their choosing, cooperatively or collectively to cultivate, transport and distribute? And how can the City enact laws which POSITIVELY CONFLICT with federal law? (Note: medical marijuana does not positively conflict, per the San Diego v. Norml case. Decriminalization, per the Compassionate Use Act and the Medical Marijuana Program Act does not conflict with Federal Law. Over-regulation by the City in fact does conflict with Federal Law. Ironically, Federal Law may be the best legal argument to de-fang the cities which have tried to regulate medical marijuana to death!)
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