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aw <br />~~ ~ ~~ <br />~~ <br />~~ ~~ <br />LL ~ <br />~ ~ <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6~ <br />7~ <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />and none have been invalidated by court action. Anaheim ordinance no. 6067 does not prohibit <br />i nor eliminate the availability and use of medical marijuana. Anaheim ordinance no. 6067 <br />guards against abuses of the law and responsibly protects the health, safety, and welfare of <br />Anaheim's citizens and businesses. <br />12. On July 31, 2007, I reported to the City Council that years of research had gone into <br />issues related to medical marijuana dispensaries and the ordinance before the City Council for <br />consideration would prohibit the establishment of such a facility in Anaheim. As of July 31, <br />2007, there is one medical marijuana dispensary operating in Anaheim to the Police <br />Department's knowledge. <br />13. I informed the City Council that Proposition 215 was approved by voters in 1996 <br />and allowed for limited possession, cultivation and use of medical marijuana for certain <br />seriously ill patients, however, that legislation did not provide much detail or explanation as to <br />how the public could obtain the substance or any guidance to government on how to deal with <br />this issue in general. SB 420 was passed and took effect in 2004 and was expected to provide <br />some clarification into the questions which arose from Prop 215. It establishes the amount of <br />marijuana qualified persons can possess and allows cities to adopt and enforce regulations <br />regarding medical marijuana. Attached as Exhibit "G" is a true and correct copy of my Power <br />Point presentation to the City Council on July 31, 2007. <br />14. I emphasized to the City Council that marijuana use was a clear conflict between <br />State and Federal law and police departments are caught in the middle. Experts in the field have <br />looked at this issue and believe the vast majority of people using medical marijuana are not <br />seriously ill and in fact are using these facilities to purchase marijuana and use it in illegal ways. <br />Under the Act, I pointed out to the City Council that dispensaries are not defined, and cities are <br />not required to allow them, and, in fact, the dispensaries are retail businesses, selling untested, <br />unregulated products of unknown strength. <br />15. Additionally, I reported to the City Council that there were no safeguards in place to <br />protect the buyer, and each one of these facilities could sell what they want to whomever they <br />want with no age limits on who could purchase. Standard pharmacies, on the other hand, I <br />3 - Decl Opp to OSC Re Preliminary Injunction <br />4of36 <br />75A-127 <br />