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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 />~ ~ c~ 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 />PROBLEMS WITH PROPOSITION 215 <br />14. Marijuana is still classified federally as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled <br />Substances Act. Schedule I drugs, which include heroin and LSD, have a high potential for <br />abuse and serve no legitimate medical purpose in the United States. The California Health and <br />Safety Code also classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug. <br />15. As originally enacted, there is no specificity as to the strength, quality or quantity of <br />marijuana to be used for medical purposes. Since its origin is also unregulated by the <br />government, marijuana is obtained by patients through a variety of sources. It may be obtained <br />through a health care provider, a cannabis club, cooperative, or illicitly on the black market. <br />16. Delta 9 Tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, is the active ingredient in marijuana. Its <br />concentration in marijuana varies greatly depending on a variety of factors such as geographic <br />origin, plant lineage, and method of growth. The percentage of THC present in marijuana <br />commonly available ranges from 3.5 % to almost 40 %. The effects marijuana has on a user <br />vary greatly depending upon the strength of the marijuana (amongst other factors). <br />17. The California Medical Marijuana Information Report by the United States <br />Department of Justice indicates large-scale drug traffickers have been posing as "care givers" to <br />obtain and sell marijuana. The local news is frequented with reports of large-scale marijuana <br />grows being discovered on public lands, such as the Cleveland National Forest in Orange <br />County recently, and the Angeles and Los Padres National Forests, just to our north. These large <br />cultivations on public lands are of minimal cost to the growers, yet cost the State tens of <br />millions of dollars to locate and eradicate. Since there is no "govemment grown" marijuana for <br />dispensaries, it is apparent the dispensaries obtain their marijuana from a variety of sources, <br />including marijuana grown illegally on public land. <br />18. Marijuana is also obtained by the dispensaries through traditional illicit drug <br />smuggling routes. Organized crime and other drug trafficking organizations are earning millions <br />of dollars through the drug trade involving "medical marijuana." Some marijuana may arrive in <br />California through interstate routes; however international corridors through Canada and Mexico <br />are most common. Billions of dollars have been spent nationally attempting to eradicate these <br />- 3 - Decl Opp to OSC Re Preliminary Injunction <br />11 of 36 <br />75A-134 <br />