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El Cerrito Police Department <br />Memorandum <br />Date: April 18, 2007 <br />To: Scott C. Kirkland Chief of Police <br />rrom: Cmdr. M. Regan <br />Subject: Marijuana Information January !March 2007 <br />I have continued to collect information related to marijuana dispensaries and. related <br />issues. I have assembled the information in the following categories; <br />• Juveniles and Marijuana <br />• Associated Crimes <br />• Trends <br />• Opinions on the abuse of "Medical Marijuana" model <br />Each entry is an excerpt of t13e original article. The full article can be found at the listed <br />source link. <br />One of the most disturbing issues related to our states position on marijuana is the ease <br />with which marijuana Ends its way into the hands our children. We have asserted from <br />the begimaing that the lack of regulation involved in the recommendation process has led <br />to the issuance of these recommendations high school students. While we believe this to <br />be an on-going problem, it is not regularly publicized. However, I believe the problem to <br />be very real. Over the past few months, there have been a number of sensational cases <br />involving children which have garnered media attention. <br />Medical Marijuana Readily Available To California High School Students <br />Web Editor: Matt Bush, Online Content Producer <br />Created: 3/9/2007 1.:47:21 PM /Updated: 3/9/2007 2:09:22 PM <br />Some California teens are giving a new meaning to "high" school. Students are finding <br />easy access to medical marijuana cards and presenting those cards to school authorities as <br />a legitimate excuse for getting high.. "It's not a get out of jail free card at all," said <br />Cathrine Martin, of the Grossmoirt Union School District. Martin says even though <br />-nedical marijuana is legal in California, the law doesn't apply to schools which are <br />subject to federal law. The district also says the students most recently suspended for <br />being high with cards in hand, didn't have major illnesses. "Students are getting <br />them for things like sleeplessness and stress, it just draws into question how easy is <br />it for people to get their hands on these cards," said Martin. According to the district <br />attorney's office, it's extremely easy if you know where to look. During a series of recent <br />under cover sting operations, DA investigators identified a handful of San Diego Doctors <br />who prescribe marijuana to just about anyone, so long as they had a symptom and money. <br />75A-96 <br />