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RESOLUTION NO. 07-249
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, URGING THE
GOVERNOR, LEGISLATURE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
TO JOIN THE CITY IN ADVOCATING THE REVISION OF
PROPOSITION 215 TO MINIMIZE THE ABUSE OF MARIJUANA
WHEREAS, Marijuana is the most widely abused drug in the United States, and,
WHEREAS, current trends suggest an explosion in the number of marijuana drug
houses discovered in the Inland Valley region of Southern California and beyond, and,
WHEREAS, in 2006, authorities destroyed over 1.1 billion marijuana plants
grown on California public lands alone, with a street value of over $4.5 billion, and,
WHEREAS, in just a three-month period from mare, 2007 to May, 2007,
authorities seized 7,850 pounds of marijuana from private Inland Valley locations, as well as
over 13,000 plants worth over $100 million, and,
WHEREAS, several marijuana grow houses have been linked to organized crime
rings, and,
WHEREAS, neither the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), the American
Medical Association (AMA), nor the United States Supreme Court has recognized the use of
smoked marijuana as medicine, and will not rule out the possibility of harmful effects attributed
to marijuana smoking, and,
WHEREAS, marijuana retards motivation in its users, and is a "gateway' drug,
playing a significant role in leading to the use of other illegal drugs like heroin and cocaine, and,
WHEREAS, loopholes in Proposition 215, the medical marijuana initiative passed
into law hurt law enforcement's efforts to combat drug trafficking, and,
WHEREAS, while the use of marijuana for the terminally or chronically ill is not
being condemned it is believed that serious loopholes exist in Proposition 215 that permit the
abuse of current drug laws, and allow drug dealers to avoid arrest and prosecution, and,
WHEREAS, a loophole in Proposition 215 allows users to possess large
quantities of marijuana and allows doctors to recommend marijuana use by mail order, without
an examination or prescription, and allows marijuana users to avoid arrest by merely stating that
they have a doctor's clearance, while not being required to present evidence of such a
clearance, and,
WHEREAS, Proposition 215 allows the proliferation of marijuana as an industry,
with no FDA approval and no consumer protection, and,
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WHEREAS, THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, is already available by
prescription as the FDA-approved drug Marinol.
THEREFORE, be it resolved, that the Mayor and members of the City Council of
the City of Rancho Cucamonga, do hereby urge the Governor, Legislature, and local
governments to join the City in advocating for the revision of Proposition 215 to minimize the
abuse of marijuana.
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APPROVED, 5-0: Gutierrez, Kurth, Michael, Spagnolo, Williams to send the
Mayor's suggested letter (with modifications) to Governor Schwarzenegger.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 17I4 day of QGtabeF 2007.
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Donald J. Kurth, M.D., Mayor
ATTEST:
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Debra J. Adams, CMC, City Clerk
I DEBRA I ADAMS, CITY CLERK of the r_fi, of Ra ..ho (` ga
Gal fvmi, do hereby GeFt'f that the f.. i D___I_tion was duly passed, appFGved and
Exec ted thin 1 A
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Debra J. Adams, CMC, City Clerk