Transcript Proposition 19 City Manager Report

THE REGULATE, CONTROL, and
TAX CANNABIS ACT OF 2010
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PROPOSITION 19 IS A CHAOTIC
INITIATIVE FILLED WITH MAJOR FLAWS
THAT WILL HAVE SEVERE AND
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES FOR
CALIFORNIA
PROPOSITION 19 POSES A MAJOR
THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY IN
CALIFORNIA AND WILL MAKE OUR
ROADS, WORKPLACES AND
COMMUNITIES LESS SAFE
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PROPOSITION 19 DOES NOT REGULATE
MARIJUANA LIKE TOBACCO OR
ALCOHOL. RATHER, IT LEAVES TO
LOCAL GOVERNMENT THE TASK FOR
REGULATING MARIJUANA WITHIN THEIR
JURISDICTION. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
WILL NEED TO DEVELOP AND FUND
ADEQUATE RESOURCES TO PROPERLY
REGULATE THE USE OF THIS DRUG
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CALIFORNIA ALREADY ALLOWS FOR THE
LEGAL USE OF MARIJUANA FOR MEDICAL
REASONS AS PART OF THE
COMPASSIONATE USE ACT
(PROPOSITION 215. ENACTED IN 1996).
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INCREASED YOUTH ACCESS TO MARIJUANA
INITIATIVE OVERRIDES ALL OTHER LAWS
TO PERMIT POSSESSION AND
CULTIVATION OF MARIJUANA
EVEN JAIL AND PRISON INMATES MAY
POSSESS UNDER 11300(a)(i)
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IRRESPECTIVE OF LOCAL ZONING, ALL
VACANT LOTS MAY BE USED FOR
CULTIVATION: 11300(a)(ii)
WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS CAN BE PUT ON
ANY VACANT LOT: 11300(a)(ii)
ANY RESIDENCE CAN CULTIVATE 25
SQUARE FEET OF MARIJUANA: 11300(a)(ii)
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PROPOSITION 19 PERMITS SOMEONE
WHO TESTS POSITIVE FOR MARIJUANA
TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE
(INCLUDING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
AND COMPANY VEHICLES)
PROPOSITION 19 CONTAINS NO
QUANTIFIED STANDARDS FOR
MEASURING THE LEVEL OF MARIJUANA
IN A DRIVER’S SYSTEM
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CREATES SEVERE WORK PLACE SAFETY
ISSUES
EMPLOYER MAY NOT TAKE
PREVENTATIVE ACTION TO ASSURE SAFE
WORK PLACE
ALLOWS FOR USE OF MARIJUANA AT
THE WORK PLACE
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HIGHER WORKERS’ COMP RATES
HIGHER INSURANCE RATES
INCREASED LIABILITY
POSSIBLE LOSS OF ANY FEDERAL
CONTRACTS OR GRANTS SINCE
PROPOSITION 19 IS OUT OF
COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL DRUGFREE WORKPLACE ACT. COMPLIANCE
WITH THE ACT IS REQUIRED FOR ALL
FEDERAL CONTRACTS AND GRANTS
OVER $100,000
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FEDERAL AID TO EDUCATION AT RISK
CALIFORNIA K-12 CURRENTLY RECEIVE
$9.4 BILLION IN FEDERAL AID TO
EDUCATION
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INITIATIVE DOES NOT AUTHORIZE
STATE MARIJUANA TAX: 11302(b)
ONLY PERMITS LOCALS TO IMPOSE
STRUCTURED, BUT POTENTIALLY
UNCOLLECTABLE TAXES
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MYTH: LEGALIZATION WILL PUT
CARTELS AND ORGANIZED CRIME OUT
OF THE MARIJUANA BUSINESS
FACTS: MEXICO HAS A PROPOSITION 19
LIKE LAW AND CARTELS CONTINUE TO
CORRODE MEXICO
RAND CORPORATION STUDY REPORTS
CALIFORNIA LEGALIZATION WILL BRING
OTHER DEALERS TO CALIFORNIA IN
SEARCH OF CHEAP PRODUCT TO SELL IN
OTHER STATES
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INITIATIVE IS SO FLAWED THAT IT IS OPPOSED BY:
BOTH CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR
BOTH CANDIDATES FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
BOTH CANDIDATES FOR US SENATE
SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MADD
FIGHT CRIME, INVEST IN KIDS
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DRUG COURT
PROFESSIONALS
LAW ENFORCEMENT
INTERNATIONAL FAITH BASED COALITION
NATIONAL BLACK CHURCHES INITIATIVE