Oakland Renews Its
"Declaration Of A Local Public Health Emergency
With Respect To Safe, Affordable Access To Medical Cannabis."
The Declaration Will Be Renewed Every Two Weeks As Long As Necessary!
October 20, 1999 When the Federal Court ordered the Oakland CBC to
close, the city of Oakland declared a "Public Health Emergency."
See
The City
of Oakland To Fight To Provide Medical Marijuana; Collision Course With Federal
Government?
By its nature such a decree is effective for only two weeks.
Robert Raich, counsel to the Oakland CBC, reports that the Oakland City Council Tuesday
night unanimously renewed its "Declaration of a Local
Public Health Emergency with respect to Safe, Affordable Access to Medical Cannabis in the
City of Oakland."
The City Council also instructed the City Clerk to place the item
on the agenda for renewal every two weeks, "until abatement of the emergency."
This is another political victory for Jeff Jones and the Oakland medical marijuana
movement.
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A Major Disaster For
Marijuana Prohibition in Oakland
– Federal Appeals Court Rules For Medical Necessity Defense
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