2nd round of DEA threat-letters sent to mmj clinic landlords; PAN calls for patients to contact LA city council & demand MOU with LAPD

chers---

Patient Advocacy Network (PAN) learned over the course of the last week that the DEA has mailed another round of letters, dated August 25, 2007, threatening to confiscate real property of landlords who permit the sale of cannabis on their properties. Reports have come in from clinics in Hollywood, Long Beach, San Fernando Valley and the greater Los Angeles area, and we are anticipating more reports. We are concerned that last time, letters were followed with highly-publicized politically-timed raids.

PAN urges patients to contact their los angeles city councilmembers and demand that a memorandum of understanding (MOU) be implemented immediately between LA city and LAPD that would prohibit the police department from cooperating with any DEA raids on cannabis dispensaries, raids that enforce outdated unpopular and deadly federal law

Our community needs this understanding to be in place while the moratorium is in effect. At the August 15 WAMC (Women Advancing Medical Cannabis) rally downtown, LA City Councilmember Janice Hahn called for a “moratorium on DEA raids” while the Los Angeles moratorium on new clinics is in place.

to find your city councilmember, click on the link below, scroll down, fill in your address and get a complete list of your federal, state and city representatives:

http://www.lacity.org/council.htm

you can write your own text or cut and paste from this post for your letter. better yet, call.

namaste

---rk & dege