The Compassionate Coalition

From: Axis Love
Date: Dec 7, 2007 10:16 PM
Subject: congress moves to protect safe access to medical cannabis

Axis of Love SF was successful in today's emergency response press conference.

Most of the credit is due to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's legal aide Dan Bernal who worked overtime with us giving guidance to patient advocates on how to accomplish our goals.

We held the press conference in response to the DEA's threat to shut down our safe access centers. We fought back with Dan Bernal on our team. Mr. Bernal secured the following statement from John Conyers Jr.- the House Judiciary Committee Chair in Washington DC.

CONYERS EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT DEA MEDICAL MARIJUANA THREATS

Washington DC- House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D-MI) released the following statement today about the reports that the Drug Enforxement Agency (DEA) is threatening private landlords for housing legal medical marijuana facilities:

"I am deeply concerned about recent reports that the Drug Enforcement Administration is threatening private landlords with asset forfeiture and possible imprisonment if they refuse to evict organizations legally dispensing medical marijuana to suffering patients. The Committee has already questioned the DEA about its efforts to undermine California state law on this subject, and we intend to sharply question this specific tactic as part of our oversight efforts."

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Axis of Love SF patient advocates had the support of state and local officials:

Our heros-

The office of State Senator Carole Migden (read a letter they are sending in our defense to the DEA).

The office of Assemblyman Mark Leno

Supervisor Chris Daly

Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi

Police Commissioner David Campos

Stay tuned- SF MCDs are sending Congress' statement to our landlords.

DEA out of California!!