The Compassionate Coalition

Dear Sacramento County medical marijuana supporter,

On Tuesday, March 18, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors will be deciding whether or not to make the state's medical marijuana ID cards available to local patients and caregivers.

Please take a few minutes to call your supervisor during regular business hours and urge them to vote in favor of implementing the medical marijuana ID card program.

Call (916) 874-5411, tell the operator which city and zip code you live in, and then ask to be transferred to your supervisor. Unfortunately, the Board of Supervisors main line doesn't have voice-mail, so it's imperative that you call between 8:00a.m. and 5:00p.m, Monday through Friday..

Once on the phone with your supervisor's office, briefly tell them your name and city of residence, and then politely let them know that you want your supervisor to follow state law by implementing the medical marijuana ID card program. Please keep your comments limited
to the ID program – not other medical marijuana issues.

In addition to calling your supervisor, please make time to attend the board's hearing on Tuesday at 3:00 p.m., so that we can ensure a large showing of support for California's medical marijuana law and seriously ill patients in Sacramento County.

Board of Supervisors meeting details:

Tuesday, March 18 – 3:00 p.m.
County Administration Center
700 H St. (at 7th St.), Room 1450
Sacramento, CA 95814
Map: http://snipurl.com/21lpb

(This is a professional meeting; please dress and act accordingly.)

Implementing this important program will bring Sacramento County in compliance with the state's medical marijuana laws and will bring the county up to the standards of most others in the region. Although
patients and caregivers are not required to obtain an ID card, many choose to because it is reported that the cards reduce the risk of false arrest by state and local law enforcement. Additionally, the county is required by law to make the program available.

Please don't forget to call your supervisor to urge them to support seriously ill and injured patients by moving forward with the ID card program, without any further delay.

Please let other Sacramento County residents who support medical marijuana know about this upcoming vote so that they too can call their supervisor and attend the board meeting.

Thank you for supporting MPP and Sacramento County's medical marijuana patients; I look forward to seeing you on the 18th!

Sincerely,
Aaron Smith
California Organizer
Marijuana Policy Project

P.S. If you would like guidance on how to speak before the Board of Supervisors during their hearing on the 18th, feel free to join us for our preparation meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Monday evening at the Crusaders' Hall at 320 Harris Ave. #G, Sacramento, CA 95838
( Map: http://snipurl.com/21lpb)

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F. Aaron Smith, California Organizer
Marijuana Policy Project
www.mpp.org
asmith@mpp.org
Ph: (866) 287-6792