Went to the Americans for Safe Access meeting tonight to keep my finger on the medical marijuana pulse and observe. It is interesting to see a meeting try to run when half the people in attendance are heavily medicated. A very diverse group: some gray hairs from Marin, lots of young tattooed guys, racially diverse (latino, black, white), and some real characters. Edmund sang us, "I want to smoke with you... all night," in honor of Michael Jackson with a red sequined cowboy hat on and cannabis garlands around his ankles. They mostly rehash the news stories that get sent out daily, so I don't think I need to go to more meetings. But I did appreciate the pizza and the t-shirt from the Green Cross. Angelique, the fourth-generation grower, will be offering free cultivation classes.
There were two people there, a brother and sister who couldn't be more than 22 years old, who apparently had just gotten released from jail for marijuana possession. Their dad, Brian Pierce, is still in jail and is going to be extradited to Nevada? Couldn't completely follow their story, but it was a sad example of how the legal system can really derail people who aren't causing harm to themselves or others. These kids were going to stay in a hotel tonight, didn't know what they would do tomorrow. The police had confiscated their money, laptop, and phones, so they didn't have much more than the clothes they were wearing. Touching to see the community at the meeting welcome and support them.
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