Pubdate: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 Source: Chico News & Review, The (CA) Copyright: 2014 Chico Community Publishing, Inc. Contact: http://www.newsreview.com/chico/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/559 Author: Nancy Roybal Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v14/n813/a04.html RESPONSE TO LETTER WRITER Re "All about weed" (Letters, by Larry Cooper, Oct. 16): Mr. Larry Cooper, I'd like to address your letter. First, yes I stand for voting yes on Measure A and no on Measure B. Second, for the record, I do not own a winery. Your tirade about comparing cannabis to grapes falls flat. As a Chico State alumna, I believe in what is best for all of Butte County. A quick look at the growers backing B, see www.chicoer.com/news/ci_26735461/no-committee-leads-contributions clarifies the point. Their exorbitant donations exceed $100,000 yet they are in debt. Wow, it's not rocket science. Harvest season is in full force. Trafficked bud will take care of the debt. What I wrote in my letter last week is the truth. Go to www.bsane.org; the slide show of marijuana growers' environmental carnage in Butte County documents the reality. The growers' continued use of laundered money to deceive voters with their TV ads, radio spots, website ad banners and billboards is exhausting. In my opinion it has imploded on itself like a honey oil lab. Commercial growers do not care about the welfare of patients or students or taxpaying parents and their children in Butte County. Vote yes on A. Vote no on B. Nancy Roybal Oroville - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom