Pubdate: Wed, 29 Oct 2014
Source: Chico Enterprise-Record (CA)
Copyright: 2014 Chico Enterprise-Record
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/861
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Author: Gordon Jones

DON'T LET MARIJUANA GROWERS FOOL YOU AGAIN

Those of us who live and raise our families out here in the country 
need the help of our fellow voters in the cities and towns of Butte 
County. Please vote yes on Measure A (A is OK). Please vote no on 
Measure B (B is bad).

The pot growing "industry" that has infected Butte County over the 
past three years has brought us a huge, well-documented downside. 
Commercial-sized grows have proliferated all over our county, and 
have adversely affected our quality of life. The Pottie People depend 
on false arguments, rationalization, intimidation and a huge war 
chest. If you read Measure B closely, you will see that it includes a 
huge clinker. Not only does it seek to continue excess growing for 
profit, it also prohibits our elected Board of Supervisors from 
making any future changes to the Butte County marijuana ordinance. 
That, folks, takes a huge wrecking ball to your constitutional right 
to representative government.

So, protect your families, neighbors and friends. Vote. Apathy this 
time around is not an option. Every vote is important. Remember, the 
pot advocates fooled us once here in Butte County - shame on them. If 
we let them fool us twice - shame on us.

- - Gordon Jones, Gridley
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