Pubdate: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 Source: Chico Enterprise-Record (CA) Copyright: 2015 Chico Enterprise-Record Contact: http://www.chicoer.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/861 Note: Letters from newspaper's circulation area receive publishing priority Author: Kathy Cohoon SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS JURISDICTIONAL CONFUSION Why is the Butte County Sheriff's Office getting involved with eradicating marijuana on federal lands while they turn their heads the other way here concerning "medical marijuana growers" who are obviously growing for profit? This is not a civil matter, to be handled by civil penalties and fines imposed by medical marijuana code enforcement. It is still a felony, even in this state, to grow marijuana for profit. The Sheriff's Office is complaining about being short of funding and manpower. Do you think it is prudent for them to be spending this county's time and money on activities that are actually the federal government's responsibilities, while they shun their own responsibilities to the people of this county? Do you believe the federal government will decide to help the Sheriff's Office in return for this, after this state has violated federal law by passing Proposition 215? Or do we actually NOT have any control over the actions of our own Sheriff's Office? - - Kathy Cohoon, Oroville - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom