Medical marijuana users in Del Norte County can now relax knowing exactly what is expected of them from local law enforcement and the county Board of Supervisors. Yesterday, the supervisors voted 3-1, with one supervisor absent, to back a new policy allowing users to grow 99 plants and keep one pound of the processed drug on hand. Supervisors Jack Reese, Clyde Eller and Martha McClure voted yes while David Finigan voted an unprecedented "none of the above," choosing not to abstain or vote yes or no. Supervisor Chuck Blackburn was not in attendance. [continues 733 words]
If Jack Reese has his way, Del Norte County's medical marijuana policy will become radically different next week. And he already has the support of local law enforcement. Reese is proposing that instead of allowing only six plants and one ounce of processed marijuana, the new policy would allow 99 plants and one pound of the processed medicine for those prescribed the drug by a physician. "It's a combination of the better parts of what some of the other counties have done," Reese said. [continues 461 words]
