Wyoming Ban

[herbnurse]

Looked all over for info on the vote tonight and see if people were going but i couldnt find a single post on it. city counsel is voting on a blanket ban tonight. Aclu will be present since they already have a pending law suit. Anyone go to this meeting or have additional info?

[herbnurse]

ban passed. Sorry wyoming...

[Captain Obvious]

http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/kent_county/Wyoming-to-vote-on-med-marijuana-ban

 

Wyoming council OKs med marijuana ban

Unanimous vote Monday night

Updated: Monday, 06 Dec 2010, 7:53 PM EST

Published : Monday, 06 Dec 2010, 7:26 PM EST

 

By Tony Tagliavia

WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) - The Wyoming City Council voted unanimously Monday night to implement a blanket ban on medical marijuana in the city.

 

"This is not a vote against the people that need this medication," Mayor Jack Poll said before the vote. "This is a vote against the way it's being dispensed."

 

Other council members echoed that sentiment. Poll argued if medical marijuana is to be legal, it should be dispensed like other legal drugs.

 

Since the council took an earlier step toward the ban Nov. 1, a Wyoming resident who says he is a medical marijuana patient sued the city to prevent enforcement of the proposal. And the ACLU of Michigan filed suit against three Detroit-area communities that have enacted a blanket ban.

 

John Ter Beek, the Wyoming man who filed suit against the city, told the council Monday night he is planning a recall of council members who vote for the ban.

 

He told 24 Hour News 8 he expected to talk with ACLU officials by phone Tuesday.

 

Responding to the threat of a potential recall, councilmember Richard Pastoor said "if I have to be recalled because I vote on preserving safety in our community the city of Wyoming, the city I love ... if that has to be the case, then so be it -- and move somebody else into my chair."

[Big J]

Yeah to protect us from whom!!!!!!!!!??????????? I was there it was a joke! Mayor poll a pharmacist talked about how drugs need to be regulated. I hope the ACLU gets into them for everything they can John and the ACLU need to rip em a new one. I wanted to speak but there were so many camera's I will not risk my wife's job or mine and risk outing her use of mmj. I am sorry I could not. I was still there.

[Big J]

I am sorry I really feel like a D*CK right now for not doing more.

[Phil78]

unfortunately, though, other than showing support for the community, it sounds like your input would have made no difference. the vote was made before the meeting took place, the meeting itself was just a formality

[1337Gr33n]

Yeah, don't be so hard on yourself, BigJ. People are gonna be who they really are, or want people to perceive them to be.

[kindbuds]

I know a woman who is a close personal friend of the man who sued,I will speak to her tommorrow and see if I can get a update on this,hope this passes by soon and he makes some money off them so he can put it back into the mm community-