I was appalled to learn from county Community Development Director Rick Coel that the June 21 medical marijuana dispensary meeting before the Board of Supervisors will be held at the jail.

I don't know who decided this, but I urge the board to please reconsider and hold it where it belongs, at the board chambers at the courthouse, which is traditionally the people's venue where they can be heard.

Democracy demands that the board not succumb to one isolated bomb threat (which I firmly believe was by a “no dispensary” idiot masquerading as a “pro dispensary” person in order to sabotage the medical marijuana movement).

 

There are simply scores of patients and other interested citizens that feel disrespected and that they are being made into second class citizens and will NOT attend a meeting at the jail. Democracy demands a fair hearing at the usual venue, the board chambers.

We have had many dispensary meetings there without incident. To succumb to one idiot and one isolated incident is insane!

I very much doubt another bomb threat will occur, but just in case, make the courthouse more secure, so you know it is an empty threat if it occurs again, and have a bomb squad and bomb searching dog on hand just in case, but please do not move the meeting to the jail.

 

I urge others to contact the supervisors and urge them to hold the meeting where it belongs, at the courthouse in the Board of Supervisors chambers.

 

Ron Green is an attorney. He lives in Lower Lake, Calif.