The Oakland City Council unanimously passed a resolution urging law enforcement not to arrest and prosecute individuals involved with the “possession, purchase, distribution, cultivation, manufacture, or transportation of marijuana or cannabis products for medical use.” The new resolution is the latest in a series of official policy pronouncements from the City of Oakland expressing a tolerant attitude toward medical marijuana activities.
“A sensible marijuana policy is good for patients and good for the City of Oakland, and our elected representatives recognize that fact,” said Robert Raich, Esq. of Oakland, who lobbied for the legislation.
Resolution #73555 gives an official green light not only to the cultivation of marijuana for medical use, but also to the manufacture of products such as hashish, hash oil, tinctures, and all manner of baked goods and other edible preparations.
For more information, please contact attorney Robert Raich at (510) 338-0700 or Dale Gieringer of California NORML at (415) 563-5858.