Resolution and Endorsements

Resolution

WHEREAS cannabis prohibition has incurred a significant cost to California in enforcement and incarceration expenses, increased crime by creating an underground economy, disproportionately targeted minority populations for prosecution, strengthened drug cartels, and denied California the ability to tax the production and sales of a significant cash crop.

WHEREAS cannabis has been scientifically proven to be effective in the treatment of the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis, AIDs and other debilitating diseases and has been demonstrated to be effective palliative care for chemotherapy and other highly toxic therapies for cancer and other diseases, with a lower cost barrier than many other commercial treatments for these illnesses.

THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED that we oppose cannabis prohibition,and in favor of a more rational regulatory method for cannabis production and distribution.

LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED that comprehensive treatment methods for cannabis abuse should be developed in place of punitive measures.

Club Endorsements

• San Diego Democratic Women's Club

• San Diego Community College Inter Club Council

• Education For All

• SD Maquiladora Network

• Activist San Diego

• Empower San Diego

• Chicano Democratic Association

• C.A.F.E. (Creating Alternate Fair Enterprise)

• C.A.F.E City College

• San Diego County Voter Project

• Chula Vista Young Democrat Club

Individual Endorsements

• Pat Washington, San Diego County Democratic Party Outreach Committee, Co-Chair of the Democratic Party LGBT Caucus

• Enrique Morones, Founder, Border Angels

• Ricardo Griwold Del Castillo, Chicano Historian/Boardmember of Border Angels

• Octavio Aguilar, Retired Judge, San Diego County

• Josefina Lopez, Author

• Anthony Valladolid, Retired Director of Judicial Affairs, SDSU

• R. Daniel Hernandez, Centro Cultural de la Raza Executive Council

• Mario Torero, Co-Founder of Centro Cultural De La Raza

• Judy Ki, Co-Chair of the Asian Pacific American Ocean Harmony Alliance

• Arthur King, Intellectual Roundtable of City College

• Enrique Davalos, Chicano Studies Professor, San Diego City College

• Makeda Dread, Founder of World Beat Cultural Center

• Trevor Polischuk, Independent Voter Project

• Betty Yee, California Board of Equalization

• Steve Rivera, San Diego County Democratic Party Executive Board

• Xavier Martinez, San Diego County Democratic Party Executive Board

• Ruben "RJ" HERNANDEZ,  President, San Diego Democratic Veterans Club

• Martha Sullivan , Vice Chair, San Diego County, Dem party

• Toni Atkins, California State Assembly Member

• Jeff Beuesch, Delegate, 78th District, Democratic Party

• Gerry Senda , Delegate, 75th District, Democratic Party

• Josan Feathers , Delegate, 77th District, Democratic Party

• Cowl Waldman, Delegate, 75th District, Democratic Party

• Nanci Oechsle, Delegate, 74th District, Democratic Party

• John Venekamp, Delegate, 74th District, Democratic Party

• Kyle Krahel-Frolander, Democratic Club of Carlsbad-Oceanside

• Dan Monte, Chair of Progressive Democrats

• Nancy Cassady, President, La Jolla Democratic Club

• Michael Gelfand, Rancho Santa Fe Democratic club

• Tom Mcgreal , Rancho Santa Fe Democratic club

• Michael Mcquery, Rules Committee Chair, California Democratic Party

• Charles Imes, Delegate, 74th District, Democratic Party

• Frederick Rogers, Delegate, 76th District, Democratic Party

• Mike Thaller, 79th E Board Delegate

• Kenneth Clarence, Delegate, 75th District, Democratic Party

• Phil Hanneman, Delegate, 73rd District, Democratic Party

• Judy Jones, Delegate, 73rd District, Democratic Party

• Patty Eastwood, Delegate, 73rd District, Democratic Party

• William Moore, Legal Council, San Diego County Democratic Party

• Gila Jones,  73rd Assembly District Delegate, Democratic Party

• Sal Magallanez, 75th Assembly District Delegate, Democratic Party

• Robin Doublebower,  74th Assembly District Delegate, Democratic Party

• Cynara Velazquez, San Diego Democratic Party, Grassroots Organizing Team

• Matthew Cappadocia

• Pamela K. Hoye, Progressive Democrats for America

• Bob Hamilton , SD Commity

• Pat Mcfarlane, Demcco

• Nancy Nguyen, Demcco

• Micheal Bullock, Demcco

• Myrna Baker, LSM dem 74th AD

• Richard Bove, Escondido Democratic Club

• Gail Mackler, Point loma Dems, 76th Assembly Delegate

• Patrick Hurley, California Democratic Party

• Karen Marie Otter, San Diego County Democratic Party

• Lori Kern Greenberg, La Mesa-Foothills Democratic Club

• Mary Borevitz, Lake San marcos Democratic Club

• Aruna Karnik , Lake San marcos Democratic Club

• Ed Mcfadd, Demcco

• Micheal Foster, Poway Demcco Pres.

• Pete Babich, Poway Demco

• Brian Polejes, 76th Assembly Delegate, Democratic Party

• Calvin Surs, 60th Assembly Delegate, Democratic Party

• Suzie Ditmars, 76th Assembly Delegate, Democratic Party

• Micheal Thomason, 76th Assembly Delegate, Democratic Party

• Montana Matthew , 60th Assembly Delegate, Democratic Party

• Joel Freid, 16th Assembly Delegate, Democratic Party

• Diddo Clark, San Diego Democratic Party Central Committee Member

• Kelly King,  79th Assembly Delegate, Democratic Party

• William Mcrae, 75th Assembly Delegate, Democratic Party

• Marquez Allington, 78th Assembly Delegate, Democratic Party

• Patrick Dean, 77th Assembly Delegate, Democratic Party

• Kimberly Williams

• Raymond Lutz, Citizens oversight.org

• Cynthis Deciur

• Hilary Crosby, California Democatic Party

• Brittany, OFA

• Isam Herndol, Organizing for America

• Mahalia Sortillon, SD DWC

• Faith Greene, Eastlake Bonita Democratic Club

• Chequita Falls

• Shumacker Alma, Eastlake Bonita Democratic Club

• Kyle Krahel-Frolander

• Matti Miranda , SDCVD

• Vivian Sherrill, Eastlake Bonita Democratic Club

• Steve Bower , sd democc

• Janet Meredith

• Marilee Mclean, Sierra Club Democrats

• Patrick Shaw

• Grace Rives

• David Kries

• Chad Peace

• Rich Childers

• Mike Thompson

• Eric Spoerner

• Tori Altona, Green Party

• Cal Jones

• Sadie Sponsler

• Erik Kim-H., City Beat

• Eli Carter

• Robert Gray

• Andrea Aliseda

• B.P.Baron

• L.S. Peterson

• Judith Swink

• Pety Laubert, Activist San Diego

• Dave Keeler, Activist San Diego

• Amanda Allen, Activist San Diego

• Danny Dailey, Activist San Diego

• Martin Eder, SD for 911 Truth

• Rob Baldwin

• Ted Muga

• Nelisse Muga

• Lorna Zukas

• Alex Zukas

• Brian Ritter

• Jeeni Criscenzo, SD Democratic Women's Club

• Jorge Glackman