Community Created Humboldt/Jan 23 10/Normalizing Marijuana

The following are proceedings from a breakout group at the Community Created Humboldt event on January 23rd, 2010.

• Vague laws
• Environmental impact
• Home fires
• Home invasions
• Loss & Cost of housing
• Impending legalization – large no. of homeowners depend on marijuana income and may lose homes and land
• Health issues
• Educational/motivational interference
• Divides the community

• Income/jobs- allows food farmers to survive economically while growing food for community; growers have more free time, less stress, volunteer in community
• Taxes
• Medical & mental health benefits
• Self employment
• Recreational use (as opposed to alcohol, what is healthy?)
• On –going economic base for the county
• How to regulate specifically?
• No commute to work, using grow room heat to heat other parts of house and winter greenhouse; heat discourages ants & mold; increases amount of organic matter, soil available to grow other vegetables and other plants
• Growing is self employment that allows single moms to stay home, raise kids, volunteer, etc.
• Trademark issues
• Business center
• Need business level policy discussions/preparation for economic impact of legalization
• Clarifying 215 law at CA state, Humboldt county and city rules and regulations
• Reframe conversation in community from legalization vs. non legalization to “Appropriate legalization”

Theme: Prepare for legalization: What is appropriate legalization?

Involve all shareholders Address all issues Create a business center