HomeMy WebLinkAbout2523_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO . 2523
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDLANDS OPPOSING PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL INITI-
ATIVE TO LEGALIZE MANUFACTURE, SALE, PURCHASE,
POSSESSION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MARIJUANA
WHEREAS , a group calling itself "The Anonymous Committee
for the Abolition of the Prohibition against Marijuana" has commenced
action to amend the Constituion of the State of California, and
WHEREAS, it is known that the use of marijuana leads
frequently to the use of hard narcotics such as heroin as the user ' s
tolerance and his need for more and stronger narcotics increases , and
WHEREAS, the legalizing of marijuana will subject un-
told numbers of our citizens to the personal tragedy and suffering of
becoming dependent upon the use of marijuana and as a result thereof
to addiction to heroin, and
WHEREAS, the legalizing of marijuana would subject our
citizens to the violent and unpredictable criminal tendencies of per-
sons under the influence of marijuana , and
WHEREAS, the legalizing of marijuana would serve only
to compound what is now one of the most serious and complex problems
facing the State of California and would create a clear and present
danger to health, safety and welfare of all our citizens , and
WHEREAS , the refusal of the group sponsoring this in-
sidious petition to identify themselves constitutes an abuse of the
initiative process ,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED :
That the Council of the City of Redlands most strenu-
ously opposes the proposed constitutional amendment sponsored by "The
Anonymous Committee for the Abolition of the Prohibition against
Marijuana " and will oppose the measure if it qualifies for the ballot .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED :
That the Council of the City of Redlands urges all
citizens and civic organizations in this City to join in opposing
this vicious amendment .
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED, this 7th day of ,Lnne, 1966 .
ATTEST:
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Mayor of the City of Redlands
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