The Union.com from Nevada County reports online that county growers packed the supervisor's meeting Tuesday as they witnessed the passing of restrictive growing regulations for medical marijuana growers.
Sounds like these rascals may get voted out!
Order broke down and angry outbursts cascaded moments after the Nevada County Board of Supervisors approved a medical marijuana ordinance Tuesday that placed limitations on grow operations in the county.
The board approved both an urgency ordinance that took effect immediately and a regular ordinance, which necessitates additional public hearings.
On both issues the vote was 4 to 1, with Supervisor Terry Lamphier dissenting.
As soon as the first vote was announced, members of the crowd stood up from their chairs and began yelling at the board.
“This isn't fair,” one shouted. And “You didn't listen,” another followed.
One unidentified member of the crowd confronted Sheriff Keith Royal and accused him of taking jobs and money away from residents, before being escorted by officers from the chambers.
Order was restored for a moment, before a crowd of people rushed into the chamber chanting “Vote them out! ... Vote them out!”
“Obviously, not everybody is happy,” said District 2 Supervisor Ed Scofield, who made the motion to approve the urgency ordinance. The majority of ordinance supporter speaking Tuesday were from Scofield's south county district. “But we had to get something on the ground.”
Lamphier said he supported an marijuana ordinance, but not the one approved by his fellow supervisors, saying it was hastily put together and a few more details needed to be ironed out before it was passed.
“There was a lot of confusion, a lot of misunderstanding,” Lamphier said, adding he expected the county to be sued and to incur a lengthy and expensive legal battle.
When asked if a lawsuit was imminent, president of the Nevada County Chapter of Americans for Safe Access Patricia Smith said:
“Absolutely, I expect to file suit like tomorrow.”
“If I'd had my druthers, we would have gone back to the table to work out these last issues and concerns,” she continued. “The passing of the urgency ordinance really limits the voice of the voters as there can be no referendum (or other avenues of recourse).”
Sounds like these rascals may get voted out!