Marijuana Ordinance Utility/Criteria

George Rebane

In the comment stream to 'Medical Marijuana Cultivation Initiative' I suggested that a better marijuana ordinance for Nevada County should be developed through a more systematic process starting with laying out what are the criteria that the provisions of such an ordinance should satisfy.  A collection of such criteria are also known as a ‘utility function’ against which candidate ordinances or their several provisions can be evaluated.  To be clear, in a reasonable development process such a utility function or set of criteria are agreed upon by the parties that will draft the ordinance BEFORE they start writing the individual provisions.

In the figure below I illustrate an example of such criteria for a marijuana ordinance (as I promised to do in the referenced comment stream).  Readers may now comment on the adequacy of what I have offered and/or suggest modifications to it.  I will do my best to incorporate all such reasonable changes, and then we can see what kind of consensus can be had at this level of developing a better ordinance.  All should understand that if we can’t agree on what a good ordinance looks like, then we have no hope of agreeing on ANY fully fleshed out ordinance, and it’s back to politics as usual.  Going through this procedure should be illuminating (even in its rejection).

Comments

[Walt]

Another pot convert. I don't think the thought this through.
http://dailycaller.com/2014/09/22/fck-it-i-quit-reporter-drops-f-bomb-quits-on-air/

[Don Bessee]

It seems Pattie and the pot heads were quivered by the ASPOA member poll on measure S today. Right after we sent out a special email specific modern online poll they had a THC fit. How else can we explain them sending out mass emails to their whole list with an old ASPOA list mixed in. In their purple haze they forgot the difference between bcc and cc!!!!! They stuck an interesting address in all of them; medicalcond@unable. Interesting time zone they originated in too. Profits, Profits, Profits and not in a biblical way my friends. The primary email on them all is citizens for good laws, patties that is, her phone number don't you know and no FPPC status and how much money have they spent without paperwork? Perhaps there is a shortage of zig zags and they use all that pesky paper work for rolling papers? Pray for the patients and reject those who use them for profits. There is no shortage of medicine. Just profiteers manipulating. Does anyone think this newest smoke cloud may be because they failed to get that TRO last Friday which failed to appear in any of the local media?

[Brad C.]

The ASA facebookk site is still saying tonight at the Nevada Theater. It will be televised on NCTV channel 11 (Comcast) ch.16 (Suddenlink) and live on the internet.

https://www.facebook.com/YesOnMeasureS?hc_location=timeline

[Walt]

Don't smoke dope and race cars.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CAR_NASCAR_STEWART?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-09-24-15-24-19

[Don Nelson]

Nevada County Association of Realtors debating a position on Measure S

A local realtor friend just forwarded me some kind of newsletter saying the Realtors may take a position on this issue (Sheriff's wife is a Realtor).