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RESOLUTION r,lo. 66-;0
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LYNWOOD OPPOSIPIG CODISTITiJTI0IIAL AMENDMEPIT TO LEGALIZE
THE MANUFACTURE ET CETERA OF MARIJUAIdA.
WHEREAS, a group calling itself' "The Anonymous Committee for
the Abolition of the Prohibition against Marijuana" has commencecl action
to amend the Constitution o£ the State of California to legalize the
�'"' manufacture, sale,�purchase, possession, and transportation of marijuana
within the State of California; and
WHEREAS, this group has chosen to remain anonymous; and
WHEREAS, it is known that the use of marijuana leads inevitably
to the use of hard narcotics such as heroin as the addict's tolerance and
his need for more and stronger narcotics increases; and
WHEREAS, the legalizing of marijuana will su.bjec* untold
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
t WHEREAS, the legalizing of marijuana would subject our citizens
to the violent and unpredictable criminal tendencies of persons under
the influence of marijuana; and
WHEREAS, such action would result in millions of dollars of
additional cost to the public of police investigation, prosecution,
and incarceration of persons who commit violent and vicious crimes
while under the influence of marijuana and other narcotics, to say
nothing of the loss resulting from thefts committed by those seeking
money to support their ever-increasing need for narcotics; and
WHEREAS, the people of the State of California are entitled
to be protected against the criminal activities of narcotic users; and
WHEREAS, the proposal is ill-considered and unrealistic and
could benefit only those who are engaged in the infamous traffic in
narcotics; and
WHEREAS, the legalizing of mari,juana would serve only to
compound what is now one of the most serious and complex problems
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facing the�State of California and would•create a blear and present
'` .. danager to the health, safety and welfare of all ou'r citizens; arid-
, , WHEREAS, the refusal.of the group sponsoring this
petition to"identify themselves constitutes an abuse of the ini.tiative
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process;
. NOW, .THEREFORE, BE IT. P,ESOLVED:� . ,. . , '
That t,he City Council o£ the City of Lynwood most strenuously
opposes the proposed constitutional amendment sponsored by "The
•. Anonymous Committee for the Abolition of the Prohibition-against .
Marijuana" and opposes the measure if it nualifies�for the ballot and
urges all cities and counties in this state to join in opposing this
vi�cious��.amendment. ' ' • � "
' ��-:� APPROVED and ADOPTED this 5th day of April 1966. . .
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'. Ma or of the Gity of Lynwood
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) `
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) •
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of
Lynwood, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing
resolution was'duly adopted by the City Council of said
city at a regular'meeting thereof held
in the City Hall of said city on the 5th day of
April , 19 66 , a'nd passed by the following vote:
AYES• COUNCILMEN $York, Duncan, McMillan,
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NOES: COUNCILMEN None
' � ,,'" ABSENT: COUNCILMEN None
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES)
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of
Lynwood, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing
resolution was duly adopted by 'the City Council of said ' I
city at a regular meeting thereof held
in the City Hall,of said city on.the ��� day of
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�1r'�'�w , 19 �i�5, and passed by the following vote: �
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NOES: COUNCILMEN �'�`�' �
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ABSENT: COUNCILMEN f '���^�" I
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) '
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES)
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City ��
of Lynwood, and ex-offi'cio clerk of the City Council �
,. of said city, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a full,'true and correct copy of
Resolution No. ���"�'� on file in my office and that I
said Resolution was adopted on the date and by the I
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vote therein stated.. I
Dated this ��� day of ���"� 19'�� I
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