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Woodside: Ordinance would ban commercial marijuana activity

Original post made on May 23, 2018

In a study session on Tuesday evening (May 22), the Woodside Town Council directed staff to prepare a draft ordinance that would ban commercial marijuana activity in town, but permit some outdoor cultivation for personal use.


Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, May 23, 2018, 11:46 AM

Comments (8)

Posted by Anti weed
a resident of Woodside: Family Farm/Hidden Valley
on May 23, 2018 at 1:04 pm

What’s wrong with just saying NO to marijuana, period! If you must have it for medical reasons then buy it legally elsewhere, or have it shipped to your home legally.SvX2z


Posted by Pro weed
a resident of Woodside: Skywood/Skylonda
on May 23, 2018 at 2:02 pm

What’s wrong with abiding by California law and allowing responsible adult residents to grow and use weed for both recreational and medicinal purposes?


Posted by Look past the actual danger
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on May 23, 2018 at 2:28 pm

I agree about this on a commercial level but not individual. Thankfully this is ONLY about commercial ventures, and I think for a town the size of WS, that's fine.

That said, I'm MUCH more concerned with the alcohol situation in this town. Lives are consistently and directly ENDED because of alcohol and every day families are ripped apart when someone is killed in an alcohol related incident.
Alcohol kills people and destroys lives daily. That's not an exaggeration.
Yes, cannabis and coffee also can be issues as well, but neither are anywhere near as life threatening as alcohol is and there is no logical argument that would state otherwise.
The winos and booze hounds are now starting to be looked down on by society, and rightfully so.


Posted by Joseph E. Davis
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on May 23, 2018 at 9:10 pm

What's wrong with people making their own minds up about what plants to grow in their gardens? Do we need government to tell us what to do every second of the day?


Posted by Government IS Your Friend
a resident of another community
on May 23, 2018 at 11:26 pm

"What's wrong with people making their own minds up about what plants to grow in their gardens? Do we need government to tell us what to do every second of the day?"

In your case? Absolutely. In fact, your neighborhood would be better off if the government made you follow the law...


Posted by Ooops
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on May 24, 2018 at 5:54 am

Too late ;)


Posted by Citizen
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on May 24, 2018 at 10:36 am

It’s against Federal Law period. Have these people heard of the Supremacy Clause in the US Constitution? Have all the states vote on legal or illegal? I bet the majority will vote no. Medical use does not include smoking it. Who enter heard of smoking a drug used for treatment.


Posted by Uh-oh
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on May 24, 2018 at 11:22 am

Some still don't understand that the whole legalization thing is a done deal.
The fed gov on both sides of the isle have made statements that they have no intent of being hard handed and getting in the way of states decisions.

Newer and different things are scarey, and change can be unnerving for our older citizens, but I think we'll all come out of this just fine.
It's been WIDELY avail to anyone who wanted to make any effort at all for the last 25 years. We're all still here ;)


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