HomeMy WebLinkAboutEmail - Marijuana Discussion Menchaca, Clarissa
From: Snyder,Ashley
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To: Menchaca, Clarissa
Subject: FW: Marijuana Discussion 1/24/17
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Ash[eN N. SwU�er
Assistant Clerk of the Board
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Subject: Marijuana Discussion 1/24/17
Honorable Supervisors-
I am repeating my letter sent to you last December, as all of the facts are still accurate and pertinent.
Interesting enough, there have been several recent scientific research articles demonstrating the link
between C@nnibiS use and O[@l pathology. One of the most recent showed that use of the drug
increases periodontal disease significantly / Jaffe[ Sh@[iffet. @l.' Columbia []niVe[SitV' jOUD?@/Of
Periodontology, October 2016.
It has come to my attention that you will be discussing several marijuana issues at your next meeting. As I work on
Tuesdays and am unable to attend your meetings, I would like to use this e-mail to communicate with the Board regarding
this critical subject.
Every month in my dental practice I see patients whose mouths were devastated by drug use. During the course of
restoring their teeth we often talk about what happened over the years, what drugs were involved, and how they got
started. Many, if not most, used (or still use) marijuana. The notion of it being "harmless" is exactly what a young person
looking to experiment wants to hear. The young user perceives no harm being done, which then opens the door for
experimentation with more potent drugs. The morbidity from these more significant drugs is frightening. But the gateway
drug was marijuana.
Having grown up in Chico, | know many classmates and friends that started using marijuana in high school or earlier.
Some of those potentially productive individuals continued and became consumed by their drug use as adults. They either
lived short lives, orare virtual shells ofthe people they used tobe.
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The studies linking marijuana use to decreased brain development in young adults are well researched and accepted. The
studies showing a lack of motivation resulting from marijuana use are also well-founded, and for years have been
observed in the population that routinely uses marijuana. Marijuana is addictive, and can lead to further drug use. As a
county, as a community, and as a society, we must do all that we can to limit the harm that marijuana creates.
Some other California counties look at marijuana as a potential tax windfall. I encourage you as Supervisors to avoid this
tremendous lowering of societal standards, and limit any and all commercial marijuana proposals. Proposition 64 provides
mechanisms to grow recreational marijuana, and I would urge you to limit those six-plant grows to indoors. Butte County
will survive just fine without commercial marijuana tax revenues. And local government will be setting a higher standard in
regards to healthcare, crime, and expected societal attitudes.
I greatly appreciate the opportunity to convey my feelings and the above information to the Board. Thank you for your
consideration.
Respectfully submitted,
Norm Rosene M.S., D.D.S.
6237 Cohasset Road
Chico, CA 95973
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