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Gary & Jeanne Cecchi
90 Grey Fox Lane
Oroville, CA 95966
City of Oroville City Council
1735 Montgomery Street
Oroville, CA 95965
Attn: Council Members
May 4, 2018
Re: Marijuana Facts
Dear Council Members:
I urge you to read and seriously consider the enclosed factual
information regarding marijuana. There is a lot of misinformation out
there, especially a recent editorial that got it wrong:
The American Medical Assn
• American Cancer Society
American Epilepsy Society
American Academy of Pediatrics
American M.S. Society
National Eye Institute
American Lung Association and others
OPPOSE marijuana use.
Sincerely,
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Gary &-deanne Cecchi
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MARIJUANA: MANmwMADE DISASTER
Gateway to Other Drugs Think Marijuana is harmless? You don't knots POT!
- Marijuana—a powerful neurotransmitter—
works on the same receptor system in the
brain as heroin,
- Marijuana primes the brain to seek stronger drugs.' MI"II✓Iltck ICI �i I"
- Marijuana users are more likely than non-users to
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- Causes and exacerbates: Addiction, " epM agar`
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- Loss of memory, perception, motor skills that THC irt'theod, f wq "s After the'
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- Driving tests show marijuana impairs reaction times,
divided-attention tasks, lane-position variability
(weaving), peripheral vision, cognitive function & UK Concentra�tion)
coordination.'
- 1 of every 8 traffic fatalities in Colorado are
marijuana related (+82% increase),
- Marijuana driving deaths doubled in one year after
legalization in Washington.
- For every 1 marijuana-user death,
.7 innocents die (pedestrians, 2%,
bicyclists, passengers, etc.)
omes Combining marijuana with alcohoN ' Poi Lrdir
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Teen Use/Users
- Increases dramatically wherever marijuana is legalized.12
- Causes irreversible IQ loss up to 8 points and higher likelihood ofAmotivational
Syndrome.8
- 1 in 6 teens who try marijuana will became addicted.'
- Heavy Users are less likely to graduate.
- 7x increase in suicide attempts. 9
- Sig Marijuana's goal—teen users today become lifetime consumers tomorrow.
Marijuana use during pregnancy CfOssE'.S
the placental and blood/brain barrier and
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increases the baby's susceptibility to:
Lower birth weight
Addiction later In life
Birth defects &CanCB'rS
/ rrrau�/ rlaCrt/ d of c r fr r Prin{beady% /, - Problem solving, attention and learning difficulties later in life
Studies show genetic Changes in offspring of heavy users.
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Crime
Physical Health Impacts 50% of mien and 30% of women
LUNGS: Smoke from marijuana contains 4-5x the arrested for any crime test positive
toxins, irritants & carcinogens as tobacco smoke; for marijuana.`'
20 times more ammonia.1 70% of inmates are addicted to
Increases likelihood of HEART ATTACK drugs and/or alcohol.'
IMMUNE SYSTEM is weakened Guns and other weapons are
Negatively impacts REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM common at both large and home
DEATH RATE 4x higher than non-users, cultivation sites.
Edibles Vaping
Butane Hash Oil (BHO) - THC liquid concentrate is used in "Vaping"
Increases THC potency to 90+%11 devices (aka e-cigarettes); creates a
Causes severe "high." cancer-causing aerosol with no smell.
As dangerous to make and consume as - Candy, brownies, soda, gummies, etc.
meth. containing THC can be very potent; cookies
Easily causes explosions and fires in with 1000mg of THC each are available.
neighborhoods where it is cooked. - Vaping and Edibles are favorite ways for
AKA dabs, wax, budder, shatter, and solid youth to ingest marijuana (THC).
THC concentrate. - Neither THC liquid nor solid concentrates
(131-110) are overseen by any regulatory body—
no quality controls, no limits on potency, or
Marijulana is Big Money limits on contaminates (pesticides, herbicides).
(but not for the community)
- One plant can bring $2,000 to $4,000 annually to a Marijuana is NOT
grower/distributor. '0
- Black Markets still thrive after legalization! Earth-Friendly
- Tax revenues from pot sales do NOT cover increased crime, - 1 plant uses 6 gallons of water
health care or addiction services. Revenues are projected to per day.
be less than .003% of total CA state tax revenue.2 - Streams diverted to grow sites
- Cost of law enforcement increases, not decreases with kill plants &animals downstream.
legalization." - Poisons and illegal fertilizers
- CA already has 50,000 illegal cultivation sites that supply 60% contaminate streams and forests. 15
of marijuana to the US.3 - Carbofuron is illegal but commonly
used at grow sites- '/at can kill a 300
Ib. bear.15
Is Marijuana really Medicine?
The Federal Food and Drug Adminisration confirms "First,Do No Harm" 14
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that whole plant marijuana and THC oils are NOT Marijuana is harmful
American Medical Association
medicine. American Cancer Society
- Components may have medicinal value, i.e. CBD (Cannabidiol)5 W2 American Epilepsy Society
- To protect the public, the FDA testing and approval process determines American Academy of Pediatrics
drug safety, dosing efficacy, side effects, potency, duration, interactions, etc. American M.S.Society
- Pot shop "baristas"who recommend this psychoactive drug make medical National Eye Institute
conditions worse (e.g. PTSD, pediatric seizures, glaucoma and even pain). 14 American Lung Association
and others