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RESOLUTION NO. 2010 - 147
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF REDDING OF OPPOSITION TO THE "REGULATE,
CONTROL, AND T AX CANNABIS ACT OF 2010" IN
CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, the "Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act of20l0" will prevent private
and public employers from complying with federal drug-free workplace rules, resulting in the
loss of millions of dollars in federal contracts for California businesses, as well as the loss of
federal research grants by California colleges and universities; and
WHEREAS, the "Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010" prevents employers
from taking any disciplinary action against employees that come to work under the influence of
marijuana; and
WHEREAS, the "Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010" allows commercial
. truck drivers, public transportation operators, doctors, nurses, heavy equipment operators, bus
drivers, police officers, and others upon whom the safety of the public depends, to be under the
influence of marijuana while performing their jobs; and
WHEREAS, Provisions of the "Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010" will
threaten public safety and endanger thousands of innocent Californians through increased
"drugged driving;" and
WHEREAS, the "Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010" is opposed by
Mothers Against Drunk Driving, California Bus Association, California District Attorneys
Association, the California Police Chiefs Association, and the California Chamber of
Commerce.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the City Council opposes
Proposition 19, the ballot measure to legalize marijuana in California on the November ballot.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced, read, and adopted
at a special meeting ofthe City Council on the 3rd day of August, 2010, by the following vote:
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AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Dickerson, Stegall, a
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: McArthur
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bosetti
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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Form Approved:
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