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Martin Webb

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January 25, 2013
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Think you’re in the know? Take the pot quiz.

As a former member of Nevada County’s Cannabis Cultivation Ordinance Working Group, I’m disappointed by how poorly our community is served by local media and Sheriff Keith Royal when it comes to the topic of marijuana. To illustrate our community’s knowledge vacuum, take this test: 1. Royal used the number of citizen complaints logged in 2011 as justification for seeking an “emergency” ordinance. In media reports quoting him, how many complaints/day did his office supposedly log: a) several b) 20-25 c) 30-40 d) all of the above 2. When members of the Ordinance Working Group wondered about the complaint totals, …

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