As I read the pamphlets that are flooding my mailbox that are distributed by the parties for measure O and P, and as I listen to their propaganda on the radio, I see and hear the one for the child that has seizures and needs his CBD medical cannabis.

First off, I am a mother, grandmother and retired medical assistant. I am glad that this mother has found something to help her son, but, on the other hand, this mother lives in Clearlake and Measure N does not affect her. The city of Clearlake has its own rules and regulations regarding marijuana.

Another thing I would like to know, does she have a pediatrician following her son’s progress on this treatment?

She states that she gives her son one drop of the cannabis oil on a daily basis to control his ailment. She also states in the handouts, that “locally grown, high CBD medical cannabis saved her son’s life.”

Why does it need to be locally grown? What about quality control? How are the CBDs regulated? What about the quality of plants in the grow site?

I would fear that the “medication” I gave to my child last month just might be different this month, if you have a new batch of “medication.”

As a medical assistant, I had to perform quality control on each test we did in our office. These included strep tests, urine pregnancy tests, even blood glucose testing – all had quality controls.

Measure N does provide for the patients that truly need their “medical marijuana” in whatever form. Those that are pushing these measures O and P wrote them before Measure N was even voted on in June. They did not want Measure N at all.

They are like the toddler throwing a tantrum, kicking their heels until they get their way. It is plain that those in favor of these two measures do not have any compassion; they’re only in this for profit.

Those in favor of these two measures talk about the revenue they could bring into this community. They talk about how they are going to make the growers accountable for each plant. Oh, really? The growers ignore the regulations now. What would be different?

The pro-grow individuals do not talk about the possibility of those producing the “honey oil” made from cannabis. As I did some research, the marijuana used in the article was grown indoors under 1,000 watt lights. They stated this was the best way to produce the best CBDs of the particular strain of cannabis.

The article continued on stating they used 190 proof alcohols – one and one half gallons of alcohol to one pound of marijuana  They then cook this on a hot plate outdoors. Is this another odor the community will have to deal with?

To top this off, this concoction is extremely volatile. That’s not what our neighborhoods need to worry about along with the increased possibility of crime, violence, and etc. due to grow sites in our communities.

The lawyers and pro-growers that wrote these two measures want you to think this is the only way that patients will be able to receive their medication.

They are pulling the wool over your eyes if you believe them. They are in this for profit only. The lawyers are no different than the ambulance chasers in the larger cities. In this case, the “ambulance” they are chasing are the pro-growers. The pro-growers will pay anything to get this pushed through. 

I will be very afraid if one of these measures pass, we will lose our county to thugs and other to criminals. We will lose the quality of life many of us have enjoyed for generations.

I urge you to vote no on both measure O and P.

Jana Ramsey lives in Lakeport, Calif.