HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 10 - Written Communications1
Kerry Bigelow
From:
Sent:Tuesday, May 09, 2017 1:58 PM
To:Kerry Bigelow
Subject:Marijuana Agenda Item 10 - Social Host Language
Hello Kerry, my name is Joe Eberstein I am the Program Manager for the San Diego County Marijuana
Prevention Initiative. I just spoke with Megan about getting a statement to the council regarding item 10
the Social Host language. I was at the last council meeting and the item was removed to a later date. I
pulled my back out and I can hardly move so I cannot attend tonight. I did want to make my information
and statement available to council members. At the last city council meeting I submitted the fact sheet,
see link along with my speaker slip http://www.mpisdcounty.net/wp-
content/uploads/2017/04/MPI Know the Facts One-Pager FINAL-4.11.17.pdf . I wanted to say the
following:
Good afternoon city council members, my name is Joe Eberstein with the SD County Marijuana Prevention Initiative, we focus on
reducing youth use of marijuana by educating youth about the risks. In November voters passed prop 64 allowing marijuana for
personal use for persons 21 and over. This will allow individuals the right to grow a certain amount as well. With the laws changing
around marijuana it is important to see where we are in the county with youth marijuana use. Marijuana remains the primary drug of
choice for youth ages 12-17 in county treatment, nearly 1 in 5 SD county 11th graders admit to smoking marijuana in the past 30 days,
and drivers treated for motor vehicle injuries who tested positive for marijuana increased 60% since 2010, this trend is also true at the
State. Our social host laws are meant to provide an extra safeguard when we drop our children off at what we think will be supervised
parties, free from intoxicants and psychoactive substances. Adding language that also identifies marijuana and controlled substances
helps strengthen and clarify the law and sends a message that party hosts need to be accountable for their minor guests by doing all
that they can to prevent drug and alcohol use.
It also troubled me to see the attached news story from a middle school in Chula Vista http://www.10news.com/news/one-arrested-
after-marijuana-gummy-bears-sickens-chula-vista-students
Thanks for any help!
Joe Eberstein, CPS
Center for Community Research, Inc.
For more information regarding the Marijuana Prevention Initiative go to www.mpisdcounty.net