County Delays Decision on Ban of Paraphernalia
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One Section, 12 Pages Vol. 61 No. 35 University of California. Santa Barbara Tuesdùy, November 4,1980 County Delays Decision On Ban of Paraphernalia By JEFF LESHAY Due to an amendment added to putting down free enterprise,” he Nexus Staff Writer the ordinance at yesterday’s board continued. The County Board of Supervisors meeting, an amendment stating John Ferriter, an Associated voted 4-1 yesterday in favor of a that punishment imposed upon a Students representative from drug paraphernalia ordinance violator of the drug paraphernalia UCSB, told the supervisors, “ You introduced on Oct. 27 designed to law will, in fact, be no more severe must vote your constituency, not ban completely the sale of drug than citations or $100 fines imposed your own minds,” emphasizing paraphernalia in Santa Barbara for possession of an ounce or less of that the majority of the con County. marijuana, the final hearing and stituency may well be opposed to Currently, state law prohibits voting on whether or not to enact the ordinance. “ What you’re the sale of “ paraphernalia that is the ordinance into law will occur voting on is a matter of freedom of designed for the smoking of during next Monday’s meeting. personal choice,” he said. “ No one tobacco, products prepared from Lengthy discussion on the is forced to buy drug parapher tobacco, or any controlled sub subject, however, did take place nalia — it is a matter of conscious stance” to anyone under 18. The yesterday amongst members of choice.” law mandates that drug the board and a number of Ronald Stevens, an attorney paraphernalia be kept in a speakers from the floor representing Concerned Citizens of separate room in any place of representing various aspects of the Santa Barbara, and Pat Morrow, a business where it is sold, and that community. P TA representative, urged the no minor, unless accompanied by a Supervisors Hedlund, Fletcher, board members to adopt the or parent or legal guardian, may Kallman and Yager all voted to dinance which they feel to be a enter such a room. support the ordinance, and crucial document in the prevention of drug abuse. Maureen Reagan arrived in Santa Barbara yesterday ‘Drug paraphernalia’ by the Supervisor Bill Wallace voiced his ordinance as “ all equipment, opposition against it, saying that (Please turn to p.10, col.6) for a brief appearance to support her father, products and materials of any kind the major problems are with the Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan. which are used, intended for use, concept of possession and intent to or designed for use in planting, use, and the amount of energies Marijuana Use propagating, cultivating, growing, that would have to be used in harvesting, manufacturing, search and seizure procedures, Maureen Reagan compounding, converting, many of which he feels would be Allowed Under producing, processing, preparing, “ unnecessary” . testing, analyzing, packaging, Patrick Cox, an economic Makes S.B. Stop repackaging, storing, containing, analyst and member of the State Program Maureen Reagan visited Santa Barbara yesterday in a last-minute concealing, injecting, ingesting, Libertarian Party Central Com effort to encourage Santa Bhrbarans to vote for her father. Maureen inhaling, or otherwise introducing mittee, said that “ the real effects By N E ILL J. STOKES Reagan, Ronald Reagan’s daughter, arrived at the Santa Barbara into the human body a controlled of the ordinance would be hurtful, Nexus Staff Writer airport at about 5 p.m. for a rally and press conference. substance in violation of the and the laws unenforceable. Police Marijuana cigarettes and THC The campaign stop was just one of many that the candidate’s Controlled Substances Act. officers will only be wasting time capsules are now .being distributed daughter made Monday, beginning with stops in San Francisco, then by the state to cancer patients moving on to Chico, Eureka, Seattle, Fresno, and finally Santa Bar undergoing chemotherapy bara. She intends to fly to Los Angeles, today to meet with her father UCSB Closes treatment in accordance with a bill and the rest of the Reagan family. introduced by state Senator Robert Reagan spoke to a crowd of about 50 cheering Reagan supporters, Presley (D-Riverside) last year. one of whom was Congressman Lagomarsino, who introduced her to Shutdown Approved Supplied by the National Cancer the crowd. She said that the number one issue this election year is the Institute, the marijuana and economy, and she said, “ that’s what will decide the campaign.” She By JOHN SMALE capsules of THC (marijuana’s added that “ Ronald Reagan is the best man to deal with it.” Nexus Staff Writer most active ingredient) will be At the press conference Reagan was asked how she reconciled her The U.C. Systemwide administration has approved closing the UCSB available to chemotherapy support for her father with her support for ERA. She responded by campus for a three-day period, December 29 through 31 for the patients statewide, according to saying that both she and her father were working toward the same Christmas and New Year holidays, chancellor Huttenback con Presley staff consultant Bob goal, the only difference being that her father preferred to bring it firmed yesterday. Holmes. “ The supplies go directly about on the state level by statute rather than by a constitutional Only a few essential services, such as the research facilities in the to the physician or pharmacist of amendment. She said that contrary to what some have said she does library, will remain open. Other buildings on campus will be unlighted, the patient,” Holmes said. “ The get along with her stepmother, Nancy Reagan. There have been some unheated and locked. state doesn’t receive them first. reports that, being the daughter of Jane Wyman, Ronald Reagan’s The action is based on a recommendation by a UCSB task force whose “ Physicians apply to the State first wife, the two have differences. charge was to investigate cost saving devices the university might Research Advisory Panel, and Responding to a reporter who asked if Rancho de Cielo, the Reagan employ in the face of severe budgetary constraints. The task force have to agree to meet their stan ranch outside of Santa Barbara, would become the Western White consisted of four faculty members, four staff personnel and two dards and requirements,” Holmes House, Reagan responded “ You betcha 1” students. stated. “ Three hundred on Currently, UCSB has a utilities bill of approximately $3.5 million cologists (cancer specialists) and (Please turn top.10, col.5) about 100 pharmacists have ap plied so far. So we estimate that between 3,000 and 7,500 patients Huttenback Discusses UCSB and Athletics can begin to benefit from the program.” By RICHARD BORNSTEIN while others argue that UCSB Presley first authored SB 184 Nexus Staff Writer should drop down a notch in because he felt marijuana helps to Not long after Robert Hut competition. ease the side-effects of tenback became UCSB’s chan Perhaps more than any other chemotherapy, according to his cellor he spoke of the importance person in the power structure of assistant Ruth Neeley. of a diversified athletic program. this university, the chancellor “ The senator has a young man in In an interview after his ap personifies the mixture of his district who was being treated pointment two years ago he said it academics and athletics. It is with with chemotherapy for Hodgkin’s a genuine interest that Huttenback was more valuable to this disease,” Neeley said. “ The views the role of athletics at UCSB. university to have a high par chemotherapy was making him He once described himself as “ a ticipation level than a handful of very ill, causing nausea and reconstructed jock.” As a “ jock” quality teams. vomiting. Then he started using he won 13 letters as a four-sport When he mentioned numbers he marijuana and found that it eased did not have an investigation by athlete at UCLA. He says he was some of the ill side-effects. He the NCAA in mind. Yet, at an in not very good, just someone who convinced the senator of the need stitution which finally captured its tried hard, but the knowledge and for legislation making marijuana first national championship in 1979 participation landed him his first available to chemotherapy (in water polo), the school’s job at Cal Tech — as the soccer patients.” leading sport of basketball was coach. According to Neeley, Presley recently placed on probation. His scholarly expertise is in contacted Dr. Ungerleider of the The punishment is strange for a history and occasionally he UCLA Medical Center Cancer Unit variety of reasons, primarily lectures in a course on one of the in order to get medical proof to because UCSB basketball has aspects of that subject. His struggled to gain prominence on an speeches are an indication of a support this opinion. Ungerleider confirmed marijuana’s positive intercollegiate level, and has been man with a diversified Chancellor Robert Huttenback the most strongly supported sport background. effect in reducing the side-effects financially, yet it has fallen well ' He was born in Germany, spent puts an elastic brace over his right been forced to look closer into the of chemotherapy. short of the athletic department’s his youth in England and came to elbow, picks up his new Prince university’s athletic program. The “ However, Senator Presley still goal. California in time for high school. racquet and plays tennis. He also administrative overseer of the opposes the de-criminalization or In general, sports have always He participated on the football, hoick season tickets to UCLA department is Ed Birch, vice- legalization of marijuana for assumed an ambiguous role at soccer, rugby and cricket teams in football games, and has viewed chancellor of student and Isla everyday use,” Neely said.