HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 9929RESOLUTION NO. 9929
A RESOLUTION URGING ADOPTION BY THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS
OF THE CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES ACT OF 1969
WHEREAS, within the last decade, the abuse of drugs
has grown from essentially a local police problem into a
serious national threat to the personal health and safety
of millions of Americans; and
WHEREAS, a national awareness of the gravity of the
situation is needed, as well as a new urgency and concerted
national policy at the Federal level to begin to cope with
this growing menace to the general welfare of the United States;
and
WHEREAS, between the years 1960 and 1967, juvenile
arrests involving the use of drugs rose by almost 800 per-
cent; half of those now being arrested for the illicit use
of narcotics are under 21 years of age; and
WHEREAS, the habit of the narcotics addict is not
only a danger to himself, but a threat to the community
where he lives, because of crimes committed to support the
cost of the narcotic habit; and
WHEREAS, there has been introduced into the United
States Congress "The Controlled Dangerous Substances Act
of 1969", seeking to provide a framework for the control of
all narcotics and dangerous drugs, containing a number of
innovations reflecting current levels of knowledge, preser-
ving much of the structure and concepts of existing drug
legislation where such existing legislation is sound, and
synthesizing existing controls into one body of organic law;
NOW, THEREFORE, the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY of
NATIONAL CITY DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Congress of the United States is
urged to promptly enact into law The Controlled Dangerous
Substances Act of 1969.
Section 2. The City Clerk shall transmit copies
of this Resolution to all senators and congressmen repre-
senting the State of California in the United States Congress,
and such legislators are urged to lend their active support
to the passage of said Act.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of National
City hereby pledges to continue to take such action as it
can at the local level to combat the growing menace of drug
abuse.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 16th day of September,
1969.
MAYOR
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