Upcoming Board of Supervisor’s meeting on January 27, 2021. The board will decide to expand the marijuana industry throughout the County including on-site consumption lounges. This item will dramatically increase access to marijuana in County Unincorporated areas. We encourage you to let your voices be heard. If you would like to submit a comment or call in.  We attached the directions on how to do so.

Please check out item #4 on the agenda -SUBJECT: FRAMEWORK FOR OUR FUTURE: MEASURES TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC ACCESS AND EQUITY IN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY.

Submit an eComment!
The most direct way to voice your opinion for upcoming Board meeting agenda items is through a service called eComment. You can start submitting eComments when the agenda is released, typically the Wednesday  before the meeting. eComments can even be submitted during the meeting.

Public comments on agenda items will be available to view online and the number of comments received on each agenda item will be stated during the meeting. All eComments will be entered into the administrative record of the meeting.

https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/bos/telecomments-wed.html

Call-In Your Comments
If you’d like to speak to the Board during the meeting, please follow these steps to request to speak:

• Step 1: Fill out the online Board of Supervisors tele-comments form to request to speak during the meeting via teleconference. The form must be submitted before the meeting starts. After completing the form, you’ll get instructions on how to call in to the meeting.
• Step 2: Watch or listen to the meeting.
• Step 3: When the Board of Supervisors begins to discuss the agenda item you want to comment on, call in to the conference line and turn off your TV or live stream. You’ll continue to hear the Board meeting after calling in. Please do not call until the item you want to speak about is being discussed.
• Step 4: When it is time for public comments on the item you want to speak about, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors staff will unmute your phone. You’ll hear a prompt that will indicate your phone is unmuted. You may need to press *6 on your phone to unmute yourself. Staff will then ask you to state your name and begin your comments.

The Meth Strike Force Meth & Families January 2021 newsletter is now available. This newsletter discusses the importance of utilizing person-centered language to reduce the stigma surrounding substance use disorders. Click here to download the newsletter.

As of January 6, 2021, there have been 62 confirmed and probable EVALI cases reported among San Diego County residents. All cases were hospitalized and there has been one death. Ages of patients have ranged from 17 to 76 years, with a median age of 30.5 years, and 50% have been male.

To view current data regarding EVALI click here.

The Healthcare Taskforce, a subcommittee of the Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force, recently developed a benzodiazepine informational handout. The two-sided handout covers a variety of topics including what the medication is, safety, risks, proper disposal, storage, and more.

The handout is available for download here.

For more information and support, call 2-1-1.