San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative Got Pipes? No More! San Diego Glass Pipe Campaign California Prevention Collaborative Summit October 30,

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative SESSION GOALS Understand how environmental prevention strategies can be used for meth problems Enable prevention practitioners to carry out a campaign against the sale of drug paraphernalia in their community. Familiarize participants with state laws and policy options on drug paraphernalia sales, and how laws can be effectively enforced.

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative GLASS PIPES Glass pipes sold in smoke shops, alcohol outlets and 99 Cent Stores Most agree that selling pipes is irresponsible and sends the wrong message

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative BEFORE BROAD AVAILABILITY Glass pipes prominent in locations dispersed in community – even across the street from a youth day treatment center NO ENFORCEMENT Law enforcement frustrated: “the DA would never prosecute these cases”

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative BEFORE HISTORY Southeast San Diego had history of organizing/shaming liquor stores that sold paraphernalia Focus on youth access, not pipes LAND USE Of 18 cities in the County, several used one variation or another to attempt to limit the location of smoke shops

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative Smoke Shops in El Cajon

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative

YOUTH EXPOSURE

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative METH PIPES +++

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative

HEALTH & SAFETY CODE 11364

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative HEALTH & SAFETY CODE

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative ILLUSIONS SMOKE SHOP

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative DRUG PARAPHERNALIA CASE LAW A & B Cattle Company v. City of Escondido – 1987 A & B Cattle Company v. City of Escondido – in conflict with and overrides section , an earlier regulatory provision Posters ‘N’ Things Ltd. v. United States – 1994 Posters ‘N’ Things Ltd. v. United States – 1994 Context Matters Context Matters

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative DRUG PARAPHERNALIA ORDINANCES City of Santee Drug/Tobacco Paraphernalia Ordinance : Definition of "tobacco paraphernalia business“ Table A: Limits such businesses to the Industrial Zone with a Major Conditional Use Permit Industrial use regulations. 33. Tattoo parlor and/or body piercing salon Tire re-treading and recapping --P 35. Tobacco paraphernalia business -- MCMC 36. Welding shop PP D. Public and Semi-public Uses 1. Ambulance services CC

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative DRUG PARAPHERNALIA ORDINANCES City of National City – Drug Paraphernalia Ordinance Licensing as Adult Business – Oceanside Ordinance

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative El Cajon 2005 Smoke Shop Campaign

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative EL CAJON DRUG PARAPHERNALIA CAMPAIGN

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (C.U.P.) FOR TOBACCO/DRUG PARAPHERNALIA

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative ORGANIZING Meth Strike Force a ready-vehicle for organizing Tri-Chairs: DA, Public Safety, HHSA 60+ agency membership across public health, safety, criminal justice and more Leadership steps up when asked

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative ORGANIZING WITH A PURPOSE Recruiting Law Enforcement San Diego County Sheriff District Attorney El Cajon & La Mesa PD Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement ABC

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative ORGANIZING PARTNER RESOURCES Treatment: Expert witness to testify about glass pipe use Prevention: ID locations, plan for media Law Enforcement: Present notices and enforce law Prosecutor: Prosecute case All: Make enforcement/prosecution visible to change norms among retailers and public

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative ORGANIZING FOR A PURPOSE Meth Prevention Initiative: part of prevention system with regional links Tie in to locations, local agencies, residents North Park / San Diego City Attorney in play Campaign began in June 2006 once DA had agreed to prosecute cases, assigned lead prosecutor

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative CAMPAIGN GOALS IN MOTION Notification (October - November 2006) Courtesy Cease & Desist Enforcement (December - February 06/07) Confiscation and Citation Media Advocacy Casting a Wider Net Throughout the Year Print, Broadcast News, Radio, Op-Eds

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative NOTIFICATION Beginning in October 2006 law enforcement partners delivered courtesy notices to over 47 store owners to stop selling these products used to smoke illicit drugs.

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative NOTIFICATION

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative DISTRICT ATTORNEY SENDS MESSAGE

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative CONFISCATION Undercover “buys” 30 days later show most stores to be in compliance Confiscation of over 10,000 glass pipes used to smoke methamphetamine or crack cocaine in December 2006 Bonanza at one store of pipes. Stores owners cited with misdemeanors

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative THE WIDER NET OF MEDIA ADVOCACY

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative ESTABLISHING TRUST WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT Other regions joined the MPI-Law Enforcement Task Force San Diego Sheriff’s Office with the San Diego City Attorney’s DART Team By February 2007 over 14,000 glass pipes had been seized

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative CAMPAIGN RESULTS Pipes no longer sold Prosecutor Cooperation Law enforcement more willing to partner with prevention and media Community members carry campaign forward

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative POLICY DEVELOPMENTS California State Attorney General clears confusion in State Health & Safety Code Addition of Local Administrative Penalties Maintaining Enforcement Activities District Attorney & City Attorney Prosecution Consensus

San Diego Meth Strike Force & San Diego's Meth Prevention Intiative CONCLUSIONS Environmental prevention strategies can be successfully applied to meth This kind of campaign builds common ground between law enforcement, media and local residents We can create communities where a “no meth use” message is supported