Has Anyone in Washington been Harrased/Investigated for medical Marijuana Farming?

PeyoteReligion

PeyoteReligion

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I am my unlces caregiver with the peice of paper with both our signatures and addresses. It states that I am his legal caregiver. I grow 6 plants in a closet, with the paper right on the closet door. My home is getting appraised in one week. Should I feel safe with that paperwork up? Help wa patients!
 
Prefontaine

Prefontaine

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they have no right to your medical information, and they have no right to see what is in that closet, so just put a poster over that paperwork for the duration of their visit, and tell them you dont feel that it is necesary for them to see in that closet if they ask, and if they push the matter inform them that they are quickly reducing their welcome on your property.
 
Zafa

Zafa

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I had 3 men from the local PD stop by for an unexpected visit.
They didn't give me too much grief, told me I had to get rid of a few clones (Which I would love to trade someone for a carbon filter)
Basically they said anything in dirt/medum they consider a plant, keep it under your legal amount and there isn't much they can do.
I feel better now because I have always feared that dreaded knock on my door. Now I can relax a bit. Although there are now 3 too many strangers that know what I do in my garage.
 
Prefontaine

Prefontaine

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the real concern for patients within their limit here in washington, is whether the landlord will be informed, because the landlord has the right to evict you for your garden, as the landlord is responsible for activity on the premises at the federal level where growing is still illegal
 
NWDedHed

NWDedHed

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Athough the law does offer legal protection, I feel it is still best to keep it discreet just so some tweaker doesn't decide to bust your door down. There was a case here recently here in Western WA where the police did come in and seize everything, but they let the weed mold. The charges were dismissed, the equipment was returned and they were ordered by a judge to pay the estimated cost. I'll have to try and google it and see if I can come up with a link
 
Prefontaine

Prefontaine

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so was stopped here in pullman at about 1am exactly, for smelling like meds, it seemed to be a trainee and trainer combo, i passed them on the sidewalk, they stopped me and asked to see my license, i would have protested but i knew I smelled pretty bad, just smoke a 7.5 gram joint I mean anyone within a hundred feet of me knew what was up, so they asked to see my card, i showed it to them, then he asked what my medical condition was, and he didnt like that I wasnt so sure he had the right to know that, but im legitimate so i went ahead and told him my medical condition and that i basically have to keep doing certain exercises to keep from having back spasms, i got chastised a little for the attitude, but i react poorly to statements like "you medical patients" but in the end they shook my hand, took a photo of my card, called in my name, and basically put me on a list.
 
Prefontaine

Prefontaine

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Prefontaine said:
so was stopped here in pullman at about 1am exactly, for smelling like meds, it seemed to be a trainee and trainer combo, i passed them on the sidewalk, they stopped me and asked to see my license, i would have protested but i knew I smelled pretty bad, just smoke a 7.5 gram joint I mean anyone within a hundred feet of me knew what was up, so they asked to see my card, i showed it to them, then he asked what my medical condition was, and he didnt like that I wasnt so sure he had the right to know that, but im legitimate so i went ahead and told him my medical condition and that i basically have to keep doing certain exercises to keep from having back spasms, i got chastised a little for the attitude, but i react poorly to statements like "you medical patients" but in the end they shook my hand, took a photo of my card, called in my name, and basically put me on a list.
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geese tog why you gotta like me bein hasseled, so mean
 
Prefontaine

Prefontaine

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Zafa said:
I had 3 men from the local PD stop by for an unexpected visit.
They didn't give me too much grief, told me I had to get rid of a few clones (Which I would love to trade someone for a carbon filter)
Basically they said anything in dirt/medum they consider a plant, keep it under your legal amount and there isn't much they can do.
I feel better now because I have always feared that dreaded knock on my door. Now I can relax a bit. Although there are now 3 too many strangers that know what I do in my garage.
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truth be told is a little bit of a relief having now dealt with the police regarding my card, kind of like ill be a little more prepared to cooperate within what is required while not being a dick and pissing the officer off.
 
TogTokes

TogTokes

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good shit man indeed, yeah you gotta be yourself, even before i was legal i have always been honest with them in the fact that i enjoy marijuana for more than just the smoke that it is, and not them nor anyone else and their laws will stop me from enjoying it.. and you would be surprised how nice they've been.
 
Duku

Duku

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Prefontaine said:
so was stopped here in pullman at about 1am exactly, for smelling like meds, it seemed to be a trainee and trainer combo, i passed them on the sidewalk, they stopped me and asked to see my license, i would have protested but i knew I smelled pretty bad, just smoke a 7.5 gram joint I mean anyone within a hundred feet of me knew what was up, so they asked to see my card, i showed it to them, then he asked what my medical condition was, and he didnt like that I wasnt so sure he had the right to know that, but im legitimate so i went ahead and told him my medical condition and that i basically have to keep doing certain exercises to keep from having back spasms, i got chastised a little for the attitude, but i react poorly to statements like "you medical patients" but in the end they shook my hand, took a photo of my card, called in my name, and basically put me on a list.
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They do not have the right to know your medical condition!
 
aftershock

aftershock

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I have a friend that just got visited by the sheriff. neighbors complained about the smell. Sheriff did a plant count. My friend was 3 over the limit, so the sheriff made him pull 3 out of pots and break the stem off at the base. All in all not a bad deal.
 
colonuggs

colonuggs

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SevenHourWorkWeek said:
You're not legal. You're growing a schedule 1 narcotic. In WA state you don't even have protection from arrest or prosecution. You only have an affirmative defense. Cops can and will legally break down your door, shoot your dog, hold a machine gun to the heads of anyone in the house including women and children, trash your house, chop your plants, confiscate your grow equipment, steal your cash and haul you off to jail in front of your neighbors. Then they can charge you with felony cultivation with intent to distribute and make you pay 15-25k to defend yourself in order to stay out of prison.

CO is the only MMJ state I am aware of where patients and caregivers have actual protection from arrest because the voters passed it as a CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
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Colorado thinks they are safe from federal proceqution...they are not


[h=2]Medical Marijuana Crackdown Coming In Colorado[/h]Comments (15)
By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ in Dispensaries, News
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 1:20 pm


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CBS Denver
Med Stop, which was approved by the City of Denver, is 161 feet diagonally across the street from a school.
​Colorado has been mercifully spared -- so far -- from the federal crackdown on medical marijuana. Some have speculated its highly regulated system of handling distribution through state-licensed dispensaries has protected the state. That theory may now need some adjustment. Federal authorities plan to crack down on the medicinal cannabis business in Colorado on a large scale for the first time.

The action -- which also flies in the face of theories postulating that since Colorado's medical marijuana law is a constitutional amendment, it has protected the state from the feds -- will begin with warning letters which will go to dispensaries and grow facilities near schools, reports Rick Sallinger at CBS4.


So far, it's not clear when the crackdown will begin in earnest.


Dispensaries that receive the warning letters from Colorado's U.S. Attorney -- letters similar to those sent in other medical marijuana states -- will be given 45 days to shut down or move. If they don't comply, they'll be shut down by the federal prosecutor, CBS 4 reports.


The targeted dispensaries are reportedly located within 1,000 feet of schools.That rule is apparently being used because that distance already appears in federal law as a factor in drug crime sentencing.


It follows the same curious pattern the DOJ has used in other medical marijuana states. The federal government officially classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug with a high danger of abuse and no medical value, and thus it's illegal for any purpose, and all dispensaries are violating federal law. But for whatever reason, they have so far felt the need to justify their raids on dispensaries by singling out dispensaries that are supposedly violating some additional rule or other, such as the 1,000-foot limit.


Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post
Attorney Rob Corry: "[T]he federal government is essentially declaring war on the voters of our state (who) passed a Constitutional amendment"
​The move comes after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent out a memo "clarifying" that marijuana "has been and remains illegal under federal law," despite its medical legalization in 16 states and the District of Columbia.


Many of Colorado's dispensaries are within 1,000 feet of a school, but have already been approved to be there under local laws. They have usually been grandfathered in.


Such is the case with the Rocky Mountain High dispensary at 3rd and University in Cherry Creek North, which is near Bromwell Elementary School, but was grandfathered in under Denver's municipal ordinances.


A crackdown on the dispensary is suddenly "vital for the safety and the security of our students and our community," claimed Bromwell Principal Jody Cohn, who evidently believes those scary marijuana plants are going to escape and start attacking kids.


No word from the oh-so-concerned Principal Cohn regarding shutting down liquor stores or pharmacies -- both of which sell products which actually kill people -- that are located near the school.


Robert Corry, an attorney representing dispensaries, said the medical marijuana shops are strictly regulated under Colorado law.


"The federal apparatus here has better things to do," Corry said. "My reaction would be the federal government is essentially declaring war on the voters of our state (who) passed a Constitutional amendment."


U.S. Attorneys in California, Washington and other states recently announced crackdowns in which they would be targeting landlords who rent space to the dispensaries, as well as dispensary owners and operators.
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SevenHourWorkWeek

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aftershock said:
I have a friend that just got visited by the sheriff. neighbors complained about the smell. Sheriff did a plant count. My friend was 3 over the limit, so the sheriff made him pull 3 out of pots and break the stem off at the base. All in all not a bad deal.
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You're the second person I've heard this from. Maybe I should chillax a lil.
 
toughwork

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I GUARANTEE you are not man enough to even think that in my presence, let alone let that crap pour out of your mouth in person.
 
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