For the people that are involved in the Cannabis industry the times are troubling indeed. With the passage of Senate Bill 420 and Prop. 215 (The compassionate use act) came much hope. We finally had a law that would recognize the medicinal need for Marijuana, and lay out the parameters of operation for the Medical Marijuana industry.
The intent of the law was to ensure that patients and their primary caregivers who obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes upon the recommendation of a physician are not subject to criminal prosecution or sanction (See Prop. 215).
It is therefor incredibly frustrating for the patients in California who face an onslaught of discrimination, arrest, persecution and prosecution for simply being a patient.
The underground war on weed being waged across California and beyond is the subject of much despair and suffering.
The incredible adversity that average citizens have faced throughout the decades is astounding. We have whole generations of youth that have their lives marred with a Cannabis arrest. They usually accept a plea deal because it can be perceived as an easy way out. Much to the delight of prosecutors.
How can we as a society justify locking up 25% of the worlds prisoners. Think about that…one fourth of all prisoners in the world are Americans. Disgusting. And really the disgusting part is not that Americans are a bunch of criminals and deserve to be locked up. The disgusting part is the fact that is is played out, almost like a sport in this country.
So the question lingers. Why are we still arresting and prosecuting people that use Marijuana for medical purposes? Or any purpose for that matter.
What is the end game? And what is our Countries take away from this endless stream of drug prisoners we produce daily?
Usually laws are enforced to deter people from engaging in criminal activity. But if the people of the great state of California have passed a law that ensures that patients who obtain and use Marijuana for medical purposes upon the recommendation of a physician are not subject to criminal prosecution or sanction.Then how can the justice system, justify arresting and prosecuting so many Medical Marijuana patients?
It is very hard to even begin to understand the rational behind these actions.
It is understandable that many people in California would be reluctant to accept (Cannabis), that which they have refused to accept thus far. However unpalatable Medical Marijuana may be for them, the fact is that it’s law, and cities and counties need to accept that fact and act according to the will of the people that elected them. Fresno and it’s no cultivation policy will no doubt be the catalyst for political change in that area, as well it should be.
We have to consider the fact that our prison system was converted to a for profit, private enterprise, who has a vested interest in keeping customers in their store, so to speak. We the people foot the bill to keep these medicinal Cannabis users in prison to the tune of $48,000.00 per prisoner, per year.
There are a lot of people that need help finding a Cannabis lawyer in California. The #1 lawyer in California is the team at the offices of Bruce Margolin of West Hollywood. He is the best Cannabis lawyer in California.
Bruce, who recently was interviewed for the first issue of MG magazine. Has been fighting against this injustice for 47 years.
Bruce was quoted as saying that “the California attorney general, Kamala Harris had proposed to provide guidelines as required under Prop 215-which Jerry Brown did after its passage in 1996-but in 2010 she sent a letter to the legislature explaining that she could not come out with guidelines because she is unsure what the law is because of its lack of clarity in areas pertaining to profit, the operation of dispensaries and concerns about edibles”. According to MG Magazine.
This is our Attorney General saying she is unsure of what the laws is. She may need help finding a Cannabis lawyer in California.
Then if we look at this from a the perspective of the average citizen we can clearly see that no one, not the Lawyers, Judges, Police, Prosecutors and certainly not the average Medical Marijuana patient could be expected to know what the law is. It was written so broad and vague that no one can pin it down with any specificity.
Therefore how can we prosecute these cases?
This is 2015. Marijuana is legal in 23 states for medical uses. It is legal in four states and the District of Columbia for adult use.
It will likely be legal in half a dozen more states after the 2016 elections.
We can not let this stand.
We cannot as a society, arrest and prosecute people for acts that are not criminal and people that certainly, for the most part have no intention of committing a crime.
Doesn’t this seem very unjust and a violation of due process?
Think of the families ripped apart and the children going to foster care. Think of the pets put down because the owner rented a building to a dispensary owner and is now being prosecuted for being involved in the Medical Marijuana industry.
If the attorney general is unsure of the law, how can she prosecute one single person?
It is beyond bizarre.
Especially in light of the changing of the tide in attitudes towards Cannabis, is this policy of arrest them all and let God sort them out, super hurtful and senseless.
It’s kind of like locking your horses in a barn and then punishing them for stepping in their own green leafy substance.
There are many Cannabis lawyers in California and it can be a daunting task when faced with an arrest. It is especially disheartening when a person follows the law and is incarcerated for laws that our Attorney General is unsure of what the law is.
Melinda Haag just quit her job. Could she finally be reading the writing on the wall?
Let us all hope her replacement is compassionate and has a great deal of integrity.
People are curing their cancer with Rick Simpson oil. Many children are now almost seizure free thanks to Medical Marijuana. And many thousands of our sick and elderly citizens are finding relief with Rick Simpson oil and every other form of Cannabis there is. Now is the time to encourage this industry, embrace this industry and possibly, just possibly we could start exporting Cannabis and all the Hemp products that we used to produce prior to the Reefer Madness era.