Thank you all so much for your input, sea maiden that's some really good info for sure, I figured with it being Cali that everything would be standard across the board and is telling of the way things will eventually play out here in AZ..
I'm looking at having to move in couple months and since i was one of the first to get my card am one of the first to loose cultivation rights.. I'm sure it will be litigated but im not the guy wanting to do it.. Basically all it should take is the disp. to voluntarily shut their doors for a week or so every so often for us to re-certify at that time and we could then legally claim we do not have a constant access to our meds from our disp as it is unoperational at the time of application.. The law is within 25 miles "as the crow flies" . virtually everywhere except the reservations are covered now, meds suck, high priced ect.. I can do nothing for my patients I helped before, caregivers will be done as well as soon as their patients have to re certify.. There is a group culling patients off the Rez, but those using those services or getting patients off the Rez are going to be in for a bad fall, I've warned them.. I came across the Federal Memo's that were sent to the Reservations regarding "non Natives" trafficking MMJ into Indian country and that the cards are worthless because all Reservations BIA are under Federal law.
All a tribal member has to do is complain and someone is doing "serious time" Not me.
Sky High is correct, however the law states I can't have two cards as many here do,, Az cards are not recognized in Cali,, Cali cards are in AZ.. So I figure if i'm only 2 hours away from family and friends I might as well become a California citizen.. The law is settled now that I could bring meds across from Cali to AZ so long as it is less than the 2 1/2 oz allowed under AZ law and I'm legitimately a Cali citizen. It's now settled law that the Police cannot confiscate it as well.
I'm about just over 2 hrs from the cali boarder so figured perhaps I'd just save myself some hassle down the road should things not progress here in AZ.
Sea Maiden raised a couple points of law in my mind about not getting the card only the recommendation, that is ok in Cali but when I travel to AZ and need to bring my meds AZ will have issues I think, but that is worth checking.. The other issue that rang a bell is AZ usually follows suit behind cali,, case in point the entry of a cali card holder through yuma who had her meds confiscated, charges droped, she goes to court suing for meds,, upheld.. That same scenerio played out in Cali of which i'm sure all of you are aware..
Now here is what just rang a bell of what sea maiden stated about not getting the card and saving some money.. I wrote some time ago in the AZ section about the qualified defense prevision in AZ's prop 203 that dissipated in the legislature.. That basically states that if I have a doctors recommendation that I can cultivate or have any amount in my possession and make that defense in court and charges cannot be levied.
So my belief is that even if they removed it from the legislature, voters approved that provision, I believe they removed it because they know it is the out to the 25 mile rule.. But I don't want to be the guy to test that theory out so I will just let everyone know.. Patients also have to keep in mind, if they give away one joint under that provision it's bust because that defense is only for your own needs not anyone elses, the law is only growing as much as you need for a continuous supply of your meds, if you gave any away they would counter that you grew more than your personal needs. This provision I speak of is not to be confused with the rest of prop 203.. If I were cultivating now, not saying I am, but if I were I would fall under that law as would not give any meds away without cultivation rights on my card..
