The War on Medical Marijuana in MI Super Thread, NEWS,BUST,LAWS <<<<Updated Often>>>>

[B.a]

Lapeer county was a difference of only 6 voters. So when you think your vote doesn't count think of that

 

[B.a]

Yeah I talked to a few people said they didnt vote but they smoke it pisses me off

 

[john martin]

'Dispensary' was given permission by both the city of South Haven and the State of Michigan to open.

Was a closed, private system, only patients that their doctors certified prior were allowed in, not just anyone with a card.

Everyone bud tending was a caregiver.

250,000$ was spent investigating, only to seize less than 30,000$.

They use the LARA profits to raid medical card holders, since the feds are no longer funding them.

Cops used fake ID and forged medical documents to get their cards, along with faking doctor ID numbers.

The 200 plants found, were among 4-5 medical grows and not in the 'dispensary'.

The guns found were in a locked trailer outside someone's house and owned by their wife's father who recently passed and therefore they were inherited.

Funny how they try to spin everything to make it look good for them.

All parties involved are suing for multiple offenses, including entrapment.

Although Shuette likes to think what he wants, the McQueen case only bans patient to patient and fails to recognize section 4E of the law, only taking section 4B into account, although they are separate sections of the law.

Section 4b protects caregivers transfering to their direct patients and section 4E protects any 'primary caregiver' transfering to any 'qualified registered patient'.

Someone needs to hire a good attorney and re-set the 'precedent' and put Schuette in his place.

There has not been (as far as I am aware) a case against caregiver to someone else's patient, other than Shuette's ignorant personal translation of the case which is posted on the police website, and is not the law.

Southwest Enforcement Team raids South Haven medical marijuana dispensary
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SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A South Haven medical marijuana dispensary was raided Wednesday on Phoenix Street.

It happened late Wednesday afternoon at The U-Med Center.

It proved to be quite the afternoon for South Haven law enforcement officials and those who work in the businesses in the Phoenix Square strip mall.

The Southwest Enforcement Team has placed two men under arrest, and they have a warrant out for a third in connection with a sting operation on the activities taking place at the U-Med wellness center.

Detective Lieutenant Wayne Edington, with SWET, tells Newshcannel 3 that they have been investigating complaints that the location has been used as a marijuana dispensary, which is illegal in Michigan.

Newschannel 3 spoke with a young man who witnessed the raid, and a business manager next door, who explained that her neighbors' activities were bad for business.

"It was a blue Chrysler van, pulled up just in front of me, and stopped, about 7 officers got out, adn they meant business," said Ken Nash, who works next door. "They went right in the door and at that point they assumed control of what was going on inside, and about 10 to 15 minutes later, they brought a gentleman outside in handcuffs."

"For our cusotmers coming in, it's kind of embarrassing, because they smell it and they think it's us," said Tonya McGee, who works next door.

Det./Lt. Edington says he expects there will be more arrests at more locations over the next 48 hours.

 

[LittleDabbie]

Drug Task Force arrests 1, seizes $22,500 of marijuana

The St. Clair County Sheriff Drug Task Force seized $22,500 of marijuana following an investigation in Port Huron Township.

A 47-year-old man was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, maintaining a drug house and as a habitual offender following the execution of a search warrant about 11 p.m. Wednesday.

The warrant was served in the 1700 block of 24th Street in Port Huron Township, where the marijuana, $1,200 in cash, drug paraphernalia, packaging materials and scales were seized, according to a statement from the task force.

The man was lodged in the county jail.

http://www.thetimesherald.com/story...task-force-arrests-seizes-marijuana/19018367/

 

[oscar169]

Marijuana-butter producer apologizes to corrections officers charged in drug law case

Timothy Allen Scherzer Alyssa Marie Scherzer

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The man accused of supplying pounds of illegal medical marijuana products to four Kent County corrections officers said he is sorry for getting the men in trouble.

Timothy Scherzer, 48, who pleaded guilty in October to delivery of marijuana and maintaining a drug house was sentenced to five years of probation and a $10,000 fine by Kent County Circuit Court Judge Dennis Leiber on Thursday, Nov. 13.

His wife, Alyssa Scherzer, 43, pleaded guilty to maintain a drug house which carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison. She was sentenced to three years of probation and $5,000 fine.

Related:Couple admits to operation that allegedly supplied marijuana butter to corrections officers

Members of the Kent Area Narcotics Enforcement Teamraided the Scherzers’ home on Van Dam Drive NE on March 17. The search warrant was served after the U.S. Postal Service told local authorities about a package of marijuana being delivered.

Timothy Scherzer told police that he is a caregiver and patient, with patients including deputies Michael Frederick, Todd VanDoorne, Brian Tennant and Tennant's wife, Christine, according to a search-warrant affidavit in Kent County Circuit Court files.

Alyssa Scherzer was the caregiver of the other deputy, Timothy Bernhardt of Rockford, according to testimony.

Police ended up arresting the jail guards after conducting late night interrogations of the fellow officers.

Marijuana butter is made by sautéing marijuana in butter then straining out the plant material. THC, the active ingredient in marijuana binds with the fat in the butter, which is then cooled and used.

Although the marijuana can be legally used by patients, the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act states that patients using edibles such as marijuana butter are not protected from prosecution.

“I offer my apologies to my patients for my misinterpretation of the law,” Timothy Scherzer said in court. “I wish I hadn’t caused this harm to them.”

During his Oct. 7 plea, Scherzer admitted to growing the pot in an adjacent building in Plainfield Township and then supplying pounds of the butter to Bernhardt, who he Scherzer said supplied the weed-laced dairy to the other officers.

Alyssa Scherzer said she knew of the operation and allowed it in her home, but her involvement in the operation was limited to occasionally watering the plants.

Attorney Daniel Burns asked Judge Dennis Leiber to reduce the $10,000 fine on Timothy Scherzer, who collects only Social Security disability due to an injury that he treats with medical marijuana.

Leiber said the fine was to make an example to others that they need to closely follow the Medical Marijuana law just like a pharmacist or bartender faces fines if they do not adhere to regulations.

Meanwhile, the cases against the officers continue.

Tennant and Bernhardt pleaded guilty last month to maintaining a drug house with the requirement that they testify against the other officers. The deal also forces them out of their jobs with the county.

Lawyers for the remaining officers argue that the questioning of the officers was not valid and they have rejected plea deals, although negotiations continue. Attorney Bruce Block is seeking an appeal on the circuit court rulings that the search was valid.

VanDoorne is charged with possession of marijuana, punishable by one year in jail, and maintaining a drug house, a two-year offense.

Frederick is charged with charged with delivery and manufacturing of a controlled substance, four-year offenses.

All are free on bond.


http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/11/marijuana-butter_producer_apol.html

 

[LittleDabbie]

Final ruling on G.R. Pot law could be some time away

GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) -- The Michigan Court of Appeals Friday heard a challenge to Grand Rapids' law that decriminalizes possessing a small amount of marijuana. No ruling from the court is expected for several weeks, and its ruling will likely be appealed to the Michigan Supreme Court.

Tim McMorrow, the chief appellate attorney for the Kent County Prosecutor, argued that the city can't prosecute pot possession as a civil infraction, "because it's directly contrary to what state law says." The law, "permits use of marijuana that would not be allowed under state law," he told the three judge panel.

Catherine Mish, a city of Grand Rapids attorney, said the case is not about pot, but, "voters' rights--the rights of the voters of a large city to put in their city charter the rules that they want to govern their local government."

Two years ago, over 58% of Grand Rapids voters approved the amendment to the city charter that made marijuana possession by adults a civil infraction, with fines that range from $25 to $100.

 

[LittleDabbie]

Michigan considering decriminalizing marijuana

You still can’t light up in the city of Fenton, at least legally, but some cities have tried to make marijuana legal, in certain amounts, or in certain places.

 In the most recent election, five Michigan cities — Saginaw, Oak Park, Berkley, Mt. Pleasant and Huntington Woods, all made small amounts of marijuana legal. “It will be very, very interesting to see how cities handle this,” said Denise Pollicella, a managing attorney for Cannabis Attorneys of Mid Michigan.

She said that four other cities have made enforcing marijuana laws a lower priority.

 According to the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), Michigan is one of 36 states with pending legislation that will either decriminalize or reduce marijuana charges for possession of small amounts.

 While some of these bills have passed, some will die in committee, or expire before the “cross-over” deadline passed, meaning it had to pass the house or senate to be considered for signing by the governor.

 This is the likely case for Michigan House Bill 4623 (Senate Bill 626). It would “reduce the penalty for up to an ounce of marijuana to a civil fine; depending on the number of prior convictions, the fine would range from $25 up to $100.” Pollicella said she’d love the bill to pass, but it hasn’t budged since last year. “I don’t think the Michigan legislature is ready to do anything about that right now.”

 She said that while the Michigan legislature is rather conservative, there is hope for the mostly Republican-supported HB 4271, which already passed the house. This new act would protect dispensaries and persons acting under the Medical Marihuana Act.

 This is because while states may pass laws, law enforcement agencies will likely support federal law, under which any marijuana is still illegal, under the Controlled Substances Act — where alcohol used to reside.

 The city of Flint decriminalized marijuana possession of less than an ounce, for anyone older than 19 in 2012. According to local reports, the city police would continue arresting, acting under federal law. This also means that property can be seized from individuals that police believe have any connection to “drug money,” even if they are growing or using marijuana under the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA.)

 Pollicella would like to see marijuana removed from the Controlled Substances Act, and move the illegal $100 billion industry, into the legal light.

 To her, the effort to legalize marijuana is beyond critical mass, with more states either allowing medical marijuana or decriminalizing it. “I don’t see this genie going back in the bottle.”

 In Fenton, any marijuana is still illegal, and non-medical use is illegal in Michigan under state law. The 2008 MMMA regulated the use of medical marijuana in Michigan, allowing for dispensaries creating new business opportunity for growers.

 Many municipalities, like Fenton, have passed moratoriums on dispensaries, and medical marijuana, preferring to wait for court cases to emerge, challenging other cities and their laws.

 The guidance came this year, with Ter Beek v the city of Wyoming, which kicked off the city’s efforts to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries inside the city.

 The city ordinance has not been up for a vote.

Selected legislation

Washington, DC

B20 409 replaced the penalty for possession of up to one ounce of marijuana with a $25 civil fine. It was approved by the D.C. Council on March 4, signed by Mayor Vincent Gray on March 31, and became law on July 17 after surviving a Congressional review period. On Nov. 4, voters approved Initiative 71, which will legalize possession and cultivation of limited amounts of marijuana for adults 21 and older. The measure will only go into effect after surviving a Congressional review period.

Florida

SB 1030 was signed by Gov. Rick Scott on June 16. The new law allows patients with cancer or conditions causing seizures or muscle spasms to use marijuana with under 0.8-percent THC and over 10-percent CBD and allows five licensed businesses to dispense the medicine. There is very little chance of it helping patients because it relies on doctors violating federal law by issuing an ‘order’ for the patients to obtain marijuana; physicians would also have to take an eight-hour class to recommend cannabis and to pass a special exam.

Illinois

HB 4299, HB 4091, HB 5708; HB 4299 would reduce several marijuana penalties, including reducing the penalty for possession of up to 30 grams to a criminal fine of up to $100; HB 4091 would reduce several marijuana penalties, including reducing the penalty for possession of up to 30 grams of marijuana; however, the fine range is higher and is based on prior similar offenses. The classification is also a petty offense; HB 5708 would reduce the penalty for possessing under 30 grams to a new category of offense called a regulatory offense, which avoids a criminal record and is punishable by a $100 fine.

Source: MPP.org

http://www.tctimes.com/news/michiga...cle_ef5ab1e0-6c3a-11e4-885f-37a657d6ce2e.html

 

[john martin]

Me thinks real reason they are going after concentrates and edibles is because that is the absolute best method of actually healing oneself from many diseases.

Same reason they force anyone selling almonds to radiate them (because the vitamin in them kills cancer).

Same reason they force pasturization and radiation of dairy products, because it kills the beneficial enzymes and bacteria that not only are ESSENTIAL to digest the dairy, but extremely healthy.

Same reason they push GMO grains on big industry farms, poison, poison, poison.

We should all move to iceland and vote for them to legalize weed. They don't bust anyone anyways, other than the 1/1000 chance you get caught you pay a small fine. At least when their bankers ruin their economy they jail the bankers and refund the people 105% (5% extra) for harm done.

Honestly, it should be a law that at least one 20% of property owners in any given residential area have at least X amount of organic food growing, or the entire area has to pay huge taxes.
(Kinda like in WW1, (or was it WW2?), they made it illegal not to grow hemp for the war (parachutes).

They rather force obamaJOKE on us and charge us fines, all while even if we did pay for obamacare of pay the ridiculous fines, disabled war vets cant even get obamacare half the time.

I have a friend who is a disabled war vet that lives off 8K a year and is not qualified for obamacare (not that he would heal himself that way if they did, but still).

Arggggghhhhhh, sorry if you are all not religious, but personally I can't wait till Jesus returns and sets these crooks in their place.

(This is referring to the rich elite, not 'we the people')"
Revelations 6:
14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

 

[LittleDabbie]

Attorney wants recount in 6-vote failure of Lapeer marijuana proposal

LAPEER, MI – A Lapeer attorney who pushed for a ballot initiative to relax the city's law on marijuana possession said he will file a petition for a recount next week with the county clerk's office.

"I've let it sit and ferment," said Bernard Jocuns of the election day loss by six votes of a initiative that would have allowed fresidents 21 and over to possess less than an ounce of marijuana on private property. "We actually won three out of four districts."

The measure had 71 no votes in one district, the largest margin either way of the four districts.

"To me, that's a little bit suspect," said Jocuns.

The Lapeer marijuana initiative was one of 11 around the state, with six passing -- Port Huron, Mt. Pleasant, Saginaw, Huntington Woods, Berkley and Pleasant Ridge -- and five going defeated, including Lapeer, Onaway, Frankfort, Harrison and Clare.

Jocuns recently said he believes part of the reasoning behind the failed vote in Lapeer was "reefer madness," a reference to the 1936 movie about the alleged dangers of marijuana.

Lapeer County Clerk Theresa Spencer said any recount request will need to be approved by the state Board of Canvassers and said it would likely not happen before the first week of December.

Election inspectors would hand count the ballots with supervision from the county's board of canvassers in order to make a final determination on the vote total.

http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/11/attorney_to_ask_for_recount_in.html

 

[oscar169]

They need a recount for sure in Lapeer, They did everything they could to de rail this measure... Recount Them Votes !!!

 

[oscar169]

Former jail sergeant in “pot butter” case dies

The lawyer for former Kent County Jail Sergeant Timothy Bernhardt says that his client died Sunday morning, though he would not give any further details at this time.

Bernhardt was one of several defendants charged in the case, including three other corrections officers. All argued that the marijuana was for medical use.

Bernhardt, along with Brian Tennant, Todd Vandoorne, and Michael Frederick each had more than 20 years experience at the Kent County Correctional Facility

In March, the Kent County Sheriff said officers found a suspicious package in the mail containing ‘pot butter.’ From there, search warrants were issued for the homes of the four corrections officers. That led to the discovery of more ‘pot butter’ and ‘pot brownies,’ leading to the arrests, according to court documents.

http://fox17online.com/2014/11/17/former-jail-sergeant-in-pot-butter-case-dies/

 

[oscar169]

Kent Co. sergeant charged in pot case dies

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A former Kent County jail sergeant who pleaded guilty in connection to a drug case died Sunday, weeks before he was to be sentenced.

Former Kent County Jail Sgt. Timothy Bernhardt who had served in the department for 22 years died Sunday morning, his defense attorney Matthew Newburg confirmed.

Out of respect for Bernhardt’s family, Newburg would not disclose details about how Bernhardt died.

“They are devastated,” Newburg said. “It’s unfortunate that this is the outcome.”

Bernhardt was a husband and father of four, Newburg said.

As part of a plea deal, Bernhardt pleaded guilty to maintaining a drug house and was to be sentenced in mid-December. He’d agreed to testify against his co-defendants which included three other Kent county jail officers.

The case he was involved in stems from charges centered around Michigan’s controversial medical marijuana laws.

Bernhardt and his co-defendants were charged in connection to the making and distributing of “marijuana butter”. While three of the officers, including Bernardt, were medical marijuana patients, the law does not legalize the use or possession of the marijuana in the form of food products.

Bernhardt was facing up to two years in prison and a fine of up to $25,000 at sentencing. He had a previously clean criminal record.

“I’m sure the stress of what he was going through with this case had something to do with [his death],” Newburg said. “I can’t tell you the result of this is simply because of this case.”

As part of his plea agreement Bernhardt was forced to resign from his job at the sheriff’s department.

Newburg said he’d spoken with his client on Friday. He says Bernhardt agreed with him that the plea deal was the best possible resolution of the case.

“I feel terrible for his family,” Nerburg said. “I feel terrible for him.”

 

[LittleDabbie]

Sounds like suicide..

 

[oscar169]

Sounds like suicide..

YUP here is a really good comment posted to the story on woodtv

Maybe some of his cohorts will take notice. Putting people on trial and in jail/prison
for Marijuana and any other drug does not save people from themselves! It ruins far more lives and tears families apart and does NOTHING to stop people who want to use/consume/drink anything from doing so. Does putting people in prison stop them from wanting drugs when they get out? NO. It takes them away from their families and jobs, and puts more burden on society. For what? Money and power for the DEA. Drug
use is a medical/health/social issue, NOT a legal one! Get rid of the DEA and all our prohibition laws and actually try to help people for a change. The Feds and State do far more harm than good by these outdated practices. I hope everyone who had anything to do with this arrest feels good about themselves today. Wrecked another life!

 

[LittleDabbie]

Mich. medical marijuana card holder commits suicide after police ‘witch hunt’ over pot ‘butter’

A Former corrections officer took his own life over the weekend after being found guilty in a case involving marijuana-infused butter, his attorney said.

Attorney Matthew Newberg told MLive.com that 49-year-old Timothy Bernhardt’s life had come to a “tragic” end on Sunday.

Bernhardt and three other Kent County Sheriff’s Department corrections officers werecharged earlier this year with making marijuana butter. Although three of the men had medical marijuana cards, Michigan law does not protect patients who use edibles.

Bernhardt, who spent 22 years in law enforcement, had pleaded guilty to reduced charges of maintaining a drug house, which carried up to two years in prison.

Defense attorneys had argued that the men were doing the best they could to follow the state’s poorly-written medical marijuana law.

Attorney Bruce Block, who represented one of the men, insisted to MLive.com in March that “this was medical use beginning and end.”

“My understanding is (authorities) only found out about these officers because the caregiver that was supplying them was their registered caregiver like they were supposed to do under the law,” Block explained. “The cops apparently raid the caregiver, they see the cards and then the witch hunt begins.”

“They were trying to follow the act… they didn’t apparently do it quite right because the law, in my opinion, has been twisted and warped,” he added.

Newberg on Monday said that Bernhardt’s family was “understandably devastated” by his death.

He recalled how proud Bernhardt was of his law enforcement career, and the way that his former co-workers embraced him outside the courtroom the day that he pleaded guilty.

“That speaks volumes to his character and his legacy,” Newberg pointed out.

In a post on Facebook, Bernhardt’s wife called him “the most honorable man I ever met in my life.”

 

[oscar169]

 

[john martin]

Very saddening :*(

Edibles are the absolute best way to heal organs, bones, joints, recovery lost memory, and so on.

The evil forces that be simply don't want the masses to be healthy. They want us to all be sick and pumped full of toxins they make profit off of and they want us to die slow.

Try building up your tolerance to where you can eat 3.5 grams of simpson oil a day without getting high, and think back on any time in your life, suppressed memories, even back when you were two years old. The memories will flow freely. This is what the 'ancient' Chinese used it for most predominately.

 

[ohthatguy8]

Doesn't it piss everyone off that the cops say they won't let it affect how they do there jobs. They're supposed to uphold the laws and the people voted for this. They should be the first ones to recognize it, for years we've heard sorry it's the law and now it's we don't like that law so we won't follow it

 

[LittleDabbie]

Official: More heroin, meth crimes equals less funding for TNT ( Snickers )

Declining grant dollars and less revenue from confiscated property are taking a financial toll on the Traverse Narcotics Team.

But officials say not to fear: TNT will continue to be a crime fighting presence in the area, as long as municipalities continue to support them.

Missaukee County Sheriff Jim Bosscher, who also is chairman of the TNT board of directors, said their operating budget this year was about $90,000 short of the revenue they brought in from forfeitures and grant dollars.

In past years, Bosscher said TNT has been able to generate as much as $242,000 in revenue from sales of property seized from criminals.

This year it was under $100,000.

Bosscher said there are several reasons why forfeitures are down. First, the medical marijuana law legitimized many operations that once were considered illegal.

Year after year, illegal marijuana production is one of the most common crimes investigated by TNT. Since passage of the law, however, Bosscher said less cases are being prosecuted and less property is being seized.


“We just don't see the amount of marijuana cases we used to,” Bosscher said. “A lot of them don't make it to court.”

The second reason forfeitures are down has to do with the increase in meth and heroin related crimes.

In many cases, Bosscher said heroin users have little to no property, as most their assets go to obtaining more of the drug.

As for meth users, Bosscher said their property often is contaminated with dangerous toxins from the meth-making process. This property cannot be sold.

While Bosscher said funding for the agency generally goes through an ebb-and-flow cycle, he predicts things will get worse next year.

“More federal grants now focus on heroin and meth crimes,” Bosscher said. “The priority for marijuana is getting so low. We used to get quite a bit of forfeitures from marijuana cases.”

The combination of less grant money and less revenue from forfeitures has prompted TNT to ask Missaukee County to divert some money to help them reach their bottom line for this year.

Other counties also will be chipping in.

Bosscher said he thinks this will be more common in coming years.

“We'll probably go back to how things were when TNT first started,” Bosscher said, “with each department paying for their own officer to be on the team.”

Detective Lt. Dan King, commander of TNT, said declining grant dollars and forfeiture revenues are not issues unique just to TNT.

He said drug enforcement agencies throughout the country are dealing with the same problems.

“We've had to move some funding around,” King said. “But it's still cheaper to operate (as a multi-jurisdictional agency) than the counties and cities doing it by themselves,” King said.

In addition to being able to devote a team of detectives to a single drug case at any given time across several different jurisdictions, King said TNT also aids in investigations involving bank robberies, murder, fugitive searches and other major crimes that require their expertise.

For example, TNT provided assistance during the investigation in August involving Buckley resident Erik Beauchamp, who has been charged with murdering his estranged girlfriend, Lindsey Morgan.

Another example of the value of TNT, King said, is their handling and disposal of meth-making materials.

“A regular officer would not be qualified to clean it up,” King said. “Think about all the meth labs we find around here. Counties would have to leave a deputy at the location until someone (qualified to handle the material) showed up. We're available at a moment's notice, at any time.”

While funding for the agency is at a low point, Bosscher said TNT is not in any danger of disbanding.

“Each department will have to fund us a little more,” Bosscher said. “Hopefully, this is just a cycle, but either way, we're going to be there, trying to keep a lid on the crime in our communities.”

On the Cadillac News Facebook page, Tustin resident Jeff Stewart commented that since public opinion is turning more toward the complete legalization of marijuana, he thinks TNT should focus most their time and resources on combating the area's meth and prescription drug problems.

Cadillac resident Matt Scheanwald recommended TNT hold more confiscated property auctions and advertise them better as a way to bring in additional revenue.

Why this story is important to you:

Funding for the Traverse Narcotics Team has been declining in recent years due to less federal grant support and drops in revenue from property forfeitures. This could lead to counties and cities paying more to keep the team operational.

What you need to know:

Besides conducting drug investigations, TNT provides a number of support services to area law enforcement departments. These include aiding in murder and bank robbery investigations, fugitive searches and any other major crime case that requires their expertise.

 

[john martin]

Amen to that.

They can't rob passive cannabis smokers of their hard earned belongings anymore, so they are being FORCED to focus on the real problem: METH and HEROIN.

Seems they admit, one way or another, that the reason for targeting cannabis users is that they manage and invest their money into things for their family, unlike crackheads.

TNT DIE SLOW.