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you must be an under cover meth head or a drunk

Emeryville settled so as to not have this case be citable law like the kelly case.....but...then the supreme court ruled on this sealing it into law for EVERY county.
Supreme Court declines to review Garden Grove marijuana case
by Rachanee Srisavasdi, The Crime Scene (Orange County Register Blog)
March 19th, 2008
The California Supreme Court today declined to review an appellate court ruling that ordered Garden Grove police to return seized medical marijuana from a patient, lawyers say.
Garden Grove police also had asked the court to unpublish its ruling, which the case would no longer be legally binding regarding other seizures, but the court rejected that appeal, according to Joe Elford, an attorney for the nonprofit group Americans for Safe Access.
In November, Felix Kha won the right to get his medical marijuana back from police when the state’s 4th District Court of Appeal ruled police officer illegally took away the pot from him.
Elford said the Supreme Court’s decisions affirms the rights of medical marijuana patients to possess the drug — and serves as a warning for law enforcement who may engage in such seizures.
Rachanee Srisavasdi
Felix Kha
Garden Grove patient Felix Kha was pulled over by local police on June 10, 2005 for not making a full stop. The police searched Kha’s vehicle without consent and found his approximately 8 grams of medical marijuana. Kha proceeded to show the GGPD officers his doctor’s recommendation, which was met with the response that the then-recent [U.S. Supreme Court] Raich decision made medical marijuana illegal. Kha’s case was dismissed in August 2005, and he immediately asked for the return of his medical marijuana. The next day, Kha obtained a court order for return of property from the Orange County Superior Court. However, when Kha attempted to get his 8 grams back from GGPD, they refused. ASA intervened and wrote two letters to the City of Garden Grove on Kha’s behalf, demanding that it relinquish property that was rightfully his. ASA’s final letter to the City of Garden Grove threatened contempt proceedings.
On October 31, 2005, in an unprecedented move, the City of Garden Grove appealed the Orange County Superior Court ruling to return Kha’s marijuana, filing in the Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District. Then on January 7, 2006, ASA filed an informal opposition on behalf of Kha, who is the real party in interest. Of particular note, California Attorney General (AG) Bill Lockyer filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief on November 1, 2006 in support of Kha and the return of his property. On December 19, 2006, the California Police Chiefs Association filed an amicus brief in support of the City of Garden Grove.
In a momentous ruling, on November 28, 2007, the Fourth Appellate District issued a unanimous 41-page published decision vindicating the rights of medical marijuana patients in no uncertain terms. On March 19, 2008, the California Supreme Court denied the City of Garden Grove's Petition for Review, as well as a request for depublication.
ASA letter to City of Garden Grove threatening contempt (sent 10/20/05)
Garden Grove Appeal of Orange County Superior Court Order for Return of Property (filed 10/31/05)
ASA opposition to Garden Grove Appeal (filed 1/7/06)
Garden Grove reply (filed 1/19/06)
Attorney General amicus brief in support of Kha (filed 11/1/06)
California Police Chiefs Association (CPCA) amicus brief in support of Garden Grove (filed 12/19/06)
ASA opposition to CPCA amicus brief (filed 1/3/07)
Fourth Appellate District ruling (filed 11/28/07)
Garden Grove petition for review (filed 1/7/08)
ASA answer to petition for review (filed 1/28/08)
Law enforcement request to grant petition for review (filed 2/8/08)
Supreme Court order denying review (filed 3/19/08)

jennifer poole wrote:

Measure B hasn't won yet.
This article (unlike the Press Demo article) does mention that the so-called "final election report" posted online right now isn't definitive, but it doesn't really explain how non-definitive these initial results could be! If this election is like the last few elections we've had here in Mendo County, there are many, many ballots still to count.
In the February election here in February this year, a full ONE-THIRD of the final total number of ballots remained to be counted after the "final election night report" with 100% of precincts reporting that today's UDJ story is based on. This is thanks to the previous voter registrar changing many precincts to mail-in-only voting, and since a lot of those voters do not want to vote early, they drop their ballots off at the polls on Election Day. And those ballots aren't yet counted.
So supporters of Measure B -- I wouldn't celebrate yet. If there's anything close to one-third of the ballots remaining to be counted, with the slim 4-point margin we see right now, there is plenty of room for a turnaround in the final results.(just like the "final election night report" in February 2008 showed Clinton winning the Dem Primary in Mendo County, but the final report showed that Obama had actually won.)
And if that does happen, I'm hoping that some of the bigwigs in the county who supported Measure B, will finally realize there's a problem with our Voter Registrar's office counting so many of our ballots so late these days, and request/require that the registrar's office count all the absentee and provisional ballots as soon as they can, and then issue an interim report, not waiting until the final certification 28 days after the election.

You are correct.

election office reported this today

On 1728 hours June 4, County Clerk Susan
Ranochak announced her department still had
10,835 absentee ballots left to process, as well
as 439 provisional ballots left to review. The
"final" report Tuesday midnite was based on a
slender count of only 16,436 votes.Accordingly, actual turnout was a low-normal primary ratio of 57% of registered voters, not as previously reported.
Ranochak will announce no more interim
results until the final canvass is complete and
certified, perhaps on June 10 or 13. They legally
have 30 days to complete it, but it won't take
that long.

I seriously suggest that someone from no on b goes down every day to watch the vote count, it is your right.

Twice i left my comment on this issue...twice they haven't let it be read. This TOPIX is rigged..

Think About This

>>>"I think Mendo needs to grow up and follow suit with the cities who have put their thinking caps on and legalized it for consenting adults and stop the drama over something that is very simple to figure out - like alcohol and tobacco you put an age on it for legal use and thats it"

Right. Everyone should step back from this little battle and look at the big picture. The fraud of marijuana prohibition is gasping its last breath.

Every major government study has concluded marijuana is non-addictive and less harmful than alcohol. Polls show that now, most Americans want an end to marijuana arrests. Marijuana reform continues to grow and continues to raise more consciousness about the prohibition con game. 100 million Americans - half the population over age 12 - have smoked pot.

It's time to end long, national nightmare of the American Inquisition.

Agreed!

Mr. Libery and his Neo-Con GOP Pot Nazis have awakened a sleeping Giant.

And to the person who wants to snitch. Good luck to you. I wonder if it was justa coincidence that the Black dope cop chopper and Military gunships were just hanging around the Ukiah airport yhe day before Measure B went to vote. Or did they already have the go ahead because they already knew the vote would be fixed in their favor?

I really don't think county ordinances supercede
State laws passed by a majority of State voters.

The Registar office knew it would discourage people from voting when the closed the rural polls and make you pay to vote. Isn't that illegal to make you pay to vote? By having to pay to vote you have to pay for postage. It shouldn't cost you 1 cent to vote. Oh-yeah just drive down and drop it off and that costs $70 from where I live in Mendocino County.

Ever ask IRS why the Tea Tax started the American revolutionary war?

Add to the Fat Lady. You better sit down and take a load off your feet. Go get some Nazi crank turn on Rush Limbo and give your Sieg Hiel to Ross Liberty and his city slicker Neo-Con Fascists cronies who want to run Mendocino County with their self-serving hidden agenda laden MO's.

I really don't think Measure B will effect the big cartel growers at all. The loggers and ranchers have all the Mexican labor and there isn't any more trees to cut or fruit crops to tend. Just the medical patients will be come after by DEA because they are easiest targets.

Shame on Lintott, Allman and the wayward BOS.

I apologize for my typos. I ain't perfect and
really don't care if my Fingers are too big to master the key board.

As the Republicans mantra exclaims; GET-OVER It Already! The bleeding will stop as soon as you die....LOL

Harley G Freeman wrote:

I apologize for my typos. I ain't perfect and
really don't care if my Fingers are too big to master the key board.
As the Republicans mantra exclaims; GET-OVER It Already! The bleeding will stop as soon as you die....LOL

I would think mail in ballots would be prepaid, but I honestly don't know. If they weren't then I guess you feel the $.41 is just too much to put up for your cause. Yes, I'm a neo-what ever Nazi, commy, bleeding heart, republican, and what ever insult you just threw out. Now go back to where ever it is crawled out, tend to your garden and wait for the helicopters you imagined coming to get you

Now that Measure B has passed we need to get rid of badge wearing drug dealers like Tom Allman and replace him with someone who has the courage and intent to do the job of protecting the public.

Watcher wrote:

Now that Measure B has passed we need to get rid of badge wearing drug dealers like Tom Allman and replace him with someone who has the courage and intent to do the job of protecting the public.

No, it has not yet passed. they still need to count 11,277 ballots. only 701 votes separate yes and no.

don't sing just yet.

election office reported this yesterday

On 1728 hours June 4, County Clerk Susan
Ranochak announced her department still had
10,835 absentee ballots left to process, as well
as 439 provisional ballots left to review. The
"final" report Tuesday midnite was based on a
slender count of only 16,436 votes.Accordingly, actual turnout was a low-normal primary ratio of 57% of registered voters, not as previously reported.
Ranochak will announce no more interim
results until the final canvass is complete and
certified, perhaps on June 10 or 13. They legally
have 30 days to complete it, but it won't take
that long.

anonymous wrote:

<quoted text>
I am more than willing to be the test case.....bring it on.
People that have valid cases that spend a lot of time in court get big checks at the end.
Like :
Jim Blair
Emeryville patient James Blair had his medicine and his cultivation equipment seized by Emeryville Police Department in December 2003. Police confiscated Blair's 30 full-grown plants, yet his criminal case resulted in a dismissal of all charges. On 4/20/04, an Alameda Superior Court judge issued a court order for the return of Blair's property. After being denied his property by Emeryville PD, Blair, with ASA's help, threatened contempt of court. Emeryville PD eventually capitulated and agreed to return some of Blair's property. However, due to an alleged burglary of an evidence locker, Emeryville's Police Chief was compelled to write Blair a letter in June 2004 that many of his items were "no longer in our possession." The "stolen" items included most of Blair's cultivation equipment and most of his medical marijuana.
ASA is representing Blair in filing a civil suit against the City of Emeryville and Emeryville Police Department for damages resulting from his wrongful search and seizure. ASA is using the Bane Civil Rights Act to seek triple damages for Blair and attorneys fees for the organization.
On April 11, 2006, the City of Emeryville settled, and agreed to pay $15,000 to Blair for seizing his medical marijuana and cultivation equipment. Emeryvlle now enforces a policy of not confiscating medical marijuana from qualified patients who show a valid ID card or doctor's recommendation.
Blair's civil suit complaint seeking damages for unlawful search and seizure (filed 12/9/04)
Blair's opposition to demurrer by City of Emeryville (filed 4/11/05)

Wow, a whole $15K for all of his MJ and equipment. Your right, that is “big”!

Notice the dates; this case would have had the advantage of SB 420 of the clarifications and protections therein. Again, you avoid the premise I put forward. Will medical MJ patients be better off or worse off without SB 420?

You may have the resources to spend a lot of time in court, but that doesn’t seem a very compassionate stance to take for those who do not.

100 new Federal agents in Mendocino for grow season. Finally, we will see some action.

Reality Check wrote:

<quoted text>
Wow, a whole $15K for all of his MJ and equipment. Your right, that is “big”!
Notice the dates; this case would have had the advantage of SB 420 of the clarifications and protections therein. Again, you avoid the premise I put forward. Will medical MJ patients be better off or worse off without SB 420?
You may have the resources to spend a lot of time in court, but that doesn’t seem a very compassionate stance to take for those who do not.

Sorry but to us non commercial 215 patient 15k IS a lot of money........I make 22k working 40+ hours a week.....

Ukiahfirst wrote:

<quoted text>
I would think mail in ballots would be prepaid, but I honestly don't know. If they weren't then I guess you feel the $.41 is just too much to put up for your cause. Yes, I'm a neo-what ever Nazi, commy, bleeding heart, republican, and what ever insult you just threw out. Now go back to where ever it is crawled out, tend to your garden and wait for the helicopters you imagined coming to get you

If it costs you ANY money to vote it is legally considered a POLL TAX and that is illegal. Thats why in the states that require picture id they removed the FEE for getting an ID or drivers license.

Harley G Freeman wrote:

Mr. Libery and his Neo-Con GOP Pot Nazis have awakened a sleeping Giant.
And to the person who wants to snitch. Good luck to you. I wonder if it was justa coincidence that the Black dope cop chopper and Military gunships were just hanging around the Ukiah airport yhe day before Measure B went to vote. Or did they already have the go ahead because they already knew the vote would be fixed in their favor?
I really don't think county ordinances supercede
State laws passed by a majority of State voters.
The Registar office knew it would discourage people from voting when the closed the rural polls and make you pay to vote. Isn't that illegal to make you pay to vote? By having to pay to vote you have to pay for postage. It shouldn't cost you 1 cent to vote. Oh-yeah just drive down and drop it off and that costs $70 from where I live in Mendocino County.
Ever ask IRS why the Tea Tax started the American revolutionary war?
Add to the Fat Lady. You better sit down and take a load off your feet. Go get some Nazi crank turn on Rush Limbo and give your Sieg Hiel to Ross Liberty and his city slicker Neo-Con Fascists cronies who want to run Mendocino County with their self-serving hidden agenda laden MO's.
I really don't think Measure B will effect the big cartel growers at all. The loggers and ranchers have all the Mexican labor and there isn't any more trees to cut or fruit crops to tend. Just the medical patients will be come after by DEA because they are easiest targets.
Shame on Lintott, Allman and the wayward BOS.

Also pretty sure mail in only is illegal too....someone needs to sue.

anonymous wrote:

<quoted text>
Sorry but to us non commercial 215 patient 15k IS a lot of money........I make 22k working 40+ hours a week.....

For all that he lost?

You are wonderous at spinning and avoiding issues Mr. Rove.

I voted a big NO on B.....but wow! What idiots we have in this county who don't get the hell out there and vote!
That's THE scariest things to me.....