Sheriff pays marijuana grower for missing lights

Top cop cuts $2,000 check over medical marijuana fiasco

PORT ORCHARD, WASH. MAY 28, 2009 -- Last March, a Kitsap County jury acquitted Bruce Olson on charges that he grew more medical marijuana than allowed by state law. During the trial, after the prosecutor attempted to introduce an "example ballast" as evidence, it came to light that the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office had destroyed much of the evidence in the case, including Mr. Olson's growing equipment.

Seattle patient robbed at gunpoint, then raided by police

SEATTLE, WASH. MAY 26, 2009 -- Medical marijuana patient Mark Spohn was robbed at gunpoint yesterday by three men claiming to be FBI agents. He reported the robbery to police while it was in progress. Police showed up after the armed robbers had left, and proceeded to raid his home, taking all but 15 of his marijuana plants, taking his usable medical marijuana, impounding his car, and taping off his Wallingford home.

July Session

Stop Arresting Medical Marijuana Patients

Cannabis Defense Coalition will meet Monday, July 6, at Dunshee House on Capitol Hill (303 17th Ave E) in Seattle. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. and is open to the public.

* What: Cannabis Defense Coalition April Session

* When: Monday, July 6 at 7:30 p.m.

* Where: Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E on Capitol Hill

* Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=303+17th+Ave+E+98112

Mason County v. Mower/Reed - Monday, August 10 @ 11:00 a.m.

Karen Mower is a terminally ill medical marijuana patient. Her husband John Reed is an authorized patient as well. In January 2008, the Mason County Sheriff's "Special Operations Group" raided their home garden, seizing 38 flowering plants and 36 immature plants.

The Mason County Sheriff issued a press release announcing the raid in which they estimate each plant would produce one pound of dried pot. The press release states that both defendants are medical marijuana patients, but "the amount of product found by deputies clearly exceeded the amount the couple was authorized to possess."

See: http://so.co.mason.wa.us/index.php?aid=336

Their case has been dragging on. They could use some support. Please consider heading to Shelton for the next hearing.

Kitsap prosecutor drops medical pot charges

PORT ORCHARD, WASH. APRIL 8, 2009 -- Kitsap County has dropped all charges against medical marijuana patient Glenn Musgrove, and his two caregivers, David May and Jena Milo.

See the article in the Port Orchard Independent:

Kitsap prosecutor drops medical pot charges

Kitsap County medical patient acquitted!

Stop Arresting Medical Marijuana Patients

PORT ORCHARD, WASH. MARCH 24, 2009 — A jury has acquitted a Kitsap County medical marijuana patient on charges that he grew more marijuana plants than state law allows. Jurors deliberated for two hours before finding Bruce Olson not guilty.

Media: Trial notes:

Decrim bill heard in State Senate committee

On February 1, 2009, the Washington State Senate Judiciary Committee heard a bill to decriminalize marijuana in Washington State. The bill made it out of committee, and the hearing has some funny moments. Click through to watch the video, which for some reason won't display correctly on our home page. :(

Statewide Law Enforcement Mailing

In September 2008, King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg issued a memorandum to all law enforcement explaining the office's policies surrounding medical marijuana prosecutions. The Cannabis Defense Coalition is sending this memo to every elected sheriff and prosecutor across Washington State, as well as public defender offices.

Here are the documents we are sending:

This project is estimated to cost $110. Please contribute $5-10 to help make this project happen. We accept online donations through PayPal, or you can mail a donation to CDC, PO Box 45622, Seattle, WA 98145.

CDC Promotional T-Shirt

Submitted by cosmo on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 11:38pm

Be proud and promote the CDC at activist events, hearings, and just generally generate some interest by wearing one of these interactive T-Shirts promoting the CDC.

People who text the word "medicalpot" to 41411 receive a message telling them to check out the website, and giving instructions on how to subscribe to an SMS broadcast list that can be used to announce the posting of new information at the website.

What's Gregoire Smoking? August 25 rally and public hearing!

On August 25, 2008, the Washington State Department of Health will hold a final hearing on new rules intended to help clarify our state's medical marijuana law. Unfortunately, key elements of their proposed rules contradict basic horticultural science, and the rules as proposed threaten to considerably undermine our medical marijuana law.

What's Gregoire Smoking?

It is imperative that all concerned citizens throughout the state of Washington attend this rally and public hearing. The hearing will be held at the Department of Health offices in Tumwater, at 310 Israel Road SE. at 11 a.m. on Monday, August 25, 2008. The rally starts at 10 a.m., so show up early with coffee and a smile. More information is available at www.doh.wa.gov or on our web site, cdc.coop.

The CDC has a few serious concerns about the new rules:

  1. The definition of a "mature" plant as any plant that reaches twelve inches in height is neither reasonable, nor grounded in science.
  2. The new rules as written are absolute upper bounds, not "presumptive amounts" as mandated by SB-6032. If a patient has more than the presumptive amount, the new rules require a doctor to state the amount of marijuana required by that patient. This is illegal under the federal Conant v. Walters case, and doctors risk losing their federal licenses if they abide by this state requirement. This will have a disastrous effect on the legality of medical marijuana in Washington State.
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