Looks Like Dagit's Out

[LansingAreaCaregiver]

Love'em or Hate'em, it looks like Rev. Dagit is out of jail on a tether. Here's the article: http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20100812/NEWS01/308120006/Testimony-Informant-delivered-220-pounds-of-marijuana-to-smoking-club-owner

 

UPDATED 12:25 P.M. -- MASON – Two undercover police officers testified this morning that a confidential informant delivered 154 pounds of marijuana to Fredrick Wayne Dagit's home in Okemos, as well as about 71 pounds to his medical marijuana smoking club in Williamstown Township.A preliminary hearing is underway for Dagit, 60, who is accused of being a drug dealer.

 

Dagit faces the following charges: Two counts of possession with intent to deliver between 11 and 99 pounds of marijuana; growing 20 or more marijuana plants; maintaining a drug house; and possession of marijuana.

 

Dagit's attorney, James White, has previously said that more than 100 pounds of the marijuana at the home was supposed to be stored there by the informant, not sold by Dagit. It was never purchased by Dagit, according to White.

 

On May 26, the day the club was raided, authorities allowed 137 marijuana plants to remain at the club. The plants apparently belonged to other licensed caregivers who were using the business, according to testimony.

 

Testimony is expected to continue this afternoon.

 

 

MORE COVERAGE: More on this story and other medical marijuana news in mid-Michigan

 

The hearing is in 55th District Court before Judge Donald Allen.

 

Police raided the club, Green Leaf Smokers Club, as well as Dagit’s house in Okemos two months ago. Dagit has a medical marijuana card.

 

According to court documents, police seized more than 225 pounds of marijuana -- all of which was provided to Dagit by a confidential informant -- as well as about 40 marijuana plants.

 

Dagit was held in jail on a $500,000 bond for more than two months. At a July 29 hearing, prosecutors amended the charges and reduced the maximum sentence Dagit faces from 15 to seven years. Judge Allen then agreed to release Dagit on an electronic tether. Dagit was released from jail Aug. 2.

 

Before today’s hearing began, Dagit said he expected to be reunited today with his 15-year-old son, who had been in state custody.

 

Check www.lsj.com for updates.

[bobandtorey]

http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/100654539.html

[Zombiefied]

http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/100654539.html

 

Sauter said there is a meeting planned later this month that will include prosecutors and city attorney's. The plan, he said, is for everyone to get on the same page, and to understand how local governments legally can regulate medical marijuana in their areas.

 

Thats right, they want to LEGALLY REGULATE us. SICK!!!

[bobandtorey]

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20101120/NEWS01/311200007/1001/NEWS

An Ingham County judge will decide whether to throw out charges against a man accused of illegally dealing medical marijuana in what could be a test case for how the herb can be dispensed <BR itxtvisited="1">in Michigan.

 

 

 

Circuit Judge James Giddings said Friday he would render his decision in coming weeks after the attorney for the Rev. Frederick W. Dagit, 61, of Meridian Township, contended charges should be dismissed under a provision of the nearly 2-year-old medical marijuana statute. Prosecutors asked Giddings to declare that provision unconstitutional.

 

 

 

Dagit is charged with two counts of possession with intent to deliver between 11 and 99 pounds of marijuana; growing 20 or more marijuana plants; maintaining a drug house and misdemeanor possession of marijuana.

 

 

 

The key question: whether Dagit, who admits he supplied marijuana to the Green Leaf Smokers medicinal marijuana club in Williamstown Township, should stand trial on allegations that he agreed to buy 50 pounds of marijuana May 26 from an undercover police informant and also kept 41 marijuana plants in his home. Dagit said 12 of the plants were to treat his own ailments.

 

 

 

Statute clearly sets limits on the amounts of marijuana allowed: Patients can grow up to 12 marijuana plants and have 2.5 ounces of marijuana for themselves, or a caregiver to grow up to 12 plants for up to five patients each.

 

 

 

But James White, Dagit’s attorney, said the statute also states a judge “shall” dismiss charges if he or she finds the quantity of marijuana seized was necessary to medically treat a patient’s ailment.

 

 

 

Amount unclear

 

 

 

How much marijuana this means is unclear — most witnesses Friday agreed — but Dagit testified that the club dispensed “least four or five pounds” of marijuana daily at the club.

 

 

 

“These are very sick people … a hundred to 120 people used the facility on a daily basis,” White said. “Was Mr. Dagit’s behavior criminal? The marijuana the police brought to his house was going to be taken to the club.”

 

 

 

But County Assistant Prosecutor Guy Sweet dismissed the statute provision as “crazy,” “ridiculous,” vague and unenforceable, saying Giddings should declare it unconstitutional.

 

 

[The Digital Nomad]

Again - Dagit was detected by the DEA because they were following the drug dealer who supplied him. The drug dealer was arrested and agreed to show the DEA everything he did, and ratted out Dagit.

 

"four to five pounds" five pounds is about 140 ounces - thats what he says he moved in his area - per day.

How many patients do you have in your area, and do they buy 140 ounces a day?

 

Certainly a story..

 

-DN

[bobandtorey]

Again - Dagit was detected by the DEA because they were following the drug dealer who supplied him. The drug dealer was arrested and agreed to show the DEA everything he did, and ratted out Dagit.

 

"four to five pounds" five pounds is about 140 ounces - thats what he says he moved in his area - per day.

How many patients do you have in your area, and do they buy 140 ounces a day?

 

Certainly a story..

 

-DN

 

you mean just like the waterfor guys did and i think theirs more Rats out their