Arizona Authorities Trying To Shut Down Medical Marijuana

[LongHairBri]

Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery says he will prosecute any dispensary that opens. He also says he will prosecute anyone who grows mmj (including qualified patients and caregivers). It doesn't state it in this article, but I saw Montgomery speaking on the local news last night and he said that he will be meeting with local police departments in the coming week to instruct them how to go after anyone who is growing mmj.

 

http://www.kpho.com/story/19232097/medical-marijuana-operators-dont-fear-possible-shut-down

 

The legal battle over medical marijuana in Arizona is heating up again.

 

Just a day after Arizona's Department of Health Services selected nearly 100 dispensaries around the state, a dark cloud hovers over the program.

 

Additional court challenges are expected which could delay, or even stop the dispensaries from opening for business.

 

In addition, Maricopa County attorney bill Montgomery has said that he will prosecute any dispensary that opened.

 

"Let me be absolutely clear, it is against the law for an individual, whether you are a qualified patient or caregiver, to grow marijuana, so stop," Montgomery said.

 

Nearly two years after Arizona voters approved medical marijuana the program's future remains uncertain, despite the fact that roughly 30,000 Arizonans have been issued ID cards permitting them to use the drug to treat debilitating conditions.

 

Kendric Speagle is chief development officer with Compassion First, a nonprofit group dedicated to helping patients receive medical marijuana.

 

He said that he knows local authorities may try and close dispensaries the minute they open, but said he's convinced the courts are on their side and operators aren't backing down.

 

"I think the vast majority of people consider it a calculated risk and believe that the medical marijuana program is worth the risks they will take in implementing the programs," Speagle said.

 

The next step for dispensaries is for operators to apply for, and receive an agent license then a license to operate.

 

However, before that can happen state inspectors will have to approve each facility.

 

The process could take a couple months, or drag out much longer, Speagle said.

 

"They've done nothing but slow the process down," said Jeff Millicent, with Compassion First. "We're doing everything legally and we're staying 100-percent compliant no matter what and prove we're a positive influence on this community."

 

U.S. Attorney Eric Holder has said the feds have no interest in pursuing medical marijuana operators doing business under state law.

[Kingdiamond]

This rogue LEO need to be fired hes instructing his officers to break the law he himself needs to be arrested and sent to prison for subverting the peoples will.

[Restorium2]

Think about this;

Every dispensary they take down and close, releases all the patients, in a 25 mile radius, from servitude, and lets them grow their own. How can you not like that? If you start up a dispensary that kills grow rights in a 25 mile radius, you are no friend of medical cannabis patients. I say, give them a wide birth and watch them fall. When they are all gone, Arizona patients will be free again. Down with the regulators.

[shishka]

I agree Resto, they sure give patients a huge motive to make sure no dispensaries open.

Really pits patient vs. dispensariy.

I think I would do whatever possible to make sure one didn't open within 25 miles of my location.

[Chauncy Gardner]

I guess they have to go through what we have sorta been going through until the courts clear things up. It does seem like this prosecutor believes he is above the law though. Strange that the government would let him operate like this. Isn't there some Federal law that reigns in rogue law enforcement officials?

[Dr. Bob]

Goes back to something said again and again. It is not a law we have to overcome, it is a mindset and that takes some time. This is a classic example of new law leo mindset.

[Restorium2]

I guess they have to go through what we have sorta been going through until the courts clear things up. It does seem like this prosecutor believes he is above the law though. Strange that the government would let him operate like this. Isn't there some Federal law that reigns in rogue law enforcement officials?

It's not like here. They wrote the law in Arizona to say that if a dispensary opens within 25 miles of a patient they lose their grow rights. You would have to buy it at the dispensary. It's a scam to empty the pockets of patients. The feds should call it what it is, a money making scam, and close them. Then Arizona patients can grow their own again.

[Restorium2]

Goes back to something said again and again. It is not a law we have to overcome, it is a mindset and that takes some time. This is a classic example of new law leo mindset.

Also, it's a classic example of the new world scammy ideas that plague us. You can't grow if they set up a store? What the heck IS that?

[Dr. Bob]

Also, it's a classic example of the new world scammy ideas that plague us. You can't grow if they set up a store? What the heck IS that?

 

The way their law is written, that's what it is. They voted on it, we didn't.

[Restorium2]

The way their law is written, that's what it is. They voted on it, we didn't.

I understand the process. It's like watching a slow trainwreck. There's no chance of a positive result with this law as it is written.

[Kingdiamond]

". He also says he will prosecute anyone who grows mmj (including qualified patients and caregivers). "

 

So if its a good thing people are able to grow in lieu of going to the dispensaries whats the theory on this power hungry jerks vow to arrest legal patients and caregivers in these dispensary free zones?

[Chauncy Gardner]

". He also says he will prosecute anyone who grows mmj (including qualified patients and caregivers). "

 

So if its a good thing people are able to grow in lieu of going to the dispensaries whats the theory on this power hungry jerks vow to arrest legal patients and caregivers in these dispensary free zones?

 

The guy must be red-faced, neck-vein-bustin, bat guano crazy over this new law.

[Kingdiamond]

The guy must be red-faced, neck-vein-bustin, bat guano crazy over this new law.

 

As are most LEOs monroe county raided multiple growers yesterday by informing the DEA

 

The monroe county drug squad MANTIS (formally know as OMNI) knows they cant take everything a person owns anymore so they are backdooring the law by asking for DEA assistance out of toledo ohio .

 

 

 

I know that the guy they hit on blue bush was a legal cardholder outside of that im not sure what kind of count he was housing .

 

 

 

 

http://www.monroenew...151140549085575

[solabeirtan]

You have to join the Cartel to get a dispensary. See your local Firearms Dealer for details. Any of 9,000 throughout the state.

[solabeirtan]

As are most LEOs monroe county raided multiple growers yesterday by informing the DEA

 

The monroe county drug squad MANTIS (formally know as OMNI) knows they cant take everything a person owns anymore so they are backdooring the law by asking for DEA assistance out of toledo ohio .

 

 

 

I know that the guy they hit on blue bush was a legal cardholder outside of that im not sure what kind of count he was housing .

 

 

 

 

http://www.monroenew...151140549085575

 

Not much detail in the article. The comments tell the real story. Citizens are crying out about the Heroin, Crack, Bath Salts, Meth, Pharmaceuticals and they're cracking down on the Cannabis.

 

Really winning some hearts and minds on this one guys ! DEA rah...

[Kingdiamond]

Not much detail in the article. The comments tell the real story. Citizens are crying out about the Heroin, Crack, Bath Salts, Meth, Pharmaceuticals and they're cracking down on the Cannabis.

 

Really winning some hearts and minds on this one guys ! DEA rah...

 

Its not just in monroe county its well over 70% across the board in the comments section from what i read country wide but the stubborn 30% still call for the heads of cannabis users like its heroin .