t-pain Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) http://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/local/2015/02/03/grant-assist-medical-marijuana-education/22817771/ Grant to assist in medical marijuana education Tony Wittkowski, Times Herald 5:44 p.m. EST February 3, 2015 State dollars allocated to the enforcement and education of medical marijuana laws could be coming to St. Clair County. The St. Clair County Sheriff Department is in line to get nearly $49,000 if a grant application is approved by the county commission. The grant is from a one-time, pre-allocated state fund that goes toward the enforcement and education of medical marijuana laws. Sheriff Tim Donnellon said the grant will be used for equipment and wages for Drug Task Force members who already meet with groups for educational purposes. Drug Task Force Sgt. Jim Spadafore said most of the agency's marijuana busts are of card holders who are illegally selling marijuana to non-card holders. read the rest at their website. hey zap, you said you are ready to FOIA some stuff about this? Edited February 4, 2015 by t-pain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Malamute Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 So scuzzy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipstar059 Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 This "Donnellon said the majority of the grant would be used for wages. It would also go toward purchasing an enclosed trailer, evidence bags and rental equipment for large grow operations. Rental equipment includes tractors, backhoes and other heavy duty equipment that is used to dig out large marijuana plants in order to preserve them as evidence.", and this: "A portion of the grant also would go toward covering the wages of other law enforcement agencies that assisted the drug task force in surveillance and other duties." Not to mention THIS:While the grant has been pre-approved, the sheriff department still has to present the details to the St. Clair County Board of Commissioners on Thursday for approval to apply. "We haven't technically applied for the grant," Donnellon said. "We've done all the footwork ahead of time to let them know what we can get. We are pretty well set with the state. We'll basically tell the board, 'If you guys give us the blessing, we will follow through with a formal request.'" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Malamute Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 "It will help give us more resources to investigate other marijuana cases," Sec. 6 of the Act: "The department of licensing and regulatory affairs shall expend money from the fund, upon appropriation, for the operation and oversight of the Michigan medical marihuana program." Disqualified! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-pain Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) better call up the LARA head now to oppose this grant, because from the article it sounds like its in the bag already... huh, are you saying the 3mil appropriation was unconstitutional ? since its inconsistent with the MMMA? i thought the appropriation was in the MMMA but now i see it was a seperate thing. Edited February 4, 2015 by t-pain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Malamute Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Well, the appropriation of 3 mil to sheriffs departments(specifically) is only for the oversight(covers a lot) and operation of this specific program. It isn't a slush fund for random activities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Malamute Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 http://www.michigan.gov/documents/lara/BHCS_Medical_Marihuana_Grants_APPLICATION_12-02-2014_475578_7.pdf Application form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trichcycler Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 "marijuana busts are of card holders who are illegally selling marijuana to non-card holders."illegal ? who would have thunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobandtorey Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Ready when you are. These St. Clair County DTF guys are the dirtiest of the dirty. Filthy freakin' pigs, really. Wow ! sounds like you did try to FOIA and found out the truth = they won't give that to anyone i've done the same in Oakland County and learned the hard way they came knocking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishRnot4ganja Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 All is fair in love and war. They are still at war with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 that still dont make it right.. using our own money to fuk us over.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishRnot4ganja Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 $50K won't go very far. It would only cover wages (no benefits) for one officer for one year. They can't possibly do all they want to do with $50K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trichcycler Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 that still dont make it right.. using our own money to fuk us over.... and our votes, our medical needs, our freedoms, our safety, our health, our food supply, our medicine.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Malamute Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2015-HB-4106 LARA Appropriation bill Subcommittee MeetingLicensing and Regulatory Affairssubcommittee of the Standing Committee on Appropriations , Rep. Chris Afendoulis, ChairDATE: Tuesday, February 10, 2015TIME: 3:00 PM or after committees are given leave by the House to meet, whichever time is later.PLACE: Room 424, State Capitol Building, Lansing, MIAGENDA:Directors of LARA and DIFS to provide an overview of departmental organization, responsibilities, policies, programs, and procedures bobandtorey and t-pain 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishRnot4ganja Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 and our votes, our medical needs, our freedoms, our safety, our health, our food supply, our medicine.......... ...yada yada yada. They don't care what we think. The only thing that will change the situation is politics and the courts and we don't have enough money to play in those arenas. And they know it. Abandon hope... trichcycler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobandtorey Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2015-HB-4106 LARA Appropriation bill Subcommittee Meeting Licensing and Regulatory Affairs subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Appropriations , Rep. Chris Afendoulis, Chair DATE: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 TIME: 3:00 PM or after committees are given leave by the House to meet, whichever time is later. PLACE: Room 424, State Capitol Building, Lansing, MI AGENDA: Directors of LARA and DIFS to provide an overview of departmental organization, responsibilities, policies, programs, and procedures Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregS Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 This is money the State took from the extra revenues WE paid into the MMMP. Education my azz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-pain Posted February 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 is anyone going to the appropriations meeting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobandtorey Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 I would like to go if someone wants to go PM me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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