Michael Komorn Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Here is some pretty solid coverage of the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing of the forfeiture reform bills. All the bills passed out of the committee with recommendation for the house to pass. With Charmie Gholson, Steve Miller, Ginnifer Hency, Annette Shattuck: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobsullum/2015/05/28/state-legislators-reconsider-forfeiture-laws-that-turn-cops-into-robbers/ When the cops raided Ginnifer Hency’s home in Smiths Creek, Michigan, last July, “they took everything,” she told state legislators on Tuesday, including TV sets, ladders, her children’s cellphones and iPads, even her vibrator. They found six ounces of marijuana and arrested Hency for possession with intent to deliver, “even though I was fully compliant with the Michigan medical marijuana laws,” which means “I am allowed to possess and deliver.” Hency, a mother of four with multiple sclerosis, uses marijuana for pain relief based on her neurologist’s recommendation. She also serves as a state-registered caregiver for five other patients. bobandtorey, Norby, trichcycler and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Komorn Posted May 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Here is the recording of the testimony: http://www.house.mi.gov/MHRPublic/PlayVideoArchive.html?video=JUDI-052615.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trichcycler Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 "Hency’s compliance with state law explains why a St. Clair County judge last week dismissed the charges against her. But when she asked about getting back her property on Friday, she reported, “The prosecutor came out to me and said, ‘Well, I can still beat you in civil court. I can still take your stuff.’” When she heard that, Hency said, “I was at a loss. I literally just sat there dumbfounded" sickening keylan and Bisharoo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trichcycler Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Norby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beourbud Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 (edited) You know I heard the rumor but could not believe it.....Apparently some of the forfeiture municipalities are reducing the ranks of qualified police officers, in the name of budget cuts and recruiting laid off rent a center repo employees. END the War on Drugs NOW !!! Edited May 29, 2015 by beourbud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-pain Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 sickening to hear those stories. stealing birthday money from a child, it sounds like the grinch from the dr suess book. this actually happens everyday in america, land of the free, not whoville. what the hell is going on. Norby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregS Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 It truly is, and illegal. Ginnifer Hency is our client, and the drug task force and prosecutor's office in St. Clair County have surprises coming. Knock their diks in the dirt. zapatosunidos and Norby 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregS Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Great testimony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solabeirtan Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 (edited) House Judciary committee passes Civil Forfeiture Reform Bills ... " House Bill 4508: sponsored by Rep. Irwin, would limit forfeiture in cases involving less than one ounce of marijuana, if the drug was being used for personal use. In other words, someone possessing a small amount of marijuana could be charged with a crime, but law enforcement could not confiscate their vehicle or property. The bill was supported by all of the committee except Rep. Heise." ...it's a start, anyway. Edited May 29, 2015 by solabeirtan Letterhead954, Willy and Michael Komorn 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-pain Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 wow flower heise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pic book Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 "Hency’s compliance with state law explains why a St. Clair County judge last week dismissed the charges against her. But when she asked about getting back her property on Friday, she reported, “The prosecutor came out to me and said, ‘Well, I can still beat you in civil court. I can still take your stuff.’” When she heard that, Hency said, “I was at a loss. I literally just sat there dumbfounded" sickening There are a few bullets in hell reserved for such prosecutors. trichcycler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pic book Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 It truly is, and illegal. Ginnifer Hency is our client, and the drug task force and prosecutor's office in St. Clair County have surprises coming. free drink tickets for hell's specials--pitchers of stony bituminous road fill mixed aviation fuel. kills thirst forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-pain Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 so anyone call the st clare county sherriffs department and ask when they can bid on the seized vibrator at the police auction? Norby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Bill Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Does it ever seem to you that some of these cops and prosecutors are the kids that used to get chased home from school? "You just wait, I'll get even one of these days!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Does it ever seem to you that some of these cops and prosecutors are the kids that used to get chased home from school? "You just wait, I'll get even one of these days!" No I believe they are the bullies, the ones that used to do the chasing.. you know the kind.. peaked in high school... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCPKLcM_O2Q MedicatedJester 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legacy Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 http://www.freedomworks.org/content/michigan-senate-committee-moves-protections-innocent-property-owners-step-closer-passage '(Rick) Jones said he had heard from lawyers who claimed it "simply legalizes marijuana" in Michigan, which, of course, is erroneous. HB 4508 would have prevented forfeiture of a vehicle carrying a very small amount of marijuana. (Rick) Jones acknowledged that legalization may happen in November 2016, if a popular ballot measure is approved, but because he considers HB 4508 to be tantamount to legalization, he would not allow it out of committee.' Correct me if i'm wrong, but my understanding is that if 4508 were passed, a non-patient found to be in possession of less than an ounce could be arrested, but their car would not be seized. Rick Jones' saying that 4508 = legalization, tells me that the only aspect of cannabis prohibition that matters to him is the ability to seize a car. Too bad his term ends after the election. GregS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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