LtDan313
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So about 2 months ago I had the cops show up at my door for a false report. I was sleeping and my mother let them in the house. In the house they seen some "shake" or Catnip (I have 5 cats) on one of the tables. I wasnt home for the past 5 days and when I got home the night before I didnt check the tables. When the cops asked what it was I said Catnip and scraped it in my hand and threw in in the trash. They then began to look around and seen on my entertainment stand 2 roaches. They then looked in a closed small cardboard box and found about a gram of marijuana in a plastic bag. They asked who it was and I said it must be my cousins. He was staying at my house for a few weeks from California and had his Medical card. They then arrested me and I told them i had my Michigan Medical Marijuana License but the date had lapsed a month prior. Then the officers said that if I cooperate they wont arrest me and asked if they could search my old 92 5.0 outside. I said sure! When he went outside and looked he found a box of plastic bags under my seat and I told him that I just moved and that they were there along with some canned goods from my kitchen. At that time they decided to arrest me and took my to the police station. An hour goes by and one of the arresting officers comes into the cell and says that I had to sign a document acknowledging that they took my car. I asked what for and he said they found a Cigarette pack with a joint in it under my passenger seat. I explained that the car is never smoked in and that I don't smoke cigarettes or use papers to Medicate myself. He then got in my face and asked in an intimidating look "You calling him a liar?" I said that he must be! He said that if I payed $900.00 to the court downtown I could get it back. So when I get out I go downtown with the 900.00 and they said that were keeping my car and that the joint was a far more serious case and that they couldn't give me my car back, but I could buy it back for $3,000!!! I then placed a $250.00 dollar bond on my car that would allow me to have my day in court as far as the car goes.....
I really need some advise or opinions on what to do. The Michigan Supreme Court just made a ruling this May that the Court said the law provides an affirmative defense to "individuals who are not registered cardholding patients to assert the affirmative defense" in criminal prosecutions involving marijuana
From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120531/METRO/205310475#ixzz20iyM5gUg
Also regarding my car I think I would be cover in 333.26428 Defenses. in the MICHIGAN MEDICAL MARIHUANA ACT (EXCERPT)
<center>Initiated Law 1 of 2008
</center>It states that
If a patient or a patient's primary caregiver demonstrates the patient's medical purpose for using marihuana pursuant to this section, the patient and the patient's primary caregiver shall not be subject to the following for the patient's medical use of marihuana:
(1) disciplinary action by a business or occupational or professional licensing board or bureau; or
(2) forfeiture of any interest in or right to property.
WHAT SHOULD I DO? Where should I start? I hove to go to court next week for the Criminal charges. I am a single parent and cant afford to get railroaded. Also I recieved a letter form the Secritary of State saying that my car was reported abondened and I had 20 days to Settle! What ma I supposed to do when thay have my car and I already did the proper paperwork to have a day in court in the matter?
I really need some advise or opinions on what to do. The Michigan Supreme Court just made a ruling this May that the Court said the law provides an affirmative defense to "individuals who are not registered cardholding patients to assert the affirmative defense" in criminal prosecutions involving marijuana
From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120531/METRO/205310475#ixzz20iyM5gUg
Also regarding my car I think I would be cover in 333.26428 Defenses. in the MICHIGAN MEDICAL MARIHUANA ACT (EXCERPT)
<center>Initiated Law 1 of 2008
</center>It states that
If a patient or a patient's primary caregiver demonstrates the patient's medical purpose for using marihuana pursuant to this section, the patient and the patient's primary caregiver shall not be subject to the following for the patient's medical use of marihuana:
(1) disciplinary action by a business or occupational or professional licensing board or bureau; or
(2) forfeiture of any interest in or right to property.
WHAT SHOULD I DO? Where should I start? I hove to go to court next week for the Criminal charges. I am a single parent and cant afford to get railroaded. Also I recieved a letter form the Secritary of State saying that my car was reported abondened and I had 20 days to Settle! What ma I supposed to do when thay have my car and I already did the proper paperwork to have a day in court in the matter?
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