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Polisen ersätter beslagtaget gräs med 15.000$
Quote:Police Violate Rights; $15,000 to Spinal Injury Med Pot Patient
by Americans For Safe Access (11 Apr, 2006)Police violated his statutory right to cultivate marijuana for medical use
James Blair with a portion of his returned property in 2004EMERYVILLE – James Blair, a spinal injury patient arrested on marijuana cultivation charges in 2003, received a check today from the City of Emeryville for $15,000 for marijuana seized by the Emeryville Police Department. Assisted by the patient advocacy group, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), Blair received one of the largest cash settlements to date in a case of wrongful police action in regard to medical marijuana.
The City of Emeryville has now adopted a policy of not confiscating medical marijuana from qualified patients who show a valid medical marijuana identification card or doctor’s recommendation.
Blair’s attorney, Americans for Safe Access’ Chief Counsel Joe Elford, noted, “Wins like this are what tipped the balance in the Civil Rights movement. The police are most responsive to financial pressures and will be deterred from violating the rights of medical marijuana patients when they are compelled to pay for their mistakes through lawsuits like this one.”
“By making government pay for their transgressions through successful lawsuits like Blair v. Emeryville PD,” agreed Blair as he received his check, “Americans for Safe Access and I are going to force police agencies to adopt sensible policies for enforcement of the Compassionate Use Act.”
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Vilken grej. Även fast jag inte gillar att väldigt många amerikanska lagar har stulit mitt upphovsrättsskyddade namn “Compassion Use Act” osv, så måste det sägas att det var en himla massa pengar.
