Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Cooperatives and collectives must be organized with adequate structure so as to ensure non-
diversion of marijuana or any other non-compliance with all laws and regulations.
Marijuana grown by collective members for medicinal purposes may be sold to members based
Store front?
The CA Attorney General has stated that a properly organized and operated collective or
cooperative using a storefront to distribute its product is lawful. Collectives should make sure
that its patients are safe and that the neighborhood is not negatively impacted by loitering or
the like.
For the latest law on this subject, you can google People v. Mentch, 195 P.3d 1061 (Cal. 2008).
First, google People v. Tilehkooh and read the good news, which is that California does not
enforce Federal criminal statutes; or you can read Garden v. Superior Court, where the court
says, “[i]t is not the job of the local police to enforce the federal drug law as such.” The so-
called bad news is that the Federal law imposes minimum mandatory (meaning 85%) sentences
with draconian consequences, such as five years for 100 plants or 100 kg of processing
marijuana, and ten years for 1,000 plants or 1,000 kg. “So-called” is used because without this
grey coloring of the industry the profit would not be the same, or even exist, at least for small
operators.
Child Protective Services will almost always be involved in any criminal proceeding involving a
parent. Keep marijuana, as any drug, out of children’s reach; if you grow indoors, it is important
to restrict access. When picking up your child, remember it is a crime to take a toke within
Guns?
As an old criminal defense lawyer I can tell you: if anything goes wrong and you get caught with
a gun, it is going to be worse. You don’t need a gun. Lose the money and the medicine. Keep
your life.
Bubble is treated the same marijuana (water processed), as is honey oil for purposes of
consumption but for with respect to manufacturing, honey oil is treated the same as meth and
is punished severely.
It is a violation of due process for the cops not to return medical marijuana to a patient; so said
the court in Garden Grove v. Superior Court in 2007.
When investigating collectives or cooperatives, as may happen from time to time, law
enforcement officers will be alert for signs of illegal sales. Indicia of such include: weapons,
You can request court approval to use medical marijuana and the court may or may not give
My clients?
The psychology of the medical marijuana dispensary client includes nice people and also
paranoid, lazy, and even threatening people. Success and happiness in this trade may require
you to let some of your clients go their unhappy way. Move on when you need to, hopefully
How to buy?
Learn about or find someone knowledgeable about mildew, mold, ph, temperature, ventilation,
flushing and minimum heat stress. Vaporizing is only the last and best part of the bio assay
experience.