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800 Maynard Ave S, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98134
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Simple, efficient, legal. The police don't have the right to ever set their priorities in any fashion in opposition to the law.
And zero out the overtime budget for any MJ arrests.
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Phil, CDC member
I don't see how this is ok. I use grow lights (1500 watts), but I experiment with off-season veggies, tropicals and growing techniques. Not illegal. Can the police get a warrant based on this?
How can this be assumed and allowed? Why does it automatically "indicate a big grow operation" (to use Dom's words)?
A single 1500 watt grow light is not going consume anywhere close the the amount of electricity as an indoor MJ grow operation that would be using dozens, if not scores of lights running nearly 24/7. Your usage may be slightly higher than average, but a grow op is going to use thousands of kwh more than normal - which is why looking at the usage records is so important, in order to determine whether it is truly high enough to justify reasonable suspicion when seeking a warrant.
206-625-5011
Menu option 2, then menu option 8.
On Saturday I called in car parked about 2 feet from the intersection and blocking the curb cut/ramp for a wheelchair. I sat there for 90 minutes watching the vehicle (don't worry, I was enjoying a few drinks) and the police never responded. If you were arrested for pot on Saturday night you should inquire about that with your lawyer.
And right on Dom, this is the kind of solid reporting I expect from a real newspaper but never seem to get aside from The Stranger.
The city pays these kinds of claims all the time, it's standard practice and, if you ask, the police will often even tell you how to go about it.
Ooohh, presented a receipt to the mayor (that's right, small m) - If it gets denied it's because they didn't go to the city clerk's office and file it correctly and complete the simple little form that goes with it.
Further, what he did was not "LEGAL" like Dom keeps saying, it's an "affirmative DEFENSE" against prosecution which means he could have been arrested and booked into jail. Only a court can review his medical documents and decide he is qualified under the medical mj exemption - the police actually showed restraint in not taking him and his plants into custody.
Dom's complete paranoia, hysteria, and lack of comprehension of the law in this matter further degrades his already tenuous stature as a "journalist" in Seattle. True journalists work from fact, not emotion and while they will undoubtedly have some bias they try to counteract that by researching and providing differing opinions. I'd say he should go back to the HS newspaper but I think he dropped out of HS.
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Phil, CDC member
The Web version still contains the quote, "And, police said, they fixed his front door." I sent a follow-up e-mail, CC'ing Emily Heffter (reporter) and John de Leon (Assistant Metro Editor - Crime, Justice), to ask if the Times stands by that statement, and if so, who at SPD made that claim.
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Phil, CDC member