Man, Woman Arrested In Magalia On Marijuana Charges

joetherag42;2056012 said:

I also agree that it was pretty lame of those involved to have this kind of operation going on. I observed the High intensity light bulbs under the plastic roof. This is Dead GIVEAWAY to a large grow going on when Law Enforcement fly over.
State law allows Growing Collectives for MMJ Patients. Some time ago the San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis gave a press release stating, "The only way a Growing Collective for members is legal is if the Members of the Collective ACTIVELY participate in the CULTIVATION".
If someone was going to start a growing collective all the members should have both the regular doctors recommendation and The California State MMJ ID card issued by your local County Medical office.
I say the latter should be obtained after my bad experience with the San Diego County Sheriff.
I am Disabled and had 11 plants growing.
At the time I only had the regular doctors recommendation.
I relied on a person I met at a local Dispensary to help me. This person assulted me one night and my wife called the Sheriff. Important, never call law enforcement to your home or grow site, if you have a grow operation going on except in the most extreme of life threatening situations)
When they arrived they saw the gate kicked down and the door to my garage kicked in. After looking in the broken panel of the door, the sheriff saw my two mother plants growing under a light, (Cannatonic and Northern Lights #5). She proceeded to call their Sheriff Narcotics Task Force unit.
When he arrived he asked for my MMJ ID card. I gave him the normal doctors recommendation. He said it was worthless for the large grow I had going on, (What! 11 plants?).
He confiscated my 1/4 lb of White Widow buds, my fifty Cookies, my seven clones, and four mature plants.
He further stated that if I had showed him the California State MMJ Card, He would have thanked me and left without taking any of my stuff. That is why I recommend everyone growing even for them selves to get the State MMJ ID card from California.

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