Madison Heights police seized 21 marijuana plants Monday night that the homeowner said he believed were legal under the state’s medical marijuana law.
But at this point, police can’t say whether the plants were legal or if the man was over the limit.
“We don’t know what the rules are,” Madison Heights Police Chief Kevin Sagan said. “This is a new situation for all of us.”
Answers could come by the end of this week from the Michigan Department of Community Health, which has been hammering out rules for the medical marijuana law since it went into effect Dec. 4. The department is required by the state to launch a medical marijuana program by Saturday.
Michigan patient advocates said they believe this seizure is the first significant event to test the law’s limits. Robert Redden, the 59-year-old whose home was raided, said police took 21 marijuana plants, money and a notebook of contacts. Police confirmed the raid Tuesday but provided no details.
It is possible that no charges will be filed against Redden, who said he has the requisite doctor’s recommendation to use marijuana to ease the pain of hip arthritis.
via Police hazy over law in medical pot raid | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press.
Whenever I read these reports, I always wonder, “How many budding plants did they recover?” Merely stating that the patient had “21 plants” is as meaningful as asking what ten dogs weigh… it really depends on whether they are chihuahuas or Saint Bernards, doesn’t it? How many of these “21 plants” were little clones or seedlings or just in vegetative stage, where they are worthless as medicine and weeks away from any black market value?
According to the Michigan law, “12 marihuana plants kept in an enclosed, locked facility. Any incidental amount of seeds, stalks, and unusable roots shall also be allowed under state law and shall not be included in this amount.” (Lovin’ the old-school “marihuana” with an ‘h’) It doesn’t appear that Michigan law has a clause like Oregon’s law, where police may only seize the number of plants that is over the limit (i.e., they’d take 9 and leave 12). I’d check the Michigan Rules that go into effect tomorrow, but their website won’t let me.
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mad hts sucks they think they canmake up 100 reason to get in your house and make 99 stick.
thwm mother fucker busted my house and i spent 2 years in prison for a crime in was not in the state when it happened. The detective toldmy laywer that he know that i was not gulity put the PA would not listen BULLSHIT. THEM MOTHER FUCKERS NEED NEEDTO BE TACKEN DOWN THEY TOLD ME IF THEY DID NOT LIE THEY COULD NOT CATCH ANTBODE.
We had 21 because my girl has her card two are Lawyers name is Rob Mullein and Matt A Matt did a great job but he is a busy man with this new Law also the ACLU is helping out we are doing OK but we wish it would be over
THIS IS BOB AND WE STILL IN COURT AS OF TODAY THE PA is taking this all the way to the surprem court
Twenty one plants? Wonder if they counted the “colas” or the clones? You just don’t know any more as the cops ALWAYS lie to make the case no matter what the truth is.
I know now, it was actually 12 plants but due to lack of a grey matter in cops head, the number 12 got transposed to 21?
oh come on of course there not gonna let u look now they dont know what the fuck there doing and they dont whana look like the ass holes they are and have to give back the plants thats this needs to be past federally so we dont have to go through this bullshit where going through now THIS GOVERMENT IS SO FUCKING BACKWARDS
Yup. Exactly my point. That’s also like them saying “Sir we are gonna have to confiscate that oxygen tank. It doesn’t have the right valve” They are killing people and really just don’t care.
That’s just as bad as raiding someone’s house for methamphetamine only to find out it was prescription ritalin.
Actually, not to double post but. I think what happened is that they didn’t investigate enough to know that the guy was using it for medical marijuana. All they knew was he was growing plants in his house. And said lets raid him! That’s all they knew. Because now it’s after they arrest him they are like OK, crap..
What are the medical marijuana laws? And that is the point they are at right now. Not knowing the laws because they didn’t know he grew medical marijuana. They just knew he was growing plants inside. Kinda reminds me of that fake Barry Cooper bust. Catching corrupt “kops”
This is very true. How can they even say they don’t know the law yet take him in for breaking the law? That makes no sense at all. These cops and the DEA must be stopped before they get out of hand! They are sending a message to our citizens and judges and whoever else, that medical marijuana facilities are no good for the public and they just break the law. This is the message they are putting across to everyone to stop medical marijuana from being legalized. They know this is the first step to legalizing marijuana for recreational use and they are trying to stop us in this first step. THEY MUST BE STOPPED!
Ha, wow… reading my comment now, I can gauge how tired I am tonight. My grammar is atrocious.
I was about to say the same thing, if they were unsure of the law they had no reason to believe the law was being broken,plain and simple.
What a shame. It’s sad to me that police will enforce laws they admittedly have not read/took the time to understood.
Is it legal these days to harass citizens with law enforcement and figure out if there was just-case after the fact?