Slog - Comments on SPD Hands Over Seized Medical Pot to Feds http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/cop_out Last Friday, the Seattle Police Department delivered 12 ounces of medical marijuana to federal agents, according to an email sent by SPD attorney Leo Poort. Police had seized the pot on July 15 from Martin Martinez, a patient authorized to use marijuana for medical purposes in Washington, along with his computer and medical files. Officers returned the medical records and computer a couple days later—after the prosecutor’s office declined to press charges—but the department refused to return the marijuana. In the email, Poort wrote that SPD "transferred" the pot to the Drug Enforcement Administration “[a]t the request or demand of... Copyright 2008 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:50:44 -0800 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:21:35 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Trevor Any councilmembers interested in this issue?

]]> Trevor http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/cop_out#c1088606 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/cop_out#c1088606 City Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:00:11 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I'm still waiting for them to do their job and find out who's pooing in my neighbor's front yard - isn't that supposed to be a higher priority?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/cop_out#c1088623 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/cop_out#c1088623 City Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:35:25 -0800 Comment by fourtwenty Uh.....from 12 ounces to 3 pounds??? Or is that a collective amount from several busts???

]]> fourtwenty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/cop_out#c1088635 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/cop_out#c1088635 City Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:07:37 -0800 Comment by thehim Uh.....from 12 ounces to 3 pounds???

That's counting the non-medicinal plant material that they also took (leaves, etc).

]]> thehim http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/cop_out#c1088685 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/cop_out#c1088685 City Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:18:58 -0800 Comment by monkey What a bunch of fucking pricks.

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/cop_out#c1088703 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/cop_out#c1088703 City Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:23:28 -0800 Comment by Greg Just when you thought it couldn't get any more outrageous... the DEA steps in and shits on your lawn.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/cop_out#c1088732 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/cop_out#c1088732 City Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:18:13 -0800 Comment by max solomon i would destroy the pot for the SPD just as surely as the DEA.

except i'd do it slowly, over the course of a year.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/cop_out#c1088911 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/cop_out#c1088911 City Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:13:59 -0800 Comment by John Frazier I do not want anyone to have the pain but, seems as though the collector manager or head needs to sit in the same chair as some of us for one day. Then I'm sure he would not get involved in a lot of crap. He's in now maybe even really go after someone who actually does harm to others.

]]> John Frazier http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/cop_out#c1091020 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/cop_out#c1091020 City Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:21:35 -0800