Comments on SPD and Prosecutor's Office Blame Each Other for Seized Pot

This is all code because the cops already smoked it or sold it to their friends.

I know this isn't really on topic, but can anyone explain why University Way is called the Ave? It's been bugging me literally all my life.

Oh yeah, and I hope the guy gets his pot back.

That's like $2400 worth of weed. I hope the cops are keeping it sealed in jars in a freezer.

One thing that no one, at least that I've seen, has brought up is what does Martinez's landlord think of all this? If he knows and is ok with it, that's great, but his landlord could potentially kick him out of the space for this. Possession of marijuana is still a crime, at least federally, and most leases are voided by criminal conduct occurring on the premises. I wonder if the goal of the SPD was to get him kicked out by his landlord? I can't imagine that the landlord would be able to keep that building insured if his insurance company knew that one of the tenants was consistently and regularly bringing illegal drugs onto the premises, even if the local and state governments deem it ok.

#2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ave

max @3's $2400 estimate is much lower than the guess from the last thread, but my response is basically the same.

@4 the point here is that it is not a crime.

who pays for the destroyed wall? the pd, right, ie: taxpayers, right?

I wish they'd stop fighting and slip me some. I'm out.

@2 It was originally 14th Ave. before it was renamed University Wy.

Someone needs to get a recall petition ...

And get some police on who is leaving dog poo on my parking strip! That's supposed to be a higher priority than MJ smokers according to our LAWS.

in this sort of situation, the cops get bud, and return leaf, stems and seeds

wait and see you all, I told you so

of course, no corruption in our law enforcement

informed sources tell me the cops do not like Satterberg .... seems to be in play here

nice reporting Dom .... all that Hempfest work is paying off in the new gig

I want to know:
1. Did the cops pay to repair the damage to the wall?
2. Was there a judge who signed the warrant, and if so does that judge have any explanation why it was issued?
3. Do the police have any comment as to why the money was spent on this low-priority raid?

SPD Chief Gil Kerlikowski will be on KUOW's Weekday at 10:00 a.m. today (Thursday, July 24, 2008). Maybe he can provide some answers.

@7

My point was that a federal crime is still a crime. Based on what's happened, the landlord is probably within his legal rights to tell Martinez to get the fuck out, and the landlord's insurance company is within their legal rights to cancel the insurance for the whole building.

I'm not saying any of that is morally right, but what I was positing was those reasons right there may be why the SPD and the prosecutors office raided in the first place. Essentially to make it practically impossible for Martinez to stay.

@ 15) The federal illegality of marijuana is applicable generally only in cases that would be charged and tried in federal court. Although some cases could be appealed to a federal court, it's a safe bet that any landlord tenant dispute would be litigated or prosecuted at the state level, where Washington's Medical Use of Marijuana Act is the law of the land.