Safety & Security

Twelve Words That Will Help You Avoid Jail Time

By: Esther Rubio-Sheffrey

James Stacey was driving away from his medicinal marijuana co-op, Movement in Action, on September 9, 2009 when a patrol car and two undercover officers in an unmarked car pulled him over. He complied with the officer, stepped out of his vehicle, and was immediately placed in handcuffs.

While Stacey sat in the patrol car, the officers searched his vehicle and armed DEA agents simultaneously raided his co-op and home. “I was scared,” Stacey recalled. “It was devastating to my life.” Stacey accepted a plea bargain to avoid jail time. His probation ends in two years, but he will never be able to shake the “felon” label. He says had it not been for the support of the local Americans for Safe Access (ASA) chapter, which he is now an active member of, he would not have been able to tolerate the long legal battle.

Are you prepared to endure such a scenario?

As San Diego moves closer to enacting the city council approved ordinances on medicinal marijuana co-ops, many in the marijuana community are preparing for a legal battle while others are focused on the growing concern about raids.

Source: NUG Magazine