Reported today on local news in western Oregon. Pretty damn sad.... http://democratherald.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/robbers-target-medical-marijuana-grow/article_92e02320-e6c8-11e3-94d7-0019bb2963f4.htm
This is why we prepare for the worst and hope for the best. I have myself fully armed in case of just such a situation.
I don't know about dispensaries in OR but isn't it against the law to have a firearm inside them. I know here in Spokane,WA, you dispense/grow weed and have a gun, you WILL here from the feds...Ask Larry Harvey
until prohibition stops fueling black market violence this shit will keep happening. let others grow and go steal the harvest, the low life way to score pot and kill people for it. make it available to anyone and shitheads are not scoping the neighborhood for grows. how many peoples tomato plants were/are taken at gun point. those tomatoes be some good shit now give me all u got!
This was the third narcotics-related robbery for the Sheriff's Office in 2014. “Obviously, we're seeing a bit more violence related to the narcotics trade,†said Linn County Detective Mike Harmon \nBULLSHIT!!!!!!!!! DON'T CLASSIFY CANNABIS AS A NARCOTIC DAMMIT!!!!!!!!
This was not a dispensary. These guys were legally growing pot for MMJ patients who had designated them to be their growers. Each grow card allows the grower to grow 6 plants and have up to 24 oz dried bud for each patient. And they did have guns in their home. Didn't do them a lot of good though. The cop is a bit of a dick though. Linn County, where this happened declared a 1 year moratorium on Dispensaries, so there are no Dispensaries in Linn County. Individuals can still grow and possess pot, and grow for others. I've always felt fairly secure with my outdoor grow, but this makes me a little nervous.
Well I know in WA, generally the local police don't give a fuck with someone having guns and pot (legally of course), but federal prosecutors seem to be using the law covering possessing a firearm while in possession or cultivating marijuana to not only bust people, but to enhance their sentences in federal court. Its a bunch of BS.
And see, that does not surprise me in the least...something that silly, as painting a giant red target on your back, and then the law has you not being allowed to defend yourself......that is just silly. It should be like a GUN store in FL - No customer is allowed to posses a loaded weapon inside, however all the staff is packing in plain sight.....keeps the peace IMHO...... It's just like the butane popularity causing an uptick in fires, etc.....this is the beginning of the beginning is what I keep reading..... And I am 100% sure when this shakes out nationally, no matter how long that takes, the world will be a better place IMHO My Wife is going to LOVE your Avatar!!!!
This is really sad news No medical marijuana patient should have to suffer things like this. Hope not too many of these cases happen in the future.
People have a constitutional right to defend their property and person at any costs from would be intruders, 2nd, 5th, 14th amendments. You can be prosecuted for using a firearm in defense of your self/property is if you are a felon, or are using an automatic weapon, or it is not licensed to the person who used it. (Dispensaries are already in violation of federal law) Deez Nugz!
I'm michigan your screwed if you have a gun and some weed . With or without a card , caregiver or not . The cops harass you all the time . Waste of money IMHO Sent from your mom's phone.