Here is a must see video if you are on the side of med cannabis patients -

I don't know how many here are living in areas where the state intitiative of Prop 215 is something you embrace.

But bit by bit, the planning commissions and county officials have snatched away the citizens' right to grow med cannabis inside our gardens.

Here in Lake County, the county officals put together Measure N, which was accepted by the voters, and then they unleashed the county sheriff. the sheriff went on to conduct many warrantless searches.

The rationale behind the "need" for Measure N was that there are cartel people using the hills and open forest areas of Lake County to grow. These people often destroy the environment, and are, of course, violent. In recent history, a couple from New England was hired by some cartel folks to watch over the grow site, and they were found murdered by their employer. (Often undocumented migrant workers are forced into this work, and when they are killed, no one knows where they were, and their bodies are never discovered, and their deths remain unknown.)

So since there are cartel people in the County, and plenty enough of the cartel forces abund that the police would have their hands full should they go after them, so why then is it that almost all of the SWAT-like raids have come down on mere individual citizens, who are growing modest amounts of marijuana? (Usually less than fourteen plants!)

Recently a federal judge sided with Lake County resident plaintiffs. In his statements, the judge indicated that the plantiffs have the right to sue Lake County for the damage done to their property. (including the loss of pet dogs, when SWAT-like police broke down gates and fences.) The lawsuits now total over $ 600,000, and this is the first group of plaintiffs - it is easy to fear that the monetary damage done to the County could be over five million dollars when everyone so injured by the sheriff and police take to the courts. (This is a small county and many legit services could be in trouble when these monetary judgements against the county go into effect.)

The judge also stated that the warrantless searches are not in keeping with either the US or state Constitution.

One of the five Lake County supervisors happens to be a Bail Bondsman! A few years ago, he himself was found to have over 4,000 plants growing on his property, but those plants were items he claims he knew nothing about. He was not even ticketed for this infraction of the law.

Oh, and unlike everyone else's plants, they were cut down but left on his property, for him to dispose of!

Watch a local activist, Terri Larson, denounce the County Supervisors and what has been going on here. She starts after the 14 or 15 minute mark, so feel free to scroll through to her:

http://lakecounty.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=1&clip_id=37