The wrong kind of drug bust

It appears that police is chasing easy target instead of real criminals.

Tht is the problem. Laws should be flexible. Leave him some and take the rest. Issue a citation and leave. His cell should be used for violent criminals.

We have voted here in Oregon to legalize Marijuana, and it alway's passes with the Yes vote. Then they still do the same thing, as they did to this man? GO FIGURE, MAYBE THEY DIDN'T GET THE MEMO THAT THE LEGALIZATION PASSED HERE IN OR, SO MANY TIMES I CANNNOT COUNT???? Some Police just abuse their Authority and their bullies? It kinda legal or okay in OR now, or ??? Who knows anymore???They might change it next week back.??? Sorry about the horrible thing that happened in this story though, IT WAS UNCALLED FOR!

He says he applied, with the help of his physician, for a permit to grow and use marijuana for medical purposes.

The permit, he says, is on the way. While he waited, a neighbour built a small grow area in his basement. A pair of high-wattage lights and a timer were installed and, soon, 25 plants were underway.

On Tuesday, Belair said a police officer arrived at his door, in a housing co-op in the southeast end, and wanted to know if he was OK. He indicated he was fine, he said.

Not long after, says Belair, a number of officers arrived -- some in uniform, some not -- and demanded entry into the house in the Hunt Club-Hawthorne area. He puts the number at somewhere between seven and 11.

"They demanded I open the door," he wrote. "Once they were in, I denied them entry to my basement. I was in front of the basement door and the police got very aggressive and ordered me to move away from the door and the police man just walked right down stairs."

Belair is upset that, over the next several hours, the police not only took the plants, but arranged to have the lights and timer removed. He says he's out more than $1,000 in equipment.

Neighbour Brian Williams, 36, makes no attempt to hide his role in the matter.

A neighbour for about 10 years, he visits Belair every day, feeding him as many as five times a week. Berny, he says, is like family.

Williams says he built the closet-sized grow area because he knew Belair couldn't manage it on his own. He also watered the plants because his friend in the electric chair cannot get down stairs.

It is irrelevant if this man had a permit or not. Police can come without a warrant and count the plants when they are bored…
“They suggested 25 plants is far in excess of what Belair would need for his medical purposes, even if he had a valid permit.”

So this happens in Canada, too. Poor guy.
BUT he should have waited for his permit before he started growing the stuff, then at least he'd be within his legal rights, as they are.

@CosmicCharley on twitter says "Crazy stuff. This is the fight we have to fight safe access now."

we should make a change - this website lets us talk a we want but we still need walk the walk... total clinche i know but come one!

He was selling drugs or what? If so, shit happens,and the cops can do whatever they want, that's all I ever see! They can shoot and kill whoever they want to, pretty much. I don't ever see them get into trouble. Not 1 time have they ever been fired or arrested themselves. So they will continue to treat the streets of the US like the wild wild west and they are sheriff Matt Dillion.???

fucking bitch ass pigs