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Guide for medical cannabis ministers
and medical marijuana ministers
This is a Guide for medical cannabis ministers and medical marijuana ministers.
This Guide outlines some of the topics you may need to prepare for in order to have a successful legal defense in both federal (U.S.) and state (California) court for working as a medical marijuana minister or medical cannabis minister in a California medical cannabis collective, dispensary, or cooperative.
Exact material will vary greatly by religion. I provide examples from my own religion, although many of the examples may not apply to your religion. You will want to prepare your own defense, probably with the help of a lawyer skilled in first amendment and criminal law.
the borders and Customs
Customs officials do not need a search warrant. They can initiate a search on pure whim at any time.
Searches can be initiated because the Customs officials don’t like your looks or think you look like a Witch.
Customs officials can initiate searches because you have recently crossed the border several times.
Customs officials can initiate a search because your name or a name similar to yours appears in their secret computer lists.
Customs officials, border patrols, and the police can initiate a search if you are a male in a rented vehicle near the border at night.
Customs officials can search your vehicle with a dog, search your vehicle’s contents (including locked luggage) with a dog, and physically search your person.
The U.S. government places remote wireless sensors near the border to detect persons attempting to cross the border at unmanned locations. Border patrol officers are stationed along the border and respond to these sensors very quickly.
Border Patrol and other police can search anyone who has crossed the border and not yet stopped and let someone in or out of their vehicle.
Free weekly instruction for medical marijuana ministers and medical cannabis ministers every Monday night in Orange County, California. Write to: Milo, PO Bx 1361, Tustin, CA, 92781. Post office box checked once per month.
The courts have already ruled in multiple cases that a person who starts preparing a religious defense (including gathering certificates and other paperwork) after arrest loses all chance to use the late religious defense. It is essential that you prepare your defense before you are arrested. Adequate preparation may even prevent arrest. With that in mind, doesn’t it make sense for at least one collective owner somewhere to pay me minimum wage to work on preparing these materials on a full time basis? Even the most callous cooperative owner should realize that low paid workers facing prison sentences are likely to change sides and testify for the police? On the other hand, if the workers have a religious defense ready then they need not fear going to prison and have no incentive to testify against the owner. I don’t care how jaded and selfish a dispensary owner is, it just makes good sense to have a strong religious defense ready for your workers.
These web pages are not professional legal advice. Nothing on this website should be considered as a substitute or replacement for professional legal advice. Persons should seek the advice of qualified legal providers.
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