Unwanted Raid yet again on Medical Marijuana

Matt is visiting Roger Mentch in jail over in Santa Clara County tomorrow, but will call into Free Radio on Sunday around noon.

On Thursday March 5th Matt will give a full in-studio interview on the Mentch case sometime between 6 and 8 PM on Free Radio Santa Cruz at 101.1 FM, streaming at http://www.freakradio.org .

Med-Ex marijuana distributer and caretaker Anita Henri will be an in-studio guest updating us on recent local and state attacks on marijuana clubs such as the recent attack up in Mendicino:

Thank Prosecutor Bob Lee's relentless harassment of Mentch for the bad California Supreme Court decision that has put in danger all marijuana clubs. It was his repeated prosecution of Mentch that led there. Proposition 215 now, apparently, does not protect retail clubs unless they are direct caregivers or patient collectives. So Greenway and Ken Sampson's club, as well as scores of others around the state are illegal under the medieval Marijuana Prohibition Laws.

Thanks, Bob. Now the California Supreme Court has adopted your position that ALL marijuana clubs are illegal. Oh, yeah, except for the ones your politically-connected Santa Cruz-city friends on the City Council back.


If anyone wants to research the number of people in the Santa Cruz County Jail for marijuana "crimes", I'd love to see the results.


The crippling of Measure K, the Lowest Enforcement Priority for Marijuana in the City of Santa Cruz, is another scandal. Santa Cruz City Councilmembers Madrigal and Coonerty have still not appointed their members after many many months. The Council has killed all meetings of the Measure K Committee until June and stacked the Committee with "police don't need to be overseen" members like Candi Jackson and chair Mary Beth Goeke.

Rump Measure K Committee Excludes Public Comment, Loses Audio Tape
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/19/18564535.php



Earlier articles on the Mentch case include the following; follow the links in these articles for more details of the earlier LOCAL war on marijuana that rages in spite of favorable Sentinel editorials, mellow statements by Vice-Mayor Rotkin, and (at the moment) operational over-priced marijuana clubs in Harvey West:

California Mendocino County Under Medical Marijuana Seige Now
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/02/23/18572738.php

Cal Supreme Court Rules Prop 215 Caregivers Must Do More Than Just Supply Marijuana
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/11/24/18552735.php

Local Harassment of Medical Marijuana Suppliers and Jury Nullification
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/05/16/18417098.php

The Hemporium, LLC... Medical Marijuana Conviction Overturned
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/10/19/18321514.php?show_comments=1#18328271

Robert says "If anyone wants to research the number of people in the Santa Cruz County Jail for marijuana "crimes", I'd love to see the results. "

Which boils down to "I really don;t care to put out the effort, but if you do the work I'll look at it"

When will people wake up and realize that all this man does is push buttons? He does none of the work and gets nothing accomplished.

If this poor guy, Roger Mentch, wants some real legal help to get himself out of this mess he should not be looking to Robert for any assistance. The whole compassionate club issue needs to be addressed, and quick. Too many patients rely on the assistance they receive from these clubs and clinics.

It is beyond Robert's scope to get anything surrounding this issue achieved.

The articles below reflect some of the history of the fight to break the five-year ban on medical marijuana clubs in Santa Cruz (2000-2005). We're still stuck with a crippled Measure K Committee, a rising rate of marijuana arrests, and an inactive City Office of Compassionate Use. Time for a second round of activism.


Symbolic Posturing by Politicians Is Not Enough
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/mod/comments/display/1809/index.php

Conflict Heightening in California Medical Marijuana Battle
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display/1743/index.php

Good Times Story Ignores Local Political Scandal
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/mod/comments/display/2128/index.php

Oppose Local Repression on Medical Marijuana Users!
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/mod/comments/display/3265/index.php

Designed Out of Existance: or why the Santa Cruz Medical Marijuana ordinance doesn't work
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display/9816/index.php

Grass Busts Downtown Criminalize Young and Poor
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display/11768/index.php

Medical Marijuana Giveaway Coming in June
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display/9070/index.php

Make Three Calls To Help Stop Drug Prohibition
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display/18049/index.php

HUFF 'n PUFF is back: Help a sidewalk medical marijuana distribution May 13th
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display/17673/index.php

New Provider Struggling to Open A Distribution Center in Santa Cruz
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display/18054/index.php

City Bureaucrats Shut Down Only Medical Marijuana Club Under Rotkin's Law
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display/17245/index.php

May 2 - Rally For Roger Mentch at County Courthouse
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display/17550/index.php

Just wondering if there are updates with regards to Roger Mentch. I know he's in jail, but don't know when he's getting out or what. I don't see any updates on the internet.

Today is April 29th.

Thanks

Bazong

Roger is no longer at Elmwood. He was there until about a week ago, but after I checked again, it says he is no longer in custody?

Has anyone heard from him or know about his circumstances? Would love to hear from him, he's a cool dude.

Hello Everyone !!
I am a free man right now. :-)) Thanks too my friend Allen for posting bail for me. Many THANKS!!
I want to THANK everyone that has helped me and Laurie and I am very appreciative for that.
Our lives have changed drastically. I'm not growing, we moved to a smaller cabin, they repoed my BMW and fucked me up financially. THEY HAVEN'T KILLED MY SPIRIT .... instead it just makes me stronger.
It's been very difficult on Laurie emotionally. She suffers from PTSD and this just adds to it. They KNOW Laurie did NO sales ...but they figured they would really try and distroy us so they arrested her too. Trial in Santa Clara county to start sometime in the future. Next court date is Oct 5th Dept 24 Judge Cena. I will update for trial.