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Title: Legal, Permitted, and Arrested
Source:
Mises Institute
URL Source: https://mises.org/blog/legal-permitted-and-arrested
Published: Apr 22, 2016
Author: Mark Thornton
Post Date: 2016-04-28 05:28:26 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 2064
Comments: 14
Marijuana was legalized, the owners were permitted and they asked the government to conduct a business inspection. Instead the police busted them and stole all their stuff! A self-described Michigan “soccer mom” who had “every belonging” taken from her family in a 2014 drug raid has been cleared of all criminal charges, 19 months after heavily armed drug task force members ransacked her home and her business. But in many ways, her ordeal is only beginning.Annette Shattuck and her husband, Dale, had been facing felony charges of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession with intent to manufacture marijuana and maintaining a drug house. But last month, Michigan Circuit Court Judge Daniel Kelly threw out all criminal complaints filed against the Shattucks "on the grounds of entrapment by estoppel," according to court filings. Entrapment by estoppel occurs when a government official leads a defendant to believe that their conduct is permissible under the law. Law enforcement uses all kinds of trickery in order to increase criminal convictions in order to justify their existence and budget. Fortunately, the judge saw through their activities and invoked "entrapment by estoppel," which is something I have heard of but is unfortunately not used by enough judges to protect the innocent from out of control drug warriors. 
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
Nothing in the Michigan "medical" marijuana law says anything about operating a dispensary. There can be no confusion because they're simply not allowed. BUT, although ignorance of the law is no excuse, I guess it is if the local zoning authority is also ignorant of the law.
#2. To: misterwhite (#1)
Attaboy - just as I expected. Do you ever tire of being a douche? Marijuana was legalized, the owners were permitted and they asked the government to conduct a business inspection. Instead the police busted them and stole all their stuff! Law enforcement uses all kinds of trickery in order to increase criminal convictions in order to justify their existence and budget. Fortunately, the judge saw through their activities and invoked "entrapment by estoppel"....
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest"The Washington Post reports on the Shattuck family who were not only arrested but all their possessions were stolen by law enforcement based on the asset forfeiture law."
Replies to Comment # 1. Nothing in the Michigan "medical" marijuana law says anything about operating a dispensary. There can be no confusion because they're simply not allowed.
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