New location but same medical marijuana shop to open
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TIGARD, Ore. - A new medical marijuana shop plans to open in a few days but it will essentially be the same store that was shut down a month ago.
The Washington County Sheriff's office served 16 search warrants in the last month, seizing more than 700 pot plants and thousands in cash. They said it's all in connection with the "Human Collective" that's no longer in operation.
But "Human Collective Two" is now ready to open. The difference this time is the county it’s in: Multnomah – not Washington County. The new location is also just five minutes from the first location.
The shelves, books and equipment are all coming from the original "Human Collective" in Tigard.
There is a new owner as well: Leslie Miller. She's a former patient and volunteer at the first location and she readily admits she plans to operate the new store in the exact same way.
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, that would include violations to state law like making a profit and providing marijuana to people who are not specifically registered to that dispenser.
Miller denied the store ever made a profit and argued the law does not require a specified supplier for an individual.
"What is the patient supposed to do if the grow fails?" she said. "I do believe with all my heart that we are doing the right thing here," she said.
Miller admits she's nervous the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, or a federal agency, could shut her down.
A Multnomah County sheriff's spokesperson said the actions Miller admits she will do are against the law. But it's a matter of enforcement and right now Multnomah County has more than 40 dispensaries. Washington County after this latest bust has zero.
Pretty typical of the agenda. Not taking the time and effort to change the law while they have a POTUS who will lend an ear to change. Don't do the homework.  Just go out and violate the law and ignore the consequences. Set unrealistic expectations and continue doing the same thing over and over and hope for a different result. Â
Oregon Voters have said NO twice to pot dispensaries of any kind. They are illegal in Oregon. It doesn't make any difference what Multnomah County priorities are, Human Collective has now just moved into the radar sceen of the US Attorney's Office and can face Federal Raids rather than Sheriff's Office raids.Â
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This is a very disrepectful and arrogant attempt by Human Collective to ignore the vote of the Oregon Voters who said NO to pot dispensaries in Oregon.
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We won't have a problem at all turning this location into US Attorney Amanda Marshall at the US Attorney's office and Ms Miller certainly should be concerned about facing Federal prosecutions, as there have been other Raids just last month. ,
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James Bowman High Hopes Farms in Medford, Kannabosm in Eugene, and the 45h Parallel in Ontario.
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http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2012/09/southern_oregon_medical_mariju.html
http://www.ktvb.com/news/crime/Police-shut-down-Ontario-medical-marijuana-dispensary-169376806.html
http://www.registerguard.com/web/updates/28843557-55/shimmin-marijuana-county-cash-medical.html.csp
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This is not about access, but rather about blatant disrespect for the law!
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Legalize it...
As I understand the law, dispensaries can only "SELL" the pot at cost. Â Most dispensaries don't "SELL" pot. Â They give pot way after a "DONATION" is made. Â
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I don't have a issue with medical uses for pot. Â Yet it seems that it's become a way to "DONATE" pot of a profit.
Do you mean like "Churches "take a donation?
 @Mike Smith I wouldn't say that.  They have set dollar amounts for the "donation".  So they're selling but they just say it's a donation to get around the law.
 @MFMFIM Prostitutes try and say the same thing. Your "donation" is for their time and not a sex act Blah blah. Well John's and them still get busted right? There is no "loop hole" that I know of for either. Just risking it. Frankly I think they should legalize / tax it but whatever.
Glad they bounced back from the police state attacks on thier freedom.
"A Multnomah County sheriff's spokesperson said the actions Miller admits she will do are against the law. But it's a matter of enforcement and right now Multnomah County has more than 40 dispensaries."
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So what the Multnomah County Sheriff is saying is that it's okay to commit crimes as long as they are low priority crimes.
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Please let us know what crimes are okay to commit so that we can ignore those laws.
It is not a crime until we make a law prohibiting the use of something. I.E. like when the government was pressured by churches, and sufferegets, and those who were the tipical "Religious" clean up the united states movement got Alcohol Prohibited, and that lasted for only so long. WE THE PEOPLE said "We do not want you telling us what to do , or what we should consume. I am also sething over those who call the use of Hemp illegal, it is only illegal till the moral majority pass the ballot this year ( and they will ) then you will see all the hype is over one thing and one thing only.
You notice it is illegal to the united states government, but if it should pass and become legal, you bet your ass that the government has already got their finger in the MONEY PIE! it is all about money all of it. so face it people, if and when it becomes legal to grow and smoke marijuana it will only mean that the system works, and it works as well for those who have their opinions about the plant uneducatedly enforced by their beliefs, as well as those of us who are in PAIN AND CANNOT USE CHEMICALS FOR PAIN. I guess for those of you who do not go through pain such as others and myself who cannot take chemicals, have NO UNDERSTANDING how important this medicine is for us. Pleas all of you for me, and those like me who need this plant pleas vote YES ON 80!
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What you don't get is that the law is the law. The citizens have decided, through their elected representatives, to make marijuana illegal.
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Violate that law and you go to jail.
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It's amazing that you can't grasp that simple concept. It's a concept an 8th grader understands.
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Don't like the law? Then work to change it. Until then, break the law and suffer the consequences.
To the moon! Ralph,,,,,,,,,,,,,Nobody is commitiing a crime against humanity, they are only committing a crime against prohibition, remember there were so many "Speak Easys" which were places where people could go and donate to recieve a shot of "tea" which was high grain moonshine...they operated against prohibition, and the churchies who pushed for prohibition who want to tell everyone else how to live and what is acceptable in public forum have backed off and WE GOT PROHIBITION STOPPED on booze, but you see how the government made sure they got "their cut?" It is rather funny how an issue that goes on the ballots is "Illegal" until the prohibition is taken away, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh then the FEDS AND EVERYONE ELSE WANTS THEIR CUT! It is not about law, because we can change law, it is rather about the MONEY! Face it, you should not tell me what to do as far as my home privacy is concerned, in return I will not tell you what to do with your life.....just please dont expect people to suck down the illegal aspect of all this when you and I and everyone else knows that this government will sell weapons to the enemy if it makes them a profit.....Remember the contra crap! so news buddy it IS ABOUT THE MONEY.AND HOW THE GOVERNMENT CAN GET THEIR CUT IF IT DOES PASS! IF THE MONEY WASNT INVOLVED HOW MUCH CONCERN DO YOU THINK THE GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE? NONE CAUSE THEY WANT MONEY!
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 @Green LanturnÂ
A crime is a crime. We are a supposed republic and therefore ruled by laws.
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The SCOTUS has said that crimes of conscious is still a crime and the person committing the crime still has to do the time.
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Don't like the law? Then change it or suffer the repercussions. Pretty simple concept.
Put these pot addicted drug dealers in jail.
@sortbait same old troll.
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