Judge tells police: Give the man his marijuana back

[LogicSoDeveloped]

TACOMA — Tacoma Municipal Court Judge Jack Emery may have set a precedent when he ordered police to give a man’s marijuana back to him.

The News Tribune of Tacoma reported Friday that Emery agreed with the argument of Joseph Robertson that police had no right to seize the less than 40 grams of pot because he is a designated provider of medical marijuana.

“I feel great,” Robertson told the News Tribune outside the court Thursday. “You’ve got to stand up for people’s rights sometimes.”

Robertson said he hoped to retrieve his marijuana from the police property room within a week.

Police had seized the pot when they stopped Robertson last May for speeding. After smelling marijuana, police searched his car and found a small amount of pot.

City prosecutors dismissed his possession charge in December after the state’s vote to legalize marijuana. Robertson asked for his pot back, but the city refused. So he took it to court, and won.

http://q13fox.com/2013/03/01/judge-tells-police-give-the-man-his-marijuana-back/#ixzz2N3g5tffM

 

[smokemctoke420]

haha thats good shit.

he probaly wasnt even worried about the weed, it was probaly more about principle i would think.

 

[foolsgold]

wow that's a new one lol

 

[Captain.Heroin]

Haha, give the man back his pot! Priceless. %)

 

[China Rider]

i tried this in NJ in '09

it was the best weed i had in months and pipe was less than a month old

that's exactly how i explained it to the officer, i think i almost convinced him

least he was cool enough not to slap on additional charges after he dropped me off and i called him an asshole and told him he had no legit reason to pull me over, and accused him of getting sexually excited over arresting me.....and most importantly i told him god was gonna punish him lol

 

[trees_please]

less then 40 grams... who the fuck makes these descriptions?

 

[vibrancy3]

and accused him of getting sexually excited over arresting me.....and most importantly i told him god was gonna punish him lol

I should not laugh, but that did make me crease

 

[AlphaMethylPhenyl]

nicee

 

[Captain.Heroin]

accused him of getting sexually excited over arresting me.....

Yeah it reminds me a bit about how in Kyrgyzstan, men kidnap their brides. I could totally see a cop getting sexually aroused arresting people. That probably wasn't a baton you felt in your back.

 

[slimvictor]

^ lol
The link between power and sex is certainly a strong one, so it is definitely possible.

As for the article: awesome! The gov shouldn't take what doesn't belong to them. In this case, the little guy won. In a million others, the little guy loses.