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Drunken Buddha

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My best year of 4 cob-producing years....of course my plants this year came from top seed stock thanks to two friends.


Here's another traditonally made Cob with corn husks, then vacuum bagged, 95F for 24 hrs.



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Ralp

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Mexico's new congress sworn in 09/2018, Mexico's new president will be sworn in 12/2018.

Mexico will legalize just how is a TBD however the new trade deals with USMCA aka NAFTA eliminated triggers set perilously to public welfare.

This new congress however leveraged now has a confrontation both state and federal. Utah is the last border state and this election most probably medical but bizarre concentrates no flower/smokeless 100mi limit to grow your own.

So to AZ, which is so fortunate NOT to pass this the repugnant 205 in 2016. Prop 205 was custom written with MPP and BYU public admin law students clerking. It was hoping the guppies would buy, the haters would control through regulation and limited access to both market and product.

The limited militant patients long time consumers informed voters. While small of 2000 swung this attempted assault prop 205 had on the citizens of Arizona.

After new legislature 01/2019 at committee appointment will be crucial. Powers don't want to chance an election. Legislature will dividend distribute AZDHS/MMJ accordingly.

What will be on the ballot in 2020 election solely to eliminate medical. Still keeping small amount oz or less legal. Violate heavy felonies with heavy paid for and tax. Marijuana ill still be used to over prosecute taxed to over police all in the public good. John McCain fashion, family has liquor best set up for Ducey the DeMenna LLC (lobbyists) Hensley Liquor. This is what powers are working towards apathy will insure it.

https://www.vox.com/world/2018/11/1/18051592/mexico-marijuana-legalization-supreme-court
 

Ralp

Member
Utah went legal medical no smokeable just concentrates oh the irony. If the people in the room understand this next legislative session 1/2019. This will be the conclusion of legal aspects with marijuana in Arizona. As we ready for the Holidays regulation pundits are brainstorming on structure of oversight. Not to be also looked at will be the rewrite AZ statutes title 13- & 34-. Don't let this slip if you want your grow rights, this is where California liberal progressive joins with Western states LDS to hammer out agreements on taxation. It wont look good for those out of metro areas or for that matter rural.
 

Ralp

Member
Let look at the face of the new structure oversight of regulating marijuana on the medical side. It is going to be called "PAIN MANAGEMENT"

It will be those using pain management for medical marijuana. It is this umbrella of protection and abuse that will be realigned. This Medical management of pain will collect data and report to AZDHS. This is how it is being hammered out now in recess with new formation of the State House. It is this action focused to be financed by the 38 million sitting in the AZDHS/Mjj account.

Ahhh this is how we raid the account for opiate abuse caused by the medical community. yea pain management get it

This is will go with new legislative (decriminalization) legalization of Marijuana. The legislature is fearful of legalization proposal on 2020 election. Several reasons a rally call for progressive agenda roving political political caravans etc.
 

Ralp

Member
AZDHS, in regards to what is medical. 87% of the patient back pain is the primary for reason to acquire a license. Most pharmaceuticals that contribute to abuse relate to back pain.

Therefore A required therapeutic treatment schedule will be required by 2020. Those with terminal incurable will be treated through these "PAIN MANAGEMENT" facilities.

Concentrates only this is compliance with surrounding states. ALL flower will not be considered Medical. Does not matter if cooked vaped any kind of ingestion that is not prescribed with the therapies.

So what this is about all here need to start emailing your legislative representatives before committee appointments and after. If one wants personal grow rights in a reasonable fashion dont grow silent.
 

Ralp

Member
IF CHARGED WITH A MARIJUANA OFFENCE By Arizona attorney Marc J. Victor

1. Don’t Panic!

It may not be as bad as it initially seems. Prosecutors often overcharge cases, and many cases get pled down to less serious charges. Unjustified cases often get dismissed as well. This is an important time to make good, clear headed decisions rather than emotionally driven ones. Take a deep breath, clear your head and resolve to make only careful rationally based decisions

2. Prepare for Your First Meeting with an Attorney

Gather all your paperwork and other important documents and items for your attorney to review. You should also prepare a succinct version of events to orally present to your attorney along with relevant witness names and contact information. Inform your attorney about any evidence which you believe needs to be preserved immediately.

Come with prepared questions to raise at the end in the event they are not answered by the attorney. The first part of the meeting ought to be the attorney carefully listening to you to gather relevant information. After you have conveyed the relevant information to the attorney, you should then receive a detailed analysis of potential legal issues, an overview of how your case will progress and possible goals of the representation. A comprehensive initial meeting with a criminal defense attorney ought not to be a sales pitch but rather a meaningful detailed and helpful meeting of at least an hour.

3. Select Your Attorney Carefully

Choosing the right criminal defense attorney will likely be your first critical decision. All criminal defense attorneys know exactly what you want to hear from them. Do not select a criminal defense attorney who simply tells you what you want to hear. If your criminal defense attorney is not bold enough to tell you the truth about your case, this person is not tough enough to fight for you. Select a criminal defense attorney who has decades of broad based, hard-core, committed and “in the trenches” criminal defense experience, but who is still working aggressively to build a private practice. Criminal defense attorneys at the end of their career may not be as interested in good referrals from past clients as ones currently and aggressively building and maintaining a good name. Meet in person with the criminal defense attorney to evaluate whether the person is simply in it for a fee or really cares about representing people against the state. If their heart is not in your case, move on. Select your attorney as if your very freedom depends on it.

4. Be Aware of Additional Charges, Priors, Allegations and Enhancements

The prosecutor has many options available for filing paperwork to increase the risk of higher punishment upon any conviction. If you have prior felony convictions, uncharged offenses or there is some fact about your case which would make the conduct seem worse, be prepared for a document from the prosecutor notifying you of the fact that the prosecutor is intending to use this information to increase the punishment upon conviction. You should discuss this possibility with your attorney at the initial meeting.

5. Your Charges May Be Scratched, Vacated or Dismissed

There are many reasons why your charges could be simply dropped. It is possible a prosecutor may determine you have not committed any crime. However, more commonly, criminal charges are dropped because of a variety of other reasons such as the arresting officer hasn’t completed a report, the prosecutor has not yet reviewed the matter, lab reports or important testing are not completed, full information about an alleged victim’s injuries is not yet known, the matter is scheduled for a secret Grand Jury presentation or a prosecutor simply wants more investigation. Most felonies have a seven year statute of limitation within which to bring criminal charges. Any time after charges are dropped, but before charges are again refiled, can be an excellent opportunity to mitigate or even resolve your case. A skilled criminal defense attorney will know how to attempt to maximize this opportunity for you.

6. Think About Your Goals

Some criminal defendants have no goal other than to completely beat the charges. Assuming this is a realistic possibility, this then is a rational goal. However, if a Not Guilty verdict after trial is not a likely outcome, you need to establish some reasonable goals with your attorney. Goals such as avoiding any incarceration or avoiding a felony conviction are common goals. Avoiding driver’s license suspensions, protecting other professional licenses, or avoiding certain terms of probation can be other legitimate goals in a criminal cases

7. Evaluate Any Plea Offers Carefully

Despite the fact that most cases are resolved by plea bargain, you are not legally entitled to a plea. Once rejected, you may never again receive another plea offer. There are many people in prison right now serving sentences much longer than the plea offers they foolishly or ignorantly rejected before their trials. Accepting or rejecting a plea offer is a critical decision that must be made with full information after thorough and comprehensive discussion with a criminal defense attorney who has aggressively worked the case. In order to properly evaluate any plea offer, you must have good information about your “real” chances at trial. The better your odds at trial, the better plea offer you ought to receive. You must also have a good idea of the likely sentence if you lose at trial. Nobody wants to accept a plea if there is the possibility of a better plea in the future. Good criminal defense attorneys will fight hard to get the “best” plea rather than just any plea offer. –

8. Be a Team Player

You must take an active role in your defense. You are the person who suffers any consequences from the charges. You lived through the events in question and you know most of the facts much better than your attorney. You should carefully review every piece of discovery and assist your attorney to understand where alleged facts are wrong or need more explanation. Be available and cooperative with your attorney. Contribute to your defense by suggesting potential witnesses and helping to brainstorm possible legal theories. Ask lots of questions to become educated about the process so you can assist with the defense. The lawyer and client each need to feel like they are top priority for the other.

9. The Most Important Things on Your Case Occur Outside of Court

There is no doubt critical things occur in court. However, most of the important work in defending a criminal case occurs between hearings. Good criminal defense attorneys are good because they have a keen eye for spotting legal issues, researching them carefully, conducting interviews, writing good motions and knowing how and when to raise these legal issues. Important legal issues have the possibility of excluding critical evidence from the prosecutor’s case, and thereby possibly making an otherwise extraordinarily difficult case more manageable or even winnable. Negotiating favorable plea offers also occurs outside of court, and often times with the assigned prosecutor’s supervisor, bureau chief, or even division chief. You should be interested to know and fully appraised of what is occurring outside of court between your hearings.

10. Sometimes the Fight Is Not About Guilt but Rather About Punishment

There are criminal cases where the admissible evidence against the defendant is overwhelming. Sometimes prosecutors have an admissible confession, ample physical evidence, multiple unimpeachable witnesses, and ample reliable scientific evidence to prove their case. However, even with all this evidence of guilt, there is likely still a critical and unresolved issue; the sentence. In Arizona, criminal defendants have a right to a pre-sentence hearing. A pre-sentence hearing can be like a mini-trial solely on the issue of proper punishment. This is a valuable opportunity to present mitigating information, including in court witnesses, who offer information which may have nothing to do with the criminal case itself, but is calculated to educate the sentencing judge about why a lesser sentence is justified. Preparation for the pre-sentence hearing needs to begin early in the case as a hedge in case sentencing is required. Various expert witnesses are often used at this stage of the proceeding to help educate the judge about mitigating facts. Obtaining a favorable sentence is a critical issue and is sometimes the exclusive goal of the representation.

Contact Marc J. Victor
 

Ralp

Member
Not a word or an effort the lethargy of tokers here. Tokers dont contact talk to other tokers about whats next is going to bite hard.

Some of the talk is lower the MMJ card cost in favor of letting counties cites apply taxes accordingly. The proposition 203 that passed to create the "AZ Medical Marijuana Act" did not include how to spend monies collected after the program was implemented.

So the ADHS will need to govern this how. The state is in this for their interest only that is all they look for. Traditionally it is outsourced to a quasi board that distributes monies. Arizona will gain nothing if the legislative powers in Mesa are out represented. Tokers dont want what Utah did and it will happen. CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR POUND THE KEYBOARD OR GET POUNDED THE SAND. DO IT, DO IT NOW

https://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster/
 

Ralp

Member
GET ready it is all starting what will 2020 bring?
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-p...to-get-recreational-pot-on-the-Arizona-ballot
Mikel Weisser of AZ NORML is again the unofficial leak response pollster of Facebook will post the proposed initiative Jan. of 2019
With California money and now invested heavy in all aspects of production>sales is this the way you want to go?

Here is what needs to happen AZ needs to be independent and completely transparent no more of this "TO BE DETERMINED" as a rewrite to the whole of the AZ constitution to produce and sell pot.

The police all of state government counties heck any governing agency that has the right to apply a tax want a seat on this board.

We just witnessed an interim Mayor of PHX a commission hired the Scottsdale Fire Captain to do nothing but write legislation on how to tax marijuana. Now went back to be a Fire Captain cost for his 6 months of service $87,000. It was a Hail Mary but rally call to opponents.

The new re-branded name no longer legalization in favor " ADULT USE" the new buzz word. Medical hmm yea whatever.
 

Ralp

Member
The marijuana tax, which was conceived by the Mayor entirely outside of normal channels in collaboration with the Phoenix Firefighters Association and an outside law firm, was starker example. Until a few days before the vote was called, no one else at City Hall even knew the plan existed. Not City Staff. Not the Budget Department. Not even the other Council members. The Mayor and her team though the tax would sail through, opening the door for the Firefighters Association to spearhead the implementation of similar taxes throughout the rest of Arizona. There’s no win when you’re going up against cancer patients and kids in wheelchairs. But the Mayor and her team didn’t know that. They had no idea what they were up against. None. And they took a beating because of it.

Now, for conservatives, by-and-large, that works. Government unrestrained by gridlock will invariably grow itself, so a government that can’t get anything done is far from the worst thing in the world. But we do have real challenges – water resources are an issue, so are crumbling roads and bridges, and an exploding homeless population – and those challenges won’t be addressed in any meaningful way so long as the dysfunction continues. I can do the best in this realm Marijuana is such a demand for me little gain.

Some dont get it, it is, the constant email correspondence communicate on the street level that will prevail for all.
 

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