Dan May vs. The People
by KC Stark, Ganjapreneur
As an American, one of my earliest childhood memories was learning the Pledge of Allegiance in the first grade. I also learned that America is the greatest nation on the planet because of the Declaration of Independence and a little thing called the Constitution. We all know the legends, right?
Rebels and intellectuals fled from Europe to a place where anything was possible. They were tired of paying taxes, declared their independence and started a war based on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. At one point, they even dressed up as American Indians, seized a ship, destroyed tons of tea and then went out for drinks at a local pub. Ring a bell?
Two hundred and thirty seven years ago, rebellious intellectuals such as John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Rufus King, expressed concerns that their dream of a nation without hereditary rulers, and powers derived from the people in elections, would never last. How could it? They had a standing army of 657 men and were facing the largest super power in the world.
The liberty bell is ringing again at an alarming rate in El Paso County and Colorado Springs. Why? It is the legal fiefdom of District Attorney Dan May.
With the passage of Amendment 20 and
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Amendment 64, Colorado is exploring the limits of state vs. federal powers. New ganja-rebels and ganja-intellectuals have answered the call of the“ Marijuana Liberty Bell.” The enemy is not a king nor tea taxes. It’ s federal, state and local powers that can turn dreams into nightmares and the pursuit of happiness into an orange jumpsuit, handcuffs, with room and board behind iron bars.
America: Meet the new American ganja-rebels and intellectuals.
Exhibit A: MMJ patient Chuck Ball – aka“ Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, have a flash bang grenade!”‘ Twas the night of Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse … when out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, sprang from his basement MMJ grow to see what was the matter!
On two occasions( Dec. 25, 2011 and Feb. 10, 2012) Chuck’ s Constitutional rights were torn from him based on an‘ anonymous tip’ from an exfriend in what appears to be a total lack of judicial restraint when protecting a citizen’ s Constitutional rights. In a matter of seconds, a crack-team of SWAT members, armed with guns, vests and a battering ram busted down the door, popped a flash grenade and went on a blitzkrieg through his home and personal belongings. Chuck had a doctor’ s recommendation for medical marijuana after a transmission fell on his legs. He’ s medically disabled and was the victim of both physical and psychological brute force by the same people who have sworn to protect, honor and serve the citizens of Colorado Springs.
After breaking down his door, burning his dogs with a grenade, ransacking his home and destroying his medical marijuana grow, they left. Chuck now sleeps only several hours a night and suffers from PTSD( his dogs have recovered from the flash burns.) No charges were ever filed. How can that be in the home of the brave and land of the free?
Exhibit B: MMJ patient Bob Crouse aka“ You’ re dying of cancer. I’ m taking your medicine, your money and you’ re going to jail, enjoy your Cinco de Mayo!” In 2007, Bob fell off a ladder, broke his ribs and punctured his lungs. After being rushed to the hospital, the doctors also informed him that he was dying of leukemia and his insurance would not cover the cost. He was told there was no treatment for him and to go home and wait. He later got a medical bill for more than $ 100,000.
With limited access to funds, Bob did what Ben Franklin would do. He did it himself.“ The doctor told me that I had a one out of three chance to die that day. So I learned how to grow and produce my own medicine. My first 150 clones died. It was a matter of life or death for me,” said Bob.
After a massive amount of trial and error, Bob