In my daily work (servicing copy machines) I spend quite a bit of time in customers offices in 5 counties. These offices include a number of local PD's and County Sheriff's offices. I have on several occasions heard comment regarding MMJ. I was suprised to discover that each agency views the law differently. Some common items I have heard bother me a bit though:
1) Many of them don't view MMJ as legit medicine but as a way for hoodlums to get away with something that they shouldn't be doing.
2) Several agencies are looking for ways to force local registration so that they know where all MMJ activity takes place.
3) Many MMJ recomendations are considered to be "questionable" simply because the paperwork/form from the physician is sloppy or unprofessional looking. Apparently the purdy colored letterhead makes the recommendation "more legal".....
4) It gets worse. I have heard comment that a particular MMJ recommendation was probably phony because the picture of the recommending physician that they found on the net "looked like a stoner"...
If your local law enforcement does not agree with the validity of your MMJ recommendation they can still arrest you and try and make you prove it to the Judge. A legit recommendation should not be difficult to back up in court but the time, money and hassle involved could be quite significant.
IMHO: There are two things that may help:
1) Send copies of the "King County Memorandum", that another member kindly provided, to your local Police Chief or Sheriff. Please make lots of copies as I need the work :)
2) Impress on the Physicians and Support Organizations that presenting a professional image to the general public and to law enforcement is critical.