Quote Originally Posted by seattlegreens
That's good advice getting MMJ from a regular doctor.
Especially good if you could get it from your family doctor that you have been to for years.

I had not heard about the Shelton case. Did it seem that having 4 doctors write him MMJ recommendations was actually detrimental to his case, or just one of the facts?

Seems it would be more difficult to smear 4 doctors than to discredit only one... but if the judge says differently, it would be nice to know.
The prosecutor tried to make it look like it was nefarious but it wasn't. Mainly because the one defendent is terminal and was needing a lot of meds to help and they were both opiate intolerant. The problem was 2 of the docs in a box were either writing expirations dates or writing amounts of meds on there MMJ authorizations. Writing amounts on the authorization is illegal. They were just trying to be as cautiious as possible about covering there butts. The problem was that neither of them were very knowledgeable about the new law and unaware of how vague and convoluted it is. And so because they weren't attorneys they got hammered.
Its important for all you MMJ growers to try and read up as much as possible about your rights and try to cover your butts till this gets cleaned up.
Some hints:
Keep your doors locked
If possible grow in an outer building that is kept locked
Put a copy of your MMJ authorization in a dry place outside of the locked building for officers to look at.
Do not EVER open your door to talk to the police, remain inside and talk to them through the door or a window.
USE YOUR 5th AMENDMENT RIGHTS
And remember MJ is still not legal, it only allows for a defense arguement in court. If you go to court be prepared to subpeona your doctor because most don't want to be in court.