Quote Originally Posted by Ebbandflowian
rightwinger I have to respetfully disagree we in the mmj field are not being treated like the average citizens...we have to eat shit sometimes and I think socommj is going through one of those situations I think that the fact that the dea walked away from there grow speaks louder then any lawsuit ever could...I for one am trying to comply with local law enforcement rather then buck them at every opportunity
(I'm assuming you meant local police although you said DEA.)

You don't have to eat shit. You're choosing to. It isn't a matter of complying with law enforcement: you comply with the law and when police do not you seek redress. There's nothing wrong with pursuing legitimate grievance through the proper channels. That isn't bucking the police, but serving your community. That's one reason why we have city councils and county commissioners, to oversee government employees like police. Although I'm very liberal, my experience with local government tallies closely with rightwinger's: elected officials are extremely wary of liability issues, and will put a stop to this kind of behavior IMMEDIATELY if brought to their attention. This is the kind of thing that could be resolved over a cup of coffee with the city council.

I'm somewhat disheartened. This is the way government is supposed to work, and in fact, it does work most of the time. The system relies on citizens taking a stake, though, in their own communities and doing some of the heavy lifting of democracy. Your apathy is... well... saddening. I hope it isn't indicative of other members of the industry. I know it isn't reflective of Coloradans as a whole, especially younger folks.