Movement in Action Collectibve Raided - 09/12/09
As you may know by now our MIA collective was raided on the 9th of September along with numerous other collectives throughout the San Diego area. Of the numerous collectives, only two owner operators were arrested under federal charges. Why these individuals where arrested under federal charges is unclear. Our very own James Stacy has been under federal custody with no communication and at one point he could not even be located for two days. The injustice and non-adherence of California Proposition 215 should not be tolerated. We were making so much progress. We would really appreciate if you please show your proactive support by doing one or more of the following to help James Stacy:
1. Call the White House at 202 456-1111 between the hours of 9am to 5 pm Eastern time or in other words 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. pacific time. Leave a message indicating for Barack Obama that the (DEA) is raiding legitimate medicinal marijuana collectives. Send him the letter addressed to President Obama from pg. 2.
2. Contact your local state assembly person Lori Saldana, at http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a76/,
You can attach the file we have prepared or write to her about the injustice the local city governments are carrying out by regarding federal laws over state laws.
3. e-mail all your friends and supporters, and inform them of James Stacy’s case, and ask them to please show their support as well
4. Contact Marti Emerald martiemerald@sandiego.gov,
Donna Frye donnafrye@sandiego.gov
Todd Gloria toddgloria@sandiego.gov
and attach the information file addressed accordingly to whom you are e-mailing.
Our only choice is to expose the illegal operation, to the public, of both the state and federal authorities in the hopes to have the charges dismissed. We can do so through the use of communicating the facts to our members and friends both online and through any other means of communication. Thank you for your support, and we hope that we can support all of you once again in the near future.
MIA
1050 S. Santa Fe Ave.
Vista, CA 92084
movementinaction@gmail.org
SAMPLE LETTERS TO OFFICIALS:
Hello Marti
On Wednesday September 9th, 2009 the DEA in cooperation with state, local and county authorities raided numerous collectives in the San Diego area. Two of the collective owner operators were charged federally while the others were charged by the state.
James Stacy, of the Movement in Action collective in Vista California, was one of the persons to be charged federally. Movement in Action was Proposition 215 and SB 420 compliant and should have fallen under state laws. Why he was arrested under federal charges is unclear. What is clear is that under federal jurisdiction he cannot submit the fact that he is a Medicinal Marijuana Patient.
It’s apparent why the state, county and local authorities have decided to allow the federal government to intervene. The authorities could not charge a collective that was in compliance with all state laws. This allowed the DEA to step in and harass James by using Draconian measures. It took friends and family two days to finally locate him after the raid. This is unjust and should not be tolerated by anyone.
In regards to James Stacy’s case could you please advocate for the dismissal of all federal charges against him?
Sincerely,
The White House
President, Barack Obama
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear President Obama
On Wednesday September 9th, 2009 the DEA in cooperation with state, local and county authorities raided numerous collectives in the San Diego area. Two of the collective owner operators were charged federally while the remainders were charged by the state.
James Stacy of the Movement in Action collective in Vista, California was one of the persons to be charged federally. Movement in Action was Proposition 215 and SB 420 compliant and should have fallen under state laws. Why he was arrested under federal charges is unclear. Please investigate this injustice as it is a matter of great importance for both Medicinal Marijuana Patients and their medicinal need providers.
As listed in your memorandum dated May 20, 2009 “Preemption of state law by executive departments and agencies should be undertaken only with full consideration of the legitimate prerogatives of the states and with a sufficient legal basis for preemption”. The DEA has clearly in this case preempted California state laws by raiding legitimate medicinal marijuana collectives that are Proposition 215 and SB 420 compliant.
In our federal system, the citizens of the several states have distinctive circumstances and values, and that in many instances it is appropriate for them to apply to themselves rules and principles that reflect these circumstances and values such as Proposition 215 and SB 420. In regards to James Stacy’s case could you please intervene to dismiss all federal charges against him?
Sincerely,
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