You mean the government breaks the law and doesn't follow its own rules in order to continue the drug war despite the explicit wishes of the citizenry?! I'm shocked! Except not at all, as this is government for you. So we should not be surprised by a case as revolting as Ted's, but here it is.
A man well known in this country for his work related to helping the victims of CPS crimes, judicial corruption, and foreclosure fraud is now on trial in Michigan for doing what he was and still is licensed by the state to do!
Ted Visner is secretly on trial in Bay County, Michigan for SEVEN counts of “Delivery/Manufacture – Marijuana”, one count of “Maintaining a Drug House”, and 8 counts of possessing guns at his home.
Ted is and has been licensed by the state of Michigan in the “Medical use of Marihuana” as defined by Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Act of 2008 which reads as follows:
'MCL 333.2643(h)
(h) "Medical use of marihuana" means the acquisition, possession, cultivation, manufacture, extraction, use, internal possession, delivery, transfer, or transportation of marihuana, marihuana-infused products, or paraphernalia relating to the administration of marihuana to treat or alleviate a registered qualifying patient's debilitating medical condition or symptoms associated with the debilitating medical condition.'
Ted Visner’s home was raided by what has been reported to be more than 50 police officers suited in combat gear, in the early morning hours of October 11, 2017. According to testimony provided by detective Barry Gatza as the immediate supervisor of the sting, Ted Visner’s status as a medical marihuana caregiver was not verified by police until the day after the raid and seizure of all his property, that included more than 144 pounds of legally grown and properly possessed medical marihuana.
Visner was held at the Bay County jail for 56 days without bail, without an attorney provided, and was prohibited by district court judge Mark E Janer from filing documents on his own behalf. Visner had written a 64 page pleading from his jail cell that was intercepted by judge Janer which he elected to file in his office rather than in the criminal court case as Visner had directed. Janer later admitted to doing this in open court on October 26, 2017 before denying Visner bail.
Ted Visner is facing 16–20 years in prison for these alleged offenses and has been demanding discovery from the prosecution for over 5 months. Visner’s motion to compel discover and asking for sanctions against the prosecution was supposed to be heard tomorrow, but was canceled by the court at the 11th hour thwarting mass court support from Visner’s supporters. The second motion that was supposed to be heard tomorrow was a motion to remove the gag order on these proceedings that prohibits Visner from discussing his case on the Internet through social media and also from raising money for his criminal defense.
Prior to the raid on Visner’s home, two police detectives that had been issued fake medical marihuana program cards by the state of Michigan bought medical marihuana from Visner and then claimed that Visner’s compassion and empathy for patients with debilitating medical conditions constituted 4 one year felonies and/or $20,000 fine for each of the four times Visner sold them medical marihuana. The police detectives shopped with Visner 4 times, resulting in compounding charges for the exact same thing, which was dispensing medicine to registered qualifying patients as he was licensed to do by the state.
Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Act that was passed by voter initiate in 2008, makes it a 2 year felony and/or $2,000 fine for a state licensed Caregiver or Patient to sell marihuana to anyone not licensed by the state to possess marihuana but Visner is being prosecuted as if Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Act didn’t exist and as if medical marihuana is was not legal in Michigan.
Ted Visner has a very sharp legal mind and has noticed that his charging documents don’t actually accuse him of any specific crime that would allow him to defend himself. According to the charging documents, Visner is alleged to have done something “contrary to Michigan Compiled Law” but does not specify any one crime. Visner has also noticed that hundreds of people throughout Michigan have been prosecuted on similar charges that don’t include any reference to the violation of any specific crime, which obviously creates a great many issues for all Michigan courts.
Visner had inadvertently become an enemy of the state and hated by police and prosecutors when he reported that a Kent County Michigan sheriff deputy had created a counterfeit sheriff deed, a 14 year felony according to Michigan law – MCL 750.248b, that was later used to steal one of his family’s properties in Grand Rapids, Michigan where the police and prosecutors in that county have refused to have any open dialog with him about these reported crimes of police.
Ted told me in a recent interview that his biggest fear is that the proceedings against him will take place behind closed doors and in private, where he could be convicted and sent to prison for doing something that has been legal in Michigan for nearly a decade.
If you want to help Ted with his case, please contact him at (989) 954-2814.
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This is so shocking and painful. How can one be put to trial for doing what he is licensed to do? Gosh!!! Why give him the license in the first place. I feel really sorry for Ted. I really do hope he's cleared
And what do police expect the public to do?
We comply with police officer's demands because we expect to have our day in court.
If we do not perceive that we will have our day in court, IN A FAIR TRIAL, then what happens to the interaction between police officers and law abiding citizens?
They want us to work with the system and then make the system a complete hassle. we dont need that.
This is absurd for Ted. A sign of the government making you feel free yet in actual sense your not free. These licenses are genuine and he was backed up by the government this whole entire time.. The only case that needs to be tried is selling marijuana to under cover police who allege that they bought pot from him on four occasions.. Which serves a light sentence compared to the 16–20 years jail time he's claimed to be facing.
This is what the governments world over are doing to citizens.. Faking democracy, faking freedom and we've got to get up and stand against it because anyone can become a victim here. Today it might be Ted Visner.. tomorrow it might be you or a family relative. Lets join the fight for freedom.
I believe God provided herb, food, minerals, etc., enough to cure any ailment and all disease. To regulate is trampling on our right to self-determination. To disregard their own regulations is reprehensible... Someone should be fired!
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This guy seems to have been the victim of a sting operation for selling weed to undercover cops who were not actual patients
144 pounds of weed is a lot for 6 people. It's sad that we have laws against growing and selling weed and being in possession of firearms. Who is his lawyer?
Just another victimless crime...
This is why it should not be legalized, but completely deregulated.
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Why give him the license in the first place. I feel really sorry for Ted. I really do hope he's cleared
If we do not see that we will have our day in court, IN TRUE TRUTH, then what happens to the interaction between police officers and law-abiding citizens,,?
We obey the demands of police officers because we hope to have our day in court.
And what the police expect the public to do,,??
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wow that dangerous :(
To be clear they have arrested him because he sold marihuana to someone who did not have a license to buy it correct? And then they found weapons in his home. Is this right? Were the guns his and were they legal?
They did have a license. And the weapons were his.
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The guns were probably legal. I live near Bay County, it is pretty rural and most everyone has a gun for hunting and whatnot. It is actually interesting to note that many townships in Bay County have opened up their borders for large medical marijuana companies to build and operate grow facilities as well as distribution centers. It is still illegal on a federal level though and can still only be supplied to those with a card like you said.
These witch hunts for marihauna are the most insane thing ever. I wrote a piece a while back n the benefits of medical marijuana. To know that the govt is entrapping people who want to help people with their sickness shows how twisted things are. They would rather these same people buy pills from big pharma that cost 25 bucks each and that kill them. The next young President will do away with all of these stupid ass laws around the plant and let everybody out of jail. Until then these types of tragedies will go on unfortunately. I hope he can get out though. Sounds like he has a case.
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Nice post
I am not saying it is right, but this article was in the local paper. I don't know as though it is a "secret war"
Im my country...there will be hang for who deal with drug
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This is very shocking and painful. How can a person be tried to do what he or she licenses.
I am sorry to hear about ted, whether he is a native American and if he is a black person to the extent that the law of the country is so bad against ted.
I feel so sorry for Ted. I really hope he's cleaned up.
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I don't understand why Ted was not released after the police had verified that he was licensed by the state and operating a sanctioned facility? It sounds like it started out as a misunderstanding of some kind but has escalated out of control resulting in the craziness that the poor man is enduring right now. Did I miss the part in this post saying what exactly he is accused of that is keeping him in jail? I will pray for Ted and hope that he will be free soon if he did nothing wrong. Thanks for sharing!
Ivy
Jury nullification.
Rule by force is the disease, who and how are symptoms.
makes me mad cannabis is not a bad drug. its godgiven medication.
In an interview with Ted, I deeply regret the attitude of the Government because her work relating to helping crime victims of judicial corruption, CPS, and foreclosure scams are now being tried in Michigan to do what he did and still licensed by the State to perform!
The world must open your eyes (from a man who has been in the give license why should vilified for adili) license Ted noble activities to help the community with regard to the granting of marijuana to treat or alleviate a medical condition or symptoms medical patients with weak associated with debilitating medical conditions.
Twas a glorious pekerjaaan and in the example.
Thanks for this @adamkokesh
In an interview with Ted, I deeply regret the attitude of the Government because her work relating to helping crime victims of judicial corruption, CPS, and foreclosure scams are now being tried in Michigan to do what he did and still licensed by the State to perform!
The world must open your eyes (from a man who has been in the give license why should vilified for adili) license Ted noble activities to help the community with regard to the granting of marijuana to treat or alleviate a medical condition or symptoms medical patients with weak associated with debilitating medical conditions.
Really good work and on the set as an example.
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Why do we act like "fish in a barrel"?
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Deputiz'm Plan and this crap comes to a grinding halt! Imagine YOU being able to arrest a govStooge on Title 18, Sec. 241 charges............. even as a part time deputy. Come on, LP: time to up the ante.