Operation Green RX – Investigations of Medical Cannabis Collectives Continue

[User]

If you thought that Operation Green Rx only occured in the beginning of this year and only affected collectives operating prior to the Supreme Courts Decision to not hear San Diego County Board of Supervisors Law Suit and attempt to overturn Prop 215, think again!

July 7th, 2009 Detective Mike Mendez from the San Diego Police Department’s Narcotics team went to Dr. Clark’s office in San Diego, lied about his identity, symptoms, condition, and obtained under the name of Pierre Tiberius Uggla a valid Physician’s Statement and Recommendation for the medical use of marijuana.

On Thursday July 9th Detective Mike Medez went to Answerdam (a medical cannabis collective in San Diego), provided a copy of the recommendation along with a valid CA Drivers License #N3267614 shown above, and successfully joined the collective. When completing the appropriate paperwork to join the collective, “Pierre Uggla” accidentally wrote his real name Mike Mendez on the form: see photo below

As research on line and public records has shown Detective Mike Mendez (Pierre Uggla) has been with the San Diego Police Department for over 20 years, and currently is assigned to the San Diego Narcotics Task Force.

It was also reported that Mike Mendez said “Whats the good kron here?” when entering the medicine room of the collective.

Detective Mike Mendez (Pierre Ugla) arrived at Answerdam on Thursday July 16th in a light blue 2005/06 Toyota Avalon) driven by Detective Mark Carlson (Sterner Vs. Carlson) also of the San Diego Police Departments’ narcotics team that was involved in Operation Green Rx (http://www.EugeneDavidovich.com) in February where another Detective of the San Diego Police Department (Scott Henderson) called and joined all of the collectives then listed on CA NORML.

To see the undercover footage from Operation Green Rx of February of this year: Operation Green RX - Police Entrapment

Both Detective Mike Mendez (Pierre Uggla) and Detective Mark Carlson were accompanied by two more detectives driving a Silver Van. These detectives have not yet been identified, however interviews with Top Quality Collective security staff have revealed that the two detectives driving the silver van went into the collective and attempted to join without the proper paperwork. It is reported that the detectives began to act belligerent and began to harass the members arriving, when asked to leave the premises, the were reported telling the security staff “who's side are you on?”.

According to reports from several other collectives in San Diego, Mike Mendez (Pierre Uggla), Mark Carlson, and the two detectives in the Silver Van, have made several attempts in the past few weeks to join multiple collectives here in San Diego.

This is both shocking, and additional proof that The San Diego Narcotics Task Force has made it's Top Priority to shut down all collective cultivation / distribution efforts in San Diego, regardless of the attempts made by collectives to follow the law.

The 'war' on the San Diego Medical Cannabis community by a select few has not ended. The people of San Diego should demand a STOP to Operation Green RX, these senseless investigations, and the continued harassment of collectives in San Diego by the select bias driven few in the Narcotics Task force.

Please write the San Diego City Council and ask them to call for an immediate stop to Operation Green Rx, and a full Grand Jury investigation.

Email all the council members:

sherrilightner [at] sandiego.gov; kevinfaulconer [at] sandiego.gov; toddgloria [at] sandiego.gov; anthonyyoung [at] sandiego.gov; carldemaio [at] sandiego.gov; donnafrye [at] sandiego.gov; martiemerald [at] sandiego.gov; benhueso [at] sandiego.gov;

Or email them individually:

District 1

Councilmember Sherri Lightner
E-mail: sherrilightner [at] sandiego.gov;


District 2

Council President Pro Tem Kevin Faulconer
E-mail: kevinfaulconer [at] sandiego.gov;


District 3

Councilmember Todd Gloria
E-mail: toddgloria [at] sandiego.gov;


District 4

Councilmember Tony Young
E-mail: anthonyyoung [at] sandiego.gov;


District 5

Councilmember Carl DeMaio
E-mail: carldemaio [at] sandiego.gov;


District 6

Councilmember Donna Frye
E-mail: donnafrye [at] sandiego.gov;


District 7

Councilmember Marti Emerald
E-mail: martiemerald [at] sandiego.gov;


District 8

Council President Ben Hueso
E-mail: benhueso [at] sandiego.gov;




News Hawk: User: http://www.420magazine.com/
Source: IndyBay.com
Author: Eugene Davidovich
Copyright: 2009 San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center
Contact: Contact Us : Indybay
Website: Operation Green RX 09 ? Investigations of San Diego Medical Cannabis Collectives Continue : Indybay

[LocalBud]

great post.....
I wonder how many laws this renegade cop has broken by pretending to be a mmj patient
and visiting clinics.
not that cops honor or obey the law. they don't especially this one
thanks for exposing this piece of ....

[GRIMMCREEPER]

It amazes me that these Vultures in the San Diego Police Dept. have
enough funds to try and shut down these State legal collectives, especially
with Californias budget crisis.

I guess that because the Supreme Court did'nt side with the county, their
going to try and take these Collectives down one by one.

How do people like this look in the mirror everyday?

[surfin365]

see below

[surfin365]

San Diego's Finest wasting our Tax $$$$ when he should be chasing tweekers!

This pig(s) is probably on the take with the DEA.

Some how I get the feeling the D.A. Bonnie Dumanus who got spanked by the Supreme Court decision is behind this.

Funny thing about this anti mmj D.A. she is supposedly in a same sex marriage. Hypocrite.

She is up for re-election next year and has to go.

O'yah both the collectives mentioned in this article got broken into last Friday night with Answerdam getting cleaned out.

Coincidence???

[shaman6969]

we in England have recently had a major expose of the currupt goverment
officials i.e. MPs which shows that no one should be above the law and this
should more than apply to corrupt police officers abusing there power.


ALL public servants need to take this aboard we the public have clearly indicated that Marihuana is a medicine and should be made available to anyone that feels it can benefit there health and spiritual well being.


Public Servants which the police are should realize they are there to SERVE
and not to impliment there own little power trips on the public..


For me marihuana is a sacrament and no one has the right to tell me or anyone what to put into there body and those that think they have there time is numbered.


lots of love peace joy gram