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Police To Return Pot - Again 
Posted by CN Staff on August 07, 2002 at 17:12:03 PT
By Jason Armstrong, Tribune-Herald
Source: Hawaii-Tribune Herald 
A Big Island man running for governor received court approval Tuesday to retrieve nearly an ounce of marijuana police seized from his wife last October. However, Jonathan Adler learned he must wait until Monday for the District Court to release the 27 grams of marijuana he plans to smoke as treatment for chronic pain. When that occurs, Adler will become the fourth Big Islander in the last month to recover medical marijuana police had confiscated.
The pot Adler is seeking is his, yet prosecutors used it as evidence July 11 in convicting his wife, Nuansawat, of misdemeanor possession, resulting in a $25 fine."We hold all evidence for 30 days for the appeal period," court clerk Pauline Tanaka told the Tribune - Herald after denying Adler's demand that the marijuana be returned.Monday will be the first business day following the mandatory waiting period, she said.News of the delay did not sit well with Adler, who came to the court with an order District Judge Jeffrey Choi signed earlier in the day authorizing the return of the marijuana."I want my medicine now," Adler shouted in the crowded court office.Adler, 50, said the seized marijuana is "some of the best I ever produced," but added he is unsure it is still usable after being stored for nearly a year.He earlier went to the Hilo Police Station seeking his property, but was told that while the judge's order is valid, the marijuana is being held at the courthouse and he would have to go there.Wearing an aloha shirt he said he found Monday at the Keaau transfer station, Adler remained very excited throughout much of his roughly two - hour effort."They're making me do so much legwork," he said.Adler said he suffered a head injury in a car accident, which has left him with frequent pain that makes him eligible under state law to use and grow limited amounts of marijuana.Nuansawat Adler produced a state - issued card authorizing her to act as a caregiver for her husband, who holds a similar card stating he can use marijuana as medicine.A vocal marijuana advocate and frequent candidate for elected office, Adler was arrested in 1998 after police found 89 marijuana plants growing on his property.During the course of the ensuing trial, Adler missed a court appearance, resulting in the issuance of a bench warrant for his arrest.Police arrested him last year at his Hawaiian Paradise Park home, he said.Nuansawat Adler said police later called to instruct her to bring her husband's medicine, which she delivered along with marijuana to the Hilo cellblock the following morning, at which time police arrested her for possession.Police last month returned 1.5 ounces of marijuana seized earlier in the month from three Kona residents registered with the state to possess the drug.Police involved with the case said it was the first time in Hawaii, and probably the nation, that law enforcement officials returned pot to its owner.Motivated by that case, Adler vowed to not give up until he obtains the marijuana police took from him."You got to have some degree of tenacity to do what I do," he said. "It's not easy." Source: Hawaii-Tribune Herald (HI)Author: Jason Armstrong, Tribune-HeraldPublished: August 7, 2002Copyright: 2002 Hawaii Tribune HeraldWebsite: http://www.hilohawaiitribune.com/Contact: editor hawaiitribune-herald.comRelated Articles & Web Sites:Adler for Governorhttp://www.adler4gov.comHawaii Medical Marijuana Institutehttp://www.medijuana.comMedical Marijuana Raids Amount To Harassment http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread13619.shtmlLawsuits Filed in Two Big Island Cases http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread13515.shtmlKona Police Return Confiscated Pakalolo http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread13449.shtml 
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Comment #3 posted by Matt B on August 07, 2002 at 20:56:30 PT
No Pot but a Point
The pot may not be usable, but it's still worth fighting for. A point has to be made that cops cannot arrest people who are following the law as written by the state. The problem is the law thinks it's above itself. 
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Comment #2 posted by freedom fighter on August 07, 2002 at 20:53:22 PT
Example of good Journalism!
"Police involved with the case said it was the first time in Hawaii, and probably the nation, that law enforcement officials returned pot to its owner.""PROBABLY THE NATION"?? I wondered if that reporter took class with E.J? E.J. is probably digusted with this reporter!:)ff
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Comment #1 posted by The GCW on August 07, 2002 at 18:50:42 PT
Jonathan Adler 
is fully aware, that He helps Us all in His fight for freedom, sanity, medicine, comfort etc.Jonathan Adler, BGreen and all good citizens fighting for the Truth......are Green Collar Workers.Thank You Christ God Our Father and The HOly Spirit of Truth.The cannabis You have given Us, helps Me know My treasure is with You.Christ God My Father, and The Holy Spirit of Truth, is My treasure. His foods and fruits, are My foods and fruits.Pray for the lostness in those who do not know the better.
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