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State seizes 11-year-old, arrests his mother after he defends medical marijuana
Washington Post ^

Posted on 04/17/2015 12:39:20 PM PDT by bigdaddy45

On March 24, cannabis oil activist Shona Banda‘s life was flipped upside-down after her son was taken from her by the State of Kansas. The ordeal started when police and counselors at her 11-year-old son’s school conducted a drug education class. Her son, who had previously lived in Colorado for a period of time, disagreed with some of the anti-pot points that were being made by school officials. “My son says different things like my ‘Mom calls it cannabis and not marijuana.’ He let them know how educated he was on the facts,” said Banda in an exclusive interview with BenSwann.com. Banda successfully treated her own Crohn’s disease with cannabis oil.

After her son spoke out about medical marijuana, police detained him and launched a raid on Shona Banda’s home. “Well, they had that drug education class at school that was just conducted by the counselors… They pulled my son out of school at about 1:40 in the afternoon and interrogated him. Police showed up at my house at 3… I let them know that they weren’t allowed in my home without a warrant… I didn’t believe you could get a warrant off of something a child says in school.” Banda continued, “We waited from 3 o’clock until 6 o’clock. They got a warrant at 6 o’clock at night and executed a warrant into my home. My husband and I are separated, and neither parent was contacted by authorities before [our son] was taken and questioned.”

The police apparently found 2 ounces of cannabis oil in her home. She fears that the state will now attempt to take her son away. She has a custody hearing on Monday.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Kansas
KEYWORDS: cannabis; homosexualagenda; kansas; libertarians; marijuana; medicalmarijuana; pot; wod
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Must not be much real crime going on in Kansas these days.
1 posted on 04/17/2015 12:39:20 PM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: bigdaddy45

Why didnt she use those 3 hours to flush the oil down the toilet?


2 posted on 04/17/2015 12:47:17 PM PDT by lowbridge
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To: bigdaddy45
Yet another triumphant milestone in the war on drugs.


3 posted on 04/17/2015 12:47:29 PM PDT by nathanbedford ("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)
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To: bigdaddy45
If she doesn't like that State law, she needs to get it changed.

Looks like the feds weren't involved, so I don't see any problem with a State using it's police powers on a dutifully enacted law under the 10th Amendment.

/johnny

4 posted on 04/17/2015 12:47:32 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: bigdaddy45

here’s a thought:

if you don’t want your home raided and kids taken... STOP BREAKING THE LAW

stay in your hippie state and stop trying to spread your infection to other states


5 posted on 04/17/2015 12:48:17 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: sten
here's another thought.

She ain't hurting nobody else. She's self medicating a genuine illness. And real conservatives shouldn't encourage this kind of nanny government.

6 posted on 04/17/2015 12:51:42 PM PDT by BipolarBob (My God can kick your Allahs arse.)
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To: lowbridge

“Why didnt she use those 3 hours to flush the oil down the toilet?”

ya,think?


7 posted on 04/17/2015 12:52:48 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: sten

what “infection” is that?


8 posted on 04/17/2015 12:53:45 PM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: JRandomFreeper
2oz of "Hash oil", lets get the terminology right here. It's used to drop a spot
on a cig to get high without holding a joint, or having the actual pot. Or for
cookies and such. It's not just an oil, in fact it's a manmade derivative(sp)
and could be considered a controlled substance.

Highly concentrated THC.

9 posted on 04/17/2015 12:58:36 PM PDT by MaxMax (Call the local GOP and ask how you can support CRUZ for POTUS, Make them talk!)
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To: bigdaddy45
livescience.com/42853-marijuana-during-pregnancy-baby-brain.html

By Tanya Lewis | January 27, 2014

Using marijuana during pregnancy could affect a baby’s brain development by interfering with how brain cells are wired, a new study in mice and human tissue suggests.

Researchers studied marijuana’s effects on mice and brain tissue from human fetuses, and found that the active ingredient in marijuana, THC, interferes with the formation of connections between nerve cells in the cerebral cortex, the part of the brain responsible for higher thinking skills and forming memories.

Read More…

10 posted on 04/17/2015 12:59:50 PM PDT by CharlesOConnell (CharlesOConnell)
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To: lowbridge

Most heavy oils don’t flush that well when trapped in a small chamber of water. They keep floating right back to the top, reminding everyone of their presence.


11 posted on 04/17/2015 1:00:18 PM PDT by lee martell (The sa)
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To: BipolarBob

then she should stay in the hippie state she came from

my first morning in San francisco I was at the office around 7:30a and the CEO showed up at 8a. I was waiting for the CTO. he didn’t show until 9:15a. he took me downstairs to the cafe so we could talk while he got a coffee. while we sat at the table, it became apparent he was stoned. I asked him point blank if he was stoned (I had spent the previous 12 yrs doing DoD work between washdc and Boston. ‘impaired’ personnel are not tolerated). he admitted he was stoned and proceeded to tell me of the ‘coffee shops’ for people with ‘medical issues’. I asked what his ‘medical issue’ was. he said, with a straight face... stress. I kid you not.

I replaced him as CTO within 10 days.

I have no time for stoned out morons or anyone promoting their line of bs.


12 posted on 04/17/2015 1:00:49 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: bigdaddy45

her ‘infection’ is progressivism / liberalism


13 posted on 04/17/2015 1:02:25 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: MaxMax

Doesn’t matter. It is state law. She can change it if she doesn’t like it. Lots of work, that.

/johnny


14 posted on 04/17/2015 1:03:01 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: lowbridge
Why didnt she use those 3 hours to flush the oil down the toilet?

Because dope makes you stupid?

15 posted on 04/17/2015 1:03:10 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp
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To: CharlesOConnell

and??
Drinking during pregnancy leads to fetal alcohol syndrome, and smoking stunts growth.
And there was no mention of her being pregnant. What’s your point?


16 posted on 04/17/2015 1:03:37 PM PDT by No_More_Harkin
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To: sten

who the hell is advocating going to work stoned, drunk, high or whatever. You’re way off point making straw man arguments just because you have a hatred for pot.


17 posted on 04/17/2015 1:06:16 PM PDT by No_More_Harkin
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To: JRandomFreeper; All
"Looks like the feds weren't involved, so I don't see any problem with a State using it's police powers on a dutifully enacted law under the 10th Amendment."

I agree. I also suspect that the boy was never taught about state sovereignty and consequently had no clue that other states might not be like Colorado where marijuana is concerned.

18 posted on 04/17/2015 1:06:37 PM PDT by Amendment10
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To: No_More_Harkin
And stoners hatred for people against a stoned society, is?

It was a matter of time before the stoners showed up.

19 posted on 04/17/2015 1:12:43 PM PDT by MaxMax (Call the local GOP and ask how you can support CRUZ for POTUS, Make them talk!)
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To: Amendment10

I find it amusing the doper mom sent her kid to a state run school.

She, like normal parents, learned that any opposing view points will not be tolerated.


20 posted on 04/17/2015 1:13:48 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (With Great Freedom comes Great Responsibility.)
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