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Yage 1 of 2 Curtis T lamer RRp~ Fronn: "holly Carr" <hollyacarr@hotmail.com> <ctyler@interpac.net> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 2:30 PM Subject: marijuana hearing Dear Mr. Tyler, Pls enter this for me at the 10/7/02 County Council hearing on the marijuana matter. On March 22, 2002, I was arrested for possession of marijuana. I, and the man who rents from me, were both taken to the Kona Police Station for five and one half hours. We were then allowed to leave; I was told the charges would be dropped. At this time, charges remain "pending," as I understand it. Please know that I cannot hire an attorney to clear up this entire matter. The DEA and Kona police had arrived at my house at 6:30 a.m. while I was watering my orchids and preparing to leave for school; I teach grade 5. Because these cops are involved with the DARE program, which is a fifth grade class, I recognized most of those entering my property with a search warrant. According to them, surveyors had found marijuana growing on the property makai of me; this property, which contains a heiou, burial sites, and petroglyphs, is owned by Bill Boyle. They also said it was reported that I was growing keiki marijuana plants on my makai-side retaining wall; I was, in fact, growing day-lilies, which they uprooted; hence, they destroyed those plants. My rentor had two registered handguns; he is a hunter. He also had, in his possession, marijuanana seeds and paraphenalia. A roach weighing nine tenths of a gram (.9 gr) was also confiscated. For this, we were both taken into custody, complete with handcuffs. While in jail, the principal taught my class before hurriedly finding a substitute who taught using my plans rather than those which are typically thoroughly-prepared by the regular teacher for a substitute. Finally, when let out of my cell to be interrogated at approximately 1:00 p.m., it took less than a half hour for the police to determine that I knew nothing about the ten marijuana plants that were supposedly growing makai of my property. It took only about ten minutes for them to determine that my rentor also knew nothing about the plants. The next day, Operation Green Harvest flew over my house so low that the windows rattled. They now fly over my parcel as well as the property north of mine, which is an undeveloped and cleared six acre parcel. Zrri. I'Tos . I+'fle hbo. It seems to me that a lot of money is being spent very unwisely. This entire scenario of DARE coupled with Green Harvest, or separate from Green atef. f. D~~ ~ T 0 8 ~.OQ 10/7/02