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Resolution and Ordinance <br /> Whereas the County of Hawaii is in a budgetary crisis and; <br /> Whereas The Hawaii County Police department in the overzealous efforts to eradicate Cannabis has <br /> incurred lawsuits costing further taxpayer moneys caused numerous complaints and loss of citizens <br /> <br /> privacy and peace and; <br /> Whereas The State of Hawaii has passed legislation allowing the medical use of Cannabis and; <br /> Whereas it is extremely difficult for eradication officers to distinguish a medial Cannabis grow site via <br /> aerial observation and; <br /> Whereas the Hawaii State Constitution provides for privacy in article one section six and for the pursuit <br /> of happiness in article one section two and freedom of religion in article one section four and Cannabis <br /> eradications in private residential locations has violated these citizens rights and; <br /> Whereas the privacy provision of the State Constitution was drained with specific language with the <br /> intent of preventing the arrest of any individual in the privacy of their home from being arrested for the <br /> use of Cannabis and; <br /> Whereas there is a limited amount of taxpayer dollars to fund the Hawaii County Police department <br /> and; <br /> Whereas there is an epidemic of methamphetamine use on Hawaii island needing all police and law <br /> enforcement resources which are misspent on manini Cannabis crimes <br /> It is hereby resolved that no County police officer or Prosecuting attorney shall arrest or prosecute any <br /> Cannabis offense less than ?5 plants on private residential property, nor shall any county officer or <br /> agent participate in Cannabis eradication efforts over private and or residential land, nor shall any <br /> county resources be utilized by any state or Federal agency or agents in the persecution of cannabis <br /> users or eradication missions <br /> Also any county officer or agent who violates this ordinance shall be fined between $500 and $1000 per <br /> attempted Cannabis arrest or destruction of less than ~5 plants or confiscation of less than 1 LB of dried <br /> Cannabis; there being no indemnification for any county agent or police officer with regard to the <br /> offenses of this ordinance that any tine incurred shall be the sole and personal responsibility of the <br /> participating officer or agent of the county of Hawaii <br /> This resolution and ordinance is in no way a legalization of Cannabis <br /> The purpose of this ordinance is strictly to place the arrest and or prosecution of manini Cannabis <br /> crimes at the lowest order of priority that police and prosecutor taxpayer moneys be redirected toward <br /> all the hard drug crimes occurring in Hawaii County, <br /> Sponsored b~ The Religion of Jesus Church <br /> Rey .Bennis Shields spokesperson ~m~• ~s~s <br /> 7-2-1-2002 File ` _ <br /> R,ef. fig. 1' <br /> def. I3~,t~ ~u - <br /> <br />