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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 .
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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.
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Harvest, is ineffective. The blatant lies told to the students during DARE
are recognized by the kids, if not at the fifth grade level, then later; any
credence previously given to the voice of the police is then negated.
Whenever Operation Green Harvest helicopters are seen by the students, the
kids, quite on their own, mock the DEA and everything they stand for. They
question, likely mimicing adults, not only the credibility of both the DARE
program and DEA, but why more money isn't spent in education and less on the
hunt.
And I have the same question. I am not referring to the education of drugs,
via DARE, which has been proven ineffective. I am referring to "No Child
Left I3ehind." If this federal program is to stand a chance of being
effective, it must be funded, not simply envisioned. The same with all
other federally fund programs in education. Not to mention state funded
programs; plus the fact that we desperately need more qualified teachers,
less crowding in the classrooms, and more schools--nationwide, not just in
Hawaii.
I would like to end with this thought: drugs in our nation's society are
endemic; this we all know. We also know that they are purchased on the
black market. The quickest and easiest way to remove the profit made on an
item that is sold on the black market is to legalize it. This is a common
sense approach that even the youth of America understand. And they
question: is the system currently in place for society's protection or for
the continued wealth created for a few?
Drugs need to be decriminalized. Save the money spent to harrass citizens.
Spend to educate the leaders of tomorrow. It is only through education of
all that our country will maintain a government of the people, by the
people, and for the people.
Mahalo. Holly Carr
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