MEDIKATIE IN JAIL!

in cannabis •  7 years ago  (edited)

My wife @MediKatie was handcuffed and taken away to jail by a dozen Vancouver PD "peace officers" today. MediKatie is 4'9" tall, weighs 95 pounds, and has a fused spine as a result of a lifetime of spinal chord cancers. She uses dabs and edible cannabis, with her specialists' blessings, to control the nonstop pain throughout her torso. For years, she's faced scorn and outright hatred for her defense of medical cannabis use. She has been evicted wrongfully, physically assaulted, slandered, and now locked up - not for harming anyone, not for disturbing the peace, but for USING A PLANT TO SAVE HER LIFE.

Sat. March 3 2018 at Vancouver Cannabis Farmers Market protest:

As we do every Saturday, MediKatie and I were protesting against the coming illegalization of cannabis here in Canada. Trudeau was elected to end cannabis prohibition, but instead is bringing in a system of harsh jail terms for growing or selling cannabis outside his new "licensed producer" monopoly. This scheme, also called "legalization" as some sort of cruel joke, makes growing or selling cannabis legal only for the government and their insider friends, mainly ex-cops and ex-judges who put thousands of peaceful Canadians in prison for plants.

A couple cannactivist friends of ours were supporting our protest, one putting about a gram of cannabis flower (2 small joints) on the corner of my table. The VPD suddenly arrived like a gang, threatened, bullied, demanded, lied, and even physically assaulted MediKatie and I. The tiny amount of weed on the edge of my table was their excuse for seizing everything, including some of my handmade protest signs, and then they returned for MediKatie. The reason given for arresting her was she "obstructed" their "justice" last May during an illegal search of a vehicle she was a passenger in. That bogus charge is still in the system, and so, my crippled wife is in jail, somewhere downtown, on a Saturday night.

Now what?


I don't know. MediKatie hasn't eaten since this morning, and she's got several very delicate health issues, both chronic and acute, that need management. I don't know what jail she was taken to. At the moment the "Prisoner Transport Vehicle" pulled away, the remaining cops looked at me and my camera again. I made a beeline for the Skytrain, got home, and edited up this video to get the word out. Next I'll try to find out where she is, and what's happening : (

Here is that bogus May 2017 "CannaBus raid" on YT.

PLEASE do what you can to spread this message, via Steemit and other platforms if you're able. If anyone can help us (locally) please get in touch. We're activists who live the lifestyle and walk the walk, and have been quite devastated over the past few years in our losing battle with the prohibitionists. We know the risks of fighting this fight, and aren't asking for pity, just help shedding light on this dark event.

Thanks for your understanding and support.
FREE MEDIKATIE!!

(DTube videos stop playing a few weeks after upload, leaving just the thumbnail behind. Luckily this video is also up on YouTube.)

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Pisses me off hearing how they treated Katie and others.

I hope shes out soon, wishing you the best. Keep us posted. My son-in-law is becoming a cop they truley belive they are helping the genral public I dont get it do they not have ears

It's sad because a lot of them want to do good. I guess it's cognitive dissonance: wanting to do good work (hence getting into the field) yet realizing at the same time the systemic injustice that is the war on drugs.

I wish I could help..please any one that can help should help a Steemian.Dont worry every thing will b fine soon.

Vote and share! You can help!

I will

I speak for the entire GanjaGirls team as we are fully in support of you and MediKatie . What happened here is a travesty of injustice. We will support and defend the right of cannabis lovers to excersize their right to free speech on issues that threaten our ability to enjoy Cannabis.

Class act, ganjagirls! We greatly appreciate your support.
Looking forward to having MediKatie home soon so we can continue to stand up for cannabis and personal Liberty.

Fight the good fight.

I'm sorry this happened @drutter.
Sending positive vibes your (and her) way

That's much appreciated, thank you : )
No info yet, I'm starting to think they'll be keeping her until Monday, to see a judge reagarding the charge. What a waste of time and resources, not to mention terrifying an innocent and peaceful young woman.

Wow I hope for the best. This is ridiculous. Free @Medikatie :(

Thank you for your comment.
I've "resteemed" this through her account to get it out to a few more people. She's pretty new around here though. But as Steemit has shown before, every click counts. On other sites, not so much anymore. But on Steemit we have the power to do much more. Thanks everybody.
Free @MediKatie!

Keep posting through her account. Free @medikatie!

Legalization is starting to be a total fraud every where. Total bull shit. Also Canada should be leading the way in this day and age but obviously your government is selling out as well. Total bullshit.

Agreed. Many US states have legalized but the results are hardly encouraging. In most cases the "offenses" don't become any less criminal under legalization, and in some cases become MORE criminal. Quality and selection go down while price goes up. Black market flourishes. Enforcement flourishes. The drug war continues. : (
Thank you for the Kraken upvote!!

The Oregon government wants the biggest threat to legalization to be medical patients. They want to restrict and police sick people while anyone can grow 4 plants. It went from 6 in flower and 16 under a foot tall and a foot wide to now just being 6 total.

Now the fees. Have shot up. Only benefit from the medical card is to not pay taxes on a bag of weed. Which you are getting charged 300$+ for an ounce of medicine that's not cured and dried like crap. And the local news makes a medical patient the bad guy. They are the reason so much weed is exported. Not thinking about the fact that the exporter is breaking the law. Not a patient.

But yeah in Washington less than 28 grams is legal. 28-39 grams is a misdemeanor and 40+ is still a felony!

Oh now you can get a DUI for your medication even if your not under the influence.

Oh Washington State only has a tiny percentage of the original 86% tax on legal weed actually going to schools and roads.

But, the biggest part goes into a political slush fund.

No taxes for the government! Too much administration and no care for the people.

Yikes! That's "legalization" for you! And to think, Oregon is considered a success story... I'd hate to see the failures...

Yepcheck your messages. Want to check in on you

We need to speak more about this issue. And np for the kraken, my way saying I’m with you and your lady👍

Resteemed and tip!
Ridiculous.

Thank you fishy! Your friendship and support is very appreciated.

Wish you Good Outcomes in this Debacle!

Release the Kraken! You got a 16.56% upvote from @seakraken courtesy of @jonyoudyer!

NO HUMAN BEING HAS A RIGHT TO HARM ANOTHER FOR ANY REASON. THIS IS MURDER!!!!!

Resteem this shit FUCK those cops.

I am extremely fucking angry. This is murder. I'll say it to every pig face. That woman is to be set free NOW.

I am sending positive thoughts and prayers for You and All.

This is complete bullshit and All who are harming this woman Will absolutely see the mirror Immediately. We Are watching, you conch blowing pussy motherfuckers.

It's unlawful arrest and kidnapping. That's the legal issue. Besides the civil rights abuse. And they do need to be held accountable. Hope you guys get info on the arresting officers.

How was she arrested?

the timing seems absurd

what do the pussy cops have to say for their empty selves?

ok I watched the video now, I see the full picture. Look at their serious faces!

That's murder. Intentional knowing murder.

fuck this shit what is the phone number for these cops I am absolutely going to speak to captain kirk of that entire town.

FUCK this. that is absolute murder and All will know, especially the zombified perpetrators

fellow @steemian I am serious, not exaggerating

what @medikatie is experiencing right now IS murder

Not exaggeration at all. Please refer to what is happening to her as murder when speaking to the kind of people who think it's ok or just everyday business.

THERE IS NO AUTHORITY ON THIS EARTH THAT EXISTS ABOVE YOU OR ANOTHER.

Know it, and know that she is very sick and requires cannabis to even think or sleep.

She is at the bottom of a pirate ship being raped and murdered. Know it 💛

At one point I stated it is "May 3" but of course it's March 3. Sorry about that.

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you should probably sue them if they don't let her have any access to cannabis while in jail.

every steemian oughta watch this video and listen real close to the truth being spoken by the gentleman in the blue jacket starting just before 7:17

Absolute murder by mindless trained zombies