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To whom it may concern,
M P. L ; I am a Medical Marijuana me to Oceanside Police Department and booked me
me wife drive away with my cousin. They then took
Y NAMEIS E DWARDUGAN
Patient under California State Health and Safety Code
with possession of Marijuana with intent to distribute
11362.5 & Senate Bill 420. The reason for this letter is to
demonstrate the injustices that I have encountered as a Medical Pa- HS Code 11359 which does not apply to me under Senate
tient in Oceanside, California. This is not the first incident either; in Bill 420 (Wrongful arrest). While they were booking me at the sta-
November of last year I was sited for possession of Marijuana and tion the partner of officer Trabelsi wanted me to urinate into a bottle
that had some powder in it, a drug test I guess but I couldn't do it.
had my medication seized by the same Police Department knowing
that I was a valid Medical Patient under State law. After a while they took me into a room and sat me down at a table
On 02/07/06 I was parked in a public park "Lusineo Park" in and put a recorded on and read me my rights finally. They asked if
they could ask me some questions and if I would co-operate with
Oceanside, CA. It was around sunset and I was sitting in the driver's
side of my wife's car discussing a Real Estate transaction with my them. I said "No, I will not answer any questions and that I wanted
cousin because we had just gotten off of work and were relaxing at a lawyer and for them to contact my Doctor." They turned off the
the park. He was in the back seat with his car parked right next us recorder and said that they contacted my Doctor and that he was
and my wife was in the front seat. We had decided to get out of the very irate on the phone and acting very unprofessional. I told them
car and smoke cigarettes, at that same moment a Police car drove that he had every reason to be irate because the Police were not obey-
into the parking lot and stopped behind my wife's car. "What are ing the law of the State of California and had arrested a Medical
you doing?" The officer's first words followed by, "Is anyone on pro- Patient that was valid under state law. They gave me a weird look
bation or parole?" without leaving time for us to answer his first and took me back to the holding cell. They later took me to Vista
question. I responded by telling officer Trabelsi (Badge #1186) that detention center and booked me there. I called my wife and told her
everything that had happened and I told her to bail me out. Thank
we were just smoking cigarettes and we weren't doing anything
wrong just hanging out. He said that it looked suspicious that we God that I had just gotten paid for a Real Estate transaction that I
had gotten out of the car at the same time that he came into the park- was working on, I had not even cashed the money order yet. My
ing lot. I informed him that I am on informal probation and he then Bail was set very excessively at $25,000 and I posted 10% $2,500. Just
put his vehicle into park got out and proceeded to harass me par- about everything that I had to my name, I only had $3,000. Thanks
ticularly out of the group of us. to working hard. About 12 hours after being arrested at the park and
The officer asked to search the vehicle that we were in (My then posting bail I was finally released from jail.
wife's car). I said NO, you can not search the car! He said, "So you're It just comes to show you how much your voice and votes
not consenting to a search?" I said "No I am not consenting to a search. count on a proposition that passed in the state and how law enforce-
He threatened to call in the "Dope Dog" as he referred to it, "If he ment ignores that law and proposition. I can't believe that Police
finds any illegal drugs or weapons then your going to jail" he said. I would waste their time arresting a Valid Medical Patient that is fol-
lowing all the laws of the state. I think that I should be compensated
told him to go head; the only thing he will find is my medication
that was put anyway in some bags and in a jar that was in a back for my bail amount; given a county Medical Marijuana ID card and
that the Police should start following the law themselves. Patients
pack in the trunk. The officer looked around the car from the outside
should not have to go through this kind of treatment from law en-
while we were waiting for the "Dope Dog" and he had his partner
search us and sat us on the curb. A few minuets late another Police forcement anywhere! Please, help me stop this so that it doesn't hap-
car came into the lot to check on the cops I guess and then took off. pen to anyone else. Thank you very much for taking your time to
After that another Police car entered the lot and out came the "Dope read my situation.
Dog", the officer with the dog walked around the car a bunch of Defending the rights of Medical Marijuana Patients
times trying to get the dog to go crazy and scratch on the car pulling in California
the dog onto the car excessively trying to make him find something.
Edward Paul-Josiah Lugan
After the Police realized that the dog wasn't going to find anything
EddieLugan@yahoo.com
illegal, Officer Trabelsi demanded the car keys from me saying "Give (760) 277-4059
me your keys! I want to see what's in your trunk."
Me, wanting to be co-operative being that I am on probation
and all, handed the officer the keys as he demanded. I never said go
ahead and look in the trunk or gave any type of consent to search
the vehicle. The officer opened the trunk and asked where my medi-
cation was, once again being co-operative I told him that it was in
my back pack but I still didn't give any consent to search it. The
officer pulled everything out and found my two ounces of Medical
Marijuana, smoking pipes and my digital scale and some baggies.
After that he placed me in hand cuffs and said, "Everything you said
doesn't add up and that I was being taken down to the station for
questioning." I didn't resist because I wanted to be co-operative and
I was seated into the back of a squad car in hand cuffs. I was stuck in
the back of the car in pain due to the hand cuffs beings tight and my
shoulder at an awkward angle. The Police searched my wife's car
and my cousins car right next ours. They only took me away and let
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Eddie Lugan
Eddie Lugan
To whom it may concern,
M P. L ; I am a Medical Marijuana me to Oceanside Police Department and booked me
me wife drive away with my cousin. They then took
Y NAMEIS E DWARDUGAN
Patient under California State Health and Safety Code
with possession of Marijuana with intent to distribute
11362.5 & Senate Bill 420. The reason for this letter is to
demonstrate the injustices that I have encountered as a Medical Pa- HS Code 11359 which does not apply to me under Senate
tient in Oceanside, California. This is not the first incident either; in Bill 420 (Wrongful arrest). While they were booking me at the sta-
November of last year I was sited for possession of Marijuana and tion the partner of officer Trabelsi wanted me to urinate into a bottle
that had some powder in it, a drug test I guess but I couldn't do it.
had my medication seized by the same Police Department knowing
that I was a valid Medical Patient under State law. After a while they took me into a room and sat me down at a table
On 02/07/06 I was parked in a public park "Lusineo Park" in and put a recorded on and read me my rights finally. They asked if
they could ask me some questions and if I would co-operate with
Oceanside, CA. It was around sunset and I was sitting in the driver's
side of my wife's car discussing a Real Estate transaction with my them. I said "No, I will not answer any questions and that I wanted
cousin because we had just gotten off of work and were relaxing at a lawyer and for them to contact my Doctor." They turned off the
the park. He was in the back seat with his car parked right next us recorder and said that they contacted my Doctor and that he was
and my wife was in the front seat. We had decided to get out of the very irate on the phone and acting very unprofessional. I told them
car and smoke cigarettes, at that same moment a Police car drove that he had every reason to be irate because the Police were not obey-
into the parking lot and stopped behind my wife's car. "What are ing the law of the State of California and had arrested a Medical
you doing?" The officer's first words followed by, "Is anyone on pro- Patient that was valid under state law. They gave me a weird look
bation or parole?" without leaving time for us to answer his first and took me back to the holding cell. They later took me to Vista
question. I responded by telling officer Trabelsi (Badge #1186) that detention center and booked me there. I called my wife and told her
everything that had happened and I told her to bail me out. Thank
we were just smoking cigarettes and we weren't doing anything
wrong just hanging out. He said that it looked suspicious that we God that I had just gotten paid for a Real Estate transaction that I
had gotten out of the car at the same time that he came into the park- was working on, I had not even cashed the money order yet. My
ing lot. I informed him that I am on informal probation and he then Bail was set very excessively at $25,000 and I posted 10% $2,500. Just
put his vehicle into park got out and proceeded to harass me par- about everything that I had to my name, I only had $3,000. Thanks
ticularly out of the group of us. to working hard. About 12 hours after being arrested at the park and
The officer asked to search the vehicle that we were in (My then posting bail I was finally released from jail.
wife's car). I said NO, you can not search the car! He said, "So you're It just comes to show you how much your voice and votes
not consenting to a search?" I said "No I am not consenting to a search. count on a proposition that passed in the state and how law enforce-
He threatened to call in the "Dope Dog" as he referred to it, "If he ment ignores that law and proposition. I can't believe that Police
finds any illegal drugs or weapons then your going to jail" he said. I would waste their time arresting a Valid Medical Patient that is fol-
lowing all the laws of the state. I think that I should be compensated
told him to go head; the only thing he will find is my medication
that was put anyway in some bags and in a jar that was in a back for my bail amount; given a county Medical Marijuana ID card and
that the Police should start following the law themselves. Patients
pack in the trunk. The officer looked around the car from the outside
should not have to go through this kind of treatment from law en-
while we were waiting for the "Dope Dog" and he had his partner
search us and sat us on the curb. A few minuets late another Police forcement anywhere! Please, help me stop this so that it doesn't hap-
car came into the lot to check on the cops I guess and then took off. pen to anyone else. Thank you very much for taking your time to
After that another Police car entered the lot and out came the "Dope read my situation.
Dog", the officer with the dog walked around the car a bunch of Defending the rights of Medical Marijuana Patients
times trying to get the dog to go crazy and scratch on the car pulling in California
the dog onto the car excessively trying to make him find something.
Edward Paul-Josiah Lugan
After the Police realized that the dog wasn't going to find anything
EddieLugan@yahoo.com
illegal, Officer Trabelsi demanded the car keys from me saying "Give (760) 277-4059
me your keys! I want to see what's in your trunk."
Me, wanting to be co-operative being that I am on probation
and all, handed the officer the keys as he demanded. I never said go
ahead and look in the trunk or gave any type of consent to search
the vehicle. The officer opened the trunk and asked where my medi-
cation was, once again being co-operative I told him that it was in
my back pack but I still didn't give any consent to search it. The
officer pulled everything out and found my two ounces of Medical
Marijuana, smoking pipes and my digital scale and some baggies.
After that he placed me in hand cuffs and said, "Everything you said
doesn't add up and that I was being taken down to the station for
questioning." I didn't resist because I wanted to be co-operative and
I was seated into the back of a squad car in hand cuffs. I was stuck in
the back of the car in pain due to the hand cuffs beings tight and my
shoulder at an awkward angle. The Police searched my wife's car
and my cousins car right next ours. They only took me away and let
