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I Am Sgt Lyle Sinclair with the Bismarck Police, Bismarck ND. I Have Been an Officer with Bismarck Police Since 1993 and a K9 Handler Since 2003 I am Sgt Lyle Sinclair with the Bismarck Police, Bismarck ND. I have been an officer with Bismarck Police since 1993 and a K9 handler since 2003. I am currently in charge of the K9 program for Bismarck Police. In 2016 when the Medical Marijuana was passed by popular vote I was in Gilbert AZ at K9 training. I was able to talk to AZ handlers to see how Medical MJ affected their K9 programs. It didn't affect them too much do too strict, well thought out laws. They treat it like alcohol for easy explanation. They investigate until they prove it is a crime or not. Recently I have heard concerns from handlers around the state as to what was going on in Colorado. I know a handler from Colorado Springs who agreed to come to Bismarck and discuss the effects of legal Marijuana sales to not only being a K9 handler but being an officer and a resident of Colorado. This officer, Officer Brian Kelly, gave a three hour power point and class to numerous officers of the state and allowed me to copy his power point. Below are some of the things I found most interesting/disturbing from his class: In 2000, Colorado became one of the first states to provide an affirmative defense to the limited possession and use of medical marijuana through the passage of Amendment 20. A decade later, the Colorado state legislature approved legislation licensing the commercial production and distribution of medical marijuana. In November 20121 access to marijuana was further advanced in the state with the passage of Amendment 64 (passed by 10 votes in El Paso County}, which legalized adult possession and use of retail marijuana. Local jurisdictions were given the opportunity to opt out of the sale of medical and/or retail marijuana within their jurisdictional limits. Colorado Springs was one of the largest jurisdictions in Colorado to opt out of the sale of retail marijuana; however, the medical marijuana industry had already developed a significant footprint in the city by the time retail marijuana was legalized statewide. TAX REVENUE One argument has always been is the "tax revenue" legalized sales of Marijuana could bring in. Our state has seen two "oil booms" that also promised such great tax revenues in my life time. With the last oil boom I was working in Law Enforcement and saw some of the boom. I was one of those "not directly affected ones" though meaning I got no oil royalties but also the residual effects on grocery prices, rent prices, long waits at restaurants were not directly felt by me. {I have family in Minot that were affected by the grocery prices and long waits.) In my job duties I was affected by the higher call volume and increased amount of drug arrests, dui arrests, domestics etc that happened in Bismarck. Also the loss of experienced officers to "oil related" jobs Brian said his wife is a school teacher and when Colorado legalized the sale of Marijuana they were promised all this tax revenue. She as a teacher has not seen any benefits from any tax revenues. In his power point Brian talks about why he thinks this is to include: - Able bodied people move to Colorado for the lax laws and legal Marijuana and apply for an EBT card. This over burdens the system that was already struggling to meet demand so more money is allocated to them. - Increased work load for government officials to include Law Enforcement, Social Services, Building Inspections and Fire, medical facilities need extra money - Residential Grows: o Legal Grows - The number of people appiying for grow permits over whelmed the MED (Marijuana Enforcement Division) much like building inspectors trying to keep up with new buildings. o illegal Grows - They don't pay taxes. MED is so overwhelmed that they can 1 t possible keep up with the amount of grows going on. If they are caught they receive minimal fines which makes the benefit greatly outweigh the potential costs BLACK MARKET Numerous people have moved to Colorado for the "GREEN RUSH" to become weed entrepreneurs - They buy permits to grow Marijuana legally and then grow plant numbers in great excess of what permitted as they know the MED is overworked and the penalties are soft - They sell locally by using social media to avoid sales tax and other government regulations - Cartels and Mafia organizations have come and started selling Marijuana o Russians, Cubans, Mexican, Black and White Supremacists to name a few GROW HOUSES Previously mentioned groups above come to Colorado to grow and sell Marijuana. They buy houses and turn them into grow houses by using all the space they can to put plants in. Not old run dovvn houses but very nice nevi1er open floor plan houses. Indicators and effects of the grow houses are: - Strong Marijuana odor in neighborhood, not just next door but blocks away o Caused by DIV venting - Loud noises from industrial fans and ac units - Transformers being overworked and needing repairs or replacement - Heavy vehicle traffic in neighborhoods - Neighbors calling about conditions of yards and such - Houses bleed o House trying to purge the tremendous amount of moisture inside Structural alterations that are not to code but needed for the best growing conditions - Mold due to the high humidity of the marijuana grow. 11 Aspergillus 11 Stachybotrys 11 Penicillium 11 Marijuana spores create mold and health issues - Utilities being stolen o Electrical use for a grow house · - Average kilowatt usage peaks at 10,000-25,000 per month during certain times in the growing cyde - (a typical house is 500-800 ki1owatt hours per month) - HOT TAPPING - Trying to steal utilities from the neighbors GROW HOUSE HAZARDS 0 Altered electrical systems or improperly installing electrical systems 0 Environmental concerns: CO2, Bugs & Mold 0 Tripping/ entanglement hazards throughout the marijuana grow area 0 High humidity leading to mold and mildew throughout the residence 0 Explosive hazards (Butane, Propane) 0 Fire hazards 0 Improperly stored chemicals WATER COSUMPTION Approximately 1 gallon per plant per day Example: - 50 plants= SO gallons per DAY 13 week growing cyde = 4,550 gallons 3 grows per year= 13,650 gallons Large grow of 450 plants ( one they seized) 13 week cyde = 40,950 gallons HOW MUCH MARIJUANA DOES ONE PERSON NEED 0 ONE marijuana plant will produce approximately 8 ounces of harvest 0 Plant can be harvested 4 times per year 0 1 ounce = approximately 60 marijuana joints or the equivalent of a keg of beer. (Denver Post 12/31/13) 0 8 ounces per plant x 4 = 32 ounces a year (1 plant) 0 12 plants= 384 ounces /24 lbs/ 23,040 joints a year 0 36 plants= 1,152 ounces /72 lbs/ 69,120 joints a year (Current City Zoning Ordinance) 0 99 plants= 3,168 ounces /198 lbs /1901 080 joints a year (iVlost commonly seen at residences) HOW MUCH MONEY WE TALKING If this Marijuana trafficking group possesses average growing skills and knowledge, they can produce at least one pound of finished Marijuana per plant per growing cycle (say 99 plants) This results in this group producing 594 pounds of cannabis every 90 days or 2,376 per year If sold at $2,000 per pound, they could make $4.7 million per year or if they transport it to the East Coast, they could get $4,000 per pound and net $9.5 a year In Colorado the price is $200.00 per pound due to the market being flooded due to Cuban influence. Marijuana was at $2000.00 per pound prior to that. NY MJ selling up to $8000.00 per pound and Florida is going for around $3000.00 per pound. The sellers (licensed and black market) deal in cash sales only. They don't put their money in banks as it is still illegal by federal standards and they are afraid of having their money seized by the federal government. So they have huge bunkers, safes and safe rooms built into their residences. New Marijuana Trends THCa - Marijuana Concentrate (THCa) made in two processes, one with butane and the 2nd with propane, similar in appearance to Methamphetamine, with an unknown potency Butan ash Oil (BHO) Trends - Force butane through Marijuana to get butane oil. Very dangerous as if not done correctly it can explode ROME.NTAL CONCERNS - Marijuana Contains Over 400 Chemical Compounds • 80 + Cannabinoids 11 THC (psychoactive) 11 CBD (non-psychoactive) 11 200 + Terpenes ( odor) Flavonoids (color - Dumping of waste water and chemicals - Dumping of root balls o Roots of the harvested plants Involvement in Other Crimes - Polydrug Trafficking o Poiydrug trafficking is drug dealers who deal multiple types of illegal narcotics - Loopers o People go to dispensaries and buy legal amount of weed then go to another dispensaries until they have pounds of weed that they can transport to the east coast and sell for large profit - Credit card skimming - Financial Fraud o Mortgages o Insurance o Medicaid - Human smuggling - Home invasions and assaults MEDICAL EFFECTS ~ https://www .washingtonpost.corn/news/posteverything/wp/2018/05/25 /feature/legalizing-rnarijuana-is-fine-but-dont-ignore-the-science-on­ its-dangers/ Doctors cannot "prescribe" Marijuana as it is not legal federally or approved by the DEA so they write "suggestions" for Medical Marijuana. Doctors would lose their DEA license if they tried to prescribe Marijuana. SUMMARY I would like input and advice from you on how I can present this to the citizens of North Dakota. I feel that the cons FAR outweigh the pros when it comes to legalized Marijuana in North Dakota.
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