David Davidson and his partner Cynthia Blake were raided by Tehama County Sheriffs in July 2003, when officers seized the medical marijuana gardens at their homes in Oakland and Red Bluff, CA. The pair was arrested and charged with cultivation and possession for sale, in spite of claims that they were legitimate caregivers under California law. The plant count was soon the subject of contentious dispute -- the number varied between 36 and 1803, depending on which source was asked. This matter was going to be sorted out in court in Tehama County, but the plan to prosecute the pair was diverted from local hands and onto the desks of federal authorities in January 2004. During a hearing in a Tehama County courtroom, Davidson and Blake were told by the Deputy District Attorney that charges against them would be dropped...but the prospect of vindication quickly turned into a nightmare as the two defendants were swept away from their attorneys and into federal custody. By the time they bailed out of jail, the harsh realities of federal prosecution had begun to settle in. Davidson subsequently fled, and Blake stayed to answer to the charges that threatened to land her in prison for decades. After being offered leniency in exchange for information against her partner, Blake agreed to a plea deal that only got her time behind bars whittled down to only a few months. Shortly thereafter, Davidson was captured in New Mexico and brought to Sacramento County Jail, where he waited nearly three years before accepting a plea deal for time served.  He was finally released in April 2010.

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written by Taylor , May 07, 2010

♥ I've realized people will forget what you said, and they will forget what you did. but they won't forget how you made them feel. and they'll definitely remember what they've yearned for all the years long. and all the obstacles they've been put through, or what they did to be put through them. some people come out like a man after his wedding day---faithful and happy and full-earned., others come out intending to do worse than they did in the first place---rebellious, angry, lighthearted., & I know well and good that this man is definitely coming out faithful-,where he belongs again-under the sunshine, body against the wind, stepping foot on actual ground-just as he was to begin with. how else do we learn to learn if we don't make a mistake. a single mistake that can turn your whole universe around. one's that don't cause any harm. were peaches apples & pears put here to grow only by the pounds? just as music is useful. so is marijuana. but that's not my statement at all. just thought I'd share.

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