Medical Marijuana Operation And Oversight Grant Awarded To Sheriff's Office

[bobandtorey]

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office will be receiving $342,189 in state funding to help assist its Narcotics Enforcement Team. 

 

 

The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Bureau of Professional Licensing is providing the funding for the 2017 Michigan Medical Marihuana Operation and Oversight Grant Program. 

 

 

The Oakland County Narcotics Enforcement Team is a multi-jurisdictional task force which is designed to integrate federal and local law enforcement agencies for the purpose of identifying, investigating, and prosecuting violators of state and federal narcotic laws.

 

 

Oakland County will issue agreements to reimburse partial overtime for marijuana investigations to the local units of government that are part of the Sheriff Office’s Narcotics Enforcement Team.

 

 

 

The Oakland County Board of Commissioners will have to formally approve the grant at its 7 p.m. Wednesday meeting, 1200 N. Telegraph Road, Pontiac. 

 

 

The funding period is Jan. 1, 2017 through Sept. 12, 2017. 

 

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

• In 1971 participating law enforcement agencies in Oakland County, in conjunction with the Michigan State Police, formed an inter-agency task force known as the Oakland County Narcotics Enforcement Team.

 

• The primary goal of the Narcotics Enforcement Team has been to eliminate or reduce controlled substance trafficking in Oakland County through investigations leading to the identification, apprehension, prosecution and conviction of controlled substance dealers.

 

 

•This was the first multi-agency concept team of its kind in Michigan.

 

 

• In January 2001, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office assumed lead agency responsibilities as the Michigan State Police opted out of the program.

 

 

 

HOW WILL FUNDING BE USED?

 

• partial funding for overtime reimbursement of Narcotics Enforcement Team investigators for marijuana investigations in the amount of $171,459

 

 

• purchase of a surveillance vehicle and other equipment in the amount of $134,900

 

 

• purchase of 30 sentry helmets in the amount of $35,830

 

 

 

NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT TEAM COMMUNITIES

 

 

 

• Auburn Hills Police Department

 

 

• Birmingham Police Department

• Farmington Hills Police Department

 

 

• Farmington Department of Public Safety

 

 

• Ferndale Police Department

• Hazel Park Police Department

 

 

• Madison Heights Police Department

 

 

• Rochester Police Department

• Royal Oak Police Department

 

 

• Southfield Police Department

• Troy Police Department

 

 

• Bloomfield Township Police Department

 

 

• Waterford Township Police Department

 

 

• West Bloomfield Township Police Department

 

 

• White Lake Township Police Department

 

http://www.dailytribune.com/article/20170314/NEWS/170319810

[Restorium2]

 

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[Restorium2]

For marijuana enforcement it would be for the coms and the hearing protection from the flash bang grenades. Like the grenade they shot through the window into the baby's cradle. They need protection from the things they shoot at babies. 

[Restorium2]

[Restorium2]

And use them against people who are innocent just to see if someone of interest might be there. Once they have them they are just drooling to use them on someone, anyone. 

[+Malamute]

This is one of things that has driven me crazy.

 

General marihuana enforcement".

 

The law specifically says it has to be used for 'medical marihuana enforcement" and "education", and any funds not used for such must be returned.

 

General drug law investigations is not enforcing the MMMAct. Period.

 

I think it is illegal to use the funding for anything but mmj.

 

But, that is a double edged sword issue as well.

 

Hopefully the Medical marihuana fund will be seeing its last money stolen from it for these grants after next years budget.

[+Malamute]

And "overtime reimbursement".

 

Um, don't these fuknuts have regular shifts?

 

Every second any officer spends even thinking about drugs can be used at Overtime pay?'

 

Fuk the police unions and their BS.

[semicaregiver]

Does this prove that if you give the drug team money, they will buy stupid, irrelevant toys with it?

Zap,  not irrelevant at all.  You said they have a grenade launcher.  I would bet there is a high probability that they will screw up and hit their own people with a grenade.

[briefcasejoe]

 "designed to integrate federal and local law enforcement "

 

yeah that's a great idea! why don't we just integrate the military with law enforcement while we are at it. that way we can just drone strike all the drug dealers and their innocent neighbors as well.