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Article I, Section 7
Privacy
Our constitution protects people from being disturbed in their private affairs. If adults can legally buy a plant, why isn't sharing it in a private gathering a private affair?
Community Voices · Levi's Story
Legal to buy.A felony to gather.
Guest voice · In his own words
What if the cannabis conversation is bigger than getting high? It's about health, bodily autonomy, private association, and who gets to control access to a plant.
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I'm in the Court of Appeals right now, praying and preparing for oral arguments, and asking for contributions: fundraising, activism, sharing, and spreading educational awareness. We have years of court battles ahead.
In his own words
My story
My name is Levi Lyon. For seven years I've been in a legal fight against what I believe is predatory enforcement by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.
In 2019, officers came with warrants I maintain were illegitimate. My vehicles were seized. I was charged with multiple felonies: running and maintaining a cannabis club, distribution, and possession. Together those charges carry potential sentences of up to 25 years.
Today my case is at the Court of Appeals, with oral arguments in November. There are years of court battles ahead.
This isn't only about me. The way I see it, anyone hosting a wellness gathering could face the same charges.
What I believe the law does
Buy it here. Gather there, and it's a felony.
Washington's law on cannabis clubs and lounges, RCW 69.50.465, can make operating a private space where people gather and consume a Class C felony.
So you can buy cannabis through the state system. But open a private, non-commercial community space where adults gather to learn, share recipes and talk about wellness, and it becomes a crime.
Why?
Washington State Constitution
Three questions I think the courts should answer
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Article I, Section 4
Assembly and petition
People have the right to peaceably assemble. Does that right stop at the door of a private wellness gathering?
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Article I, Section 12
Privileges and immunities
The state runs a commercial cannabis system, while a non-commercial community space is treated as a felony. Is that regulation, or is it a monopoly?
The plant
Questions worth asking
I'm not here to tell anyone what to do with their body. I'm asking why these questions get shut down instead of studied.
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Our own balance system
Researchers have found the body has an endocannabinoid system, which is involved in keeping us in balance (homeostasis). Why don't more of us know it exists, and why isn't it studied more?
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A little stress, or too much?
Hormesis is the idea that a small stress can help the body adapt, while too much does harm. Exercise, fasting, heat and cold, and some plant compounds are examples. Dose matters. Where do plant compounds really fit?
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Raw is not the same as smoked
Heat changes the chemistry of the plant, so raw and smoked cannabis are not the same thing. What might that difference mean, and who is looking into it?
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What about the whole plant?
Leaves, seeds, fiber, food, topicals, agriculture, education. Why does the conversation stop at one use and ignore the rest of the plant?
Worth investigating, not shutting down.
Maybe it's time to ask better questions.
This is about health, freedom, and who gets to decide. If it matters to you, learn more and make up your own mind.
Levi Lyon · Lyon Pride Music
Read the caseLawCamels.com case page
Sign the petitionChange.org/FreeCannabis
Contact Levi[email protected]
Levi Lyon · Kannabis Bloc · [email protected]
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