Hey Helva, don't even trip off of that. If the cops had any involvement at all, they'd be at your door, not phoning you. Trust me on this, it's been done to me when I used to grow in an apartment. The manager called the sheriffs saying she smelt a strong odor of marijuana. 8:30 in the morning!
But let me back up a bit, it was my stupidity by leaving a window cracked. But when I heard the pound on the door, I shit a gray twinkie. I'm a patient and caregiver so I don't have anything to worry about but it still scared the hell out of me. Been to jail one to many times. Don't intend on going back.
Which brings me to this...Where do you live? Are you a patient? Are you over your limit?
If the answer to all 3 above is yes. This is what you and anybody else should do if this encounter happens:
The cops will tell you they smell the odor and ask to come in. RELAX, remember, your answer was yes above. Take a breath, you should have all your paperwork right there. Everything, this is your life you're talking about. Hand them to the cop/s ( in my case there were 2) and say here is all my paperwork, I'm not trying to be a jerk, but my lawyer specifically instructed me to not allow anyone in without a search warrant. Again, I'm not trying to be a jerk, I just don't want to do the opposite of what my attorney told me. (get your phone - or motion to it and say) I can call him right now, or the doctor just so you know that all of this in every accordance with state law.
That should stop them. Now if you're dressed like a thug or stoner, eyes red, pants saggin, dude, wake up, stop committing to the stereo type, we're trying and working very hard to legalize this wondrous plant. You have to look a certain way and carry yourself a certain way when cops are in the picture. Remember you never get a second chance to make a first impression. In my case when I saw two big ass cops with square chests, I threw on my robe (remember 8:30 in the morning). Life's an illusion, when you realize that you can overcome even the most intimidating circumstances.
I wish you luck with your situation, if you have a friend that's pulling your shit with this, it would be in your best interest to "check" him. Seriously. All of us put our very security on the line and for someone to toy with that is petty, disrespectful, cunning, and cras. And another thing, don't tell anybody what you do, that's just inviting problems. Once again, just speaking from experience. I hope this helps you out a bit, or anybody else.
