On The Road to Freedom

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Happy Heavenly Birthday Mama Rose Elaine Clement and Walter Robert Clement (With a Posthumous Resolution from the Detroit Police Department)

On this September 19th, 2023, we honor the heavenly birthday of my mom Rose Elaine Clement and, the passing of Walter Robert Clement on September 19th, 2022. Walter was an awesome brother that will be missed by all of his loved ones. His widow Saundra Eddie took great care of him in his final days battling the uncurbable Lou Gehrig's Disease commonly known as ALS. Walter left a a lasting impact on his community as a teacher, statesman and as an employee of the Detroit Police Department.

Walter pushed me to greatness from grade school to high school and, was very hard on me for being a marijuana activist. Some days I could have applied for a bus mechanic job after he got through with me. There were other times that he wanted to arrest me for it and, I am glad that he did not. He was very stunned that he came down with ALS and called out to his brothers for help.

Watching him go through the pain of being an active person to being totally immobile as the disease consumed his body was painful to watch. As the disease intensified, he used Cannabis products to combat the side effects of ALS until he could take his last breath. The Clement family appreciates all the cards and condolences from everyone, especially the Detroit Police Department and the Eight Mile neighborhood family that embraced him.

DETROIT POLICE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION HONORING

RETIRED SERGEANT WALTER ROBERT CLEMENT

POSTHUMOUSLY

WHEREAS, Walter R. Clement was a graduate of Mumford High School. He was a true athlete from the neighborhood who ran track and swam. After attending Ferris State University on a track scholarship, Walter returned to Detroit with a commitment to public service. He was appointed to the Detroit Police Department on October 24, 1977. Upon graduating from the Metropolitan Police Academy, Officer Clement began his career at the Second Precinct; and

WHEREAS, Officer Clement dutifully served the Second Precinct, Third Precinct, Fourteenth Precinct, Special Response Team, Detroit Metropolitan Academy, Thirteenth Precinct, First Precinct, and Sex Crimes Unit. After displaying tremendous knowledge and leadership skills, Officer Clement was promoted to the rank of Sergeant on March 20, 1998. His assignments included the Eleventh Precinct, Eighth Precinct, and Management Services Bureau. Sergeant Clement served the Detroit Police Department for 35 years, before moving to New Mexico. On Monday, September 19, 2022, Retired Sergeant Walter Robert Clement passed away from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS; and

WHEREAS, During his law enforcement career, Retired Sergeant Clement was the deserving recipient of many recognitions, including Department Citation, Wound Award, two Perfect Attendance Awards, four Chief’s Merits Awards, All Star Baseball Award, Super Bowl XL Award, Rosa Parks Funeral Award, and numerous letters of commendation from citizens and superiors; and

WHEREAS, His legacy of public service endures. He was a strong opponent of marijuana in the beginning. Towards the end of his life, he radically changed his view and supported decriminalization of marijuana and expungements of existing convictions for “the crime of cannabis” as fundamental to justice.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED

That the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, speaking for the citizens of Detroit and the Detroit Police Department, awards this resolution posthumously in recognition of Retired Sergeant Walter Clement for his dedicated and diligent public service. His professionalism, integrity, and standard of commitment to the City of Detroit and its citizens merit our highest regards. We salute you Retired Sergeant Walter Robert Clement for a job well done.

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Send Danny “The Professor of Pot” Trevino out the door in 2024 with a Pardon from the President of the United States.

"No Tokers Left Behind"

In January of 2020, Daniel Dario Trevino was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Federal Judge in Grand Rapids Michigan. He was convicted under federal charges for growing over one hundred Cannabis plants and will be released in 2032. His appeal to the Sixth Circuit Court in Cincinnati OH, was denied in 2021. He has since appealed to the US Supreme Court who may or may not hear his case at all.

Mr. Trevino was targeted by US Attorney General Jeff Sessions and State of Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette. Both men are avid pot-haters and true to their cause of injustice for all who indulge in the use of God’s plant. Starting with Bill Schutte, he tried twenty-six times to prosecute Danny for marijuana crimes even though the people spoke loud and clear in 2008 and 2018 to “Free The Weed for the jobs we need” with sixty-three and fifty-nine percent of the vote respectively.

In 2010 Danny Trevino had three locations in Grand Rapids, Jackson and, Lansing Michigan where he taught classes on how to grow, cultivate, and sell medical marijuana to patients with a valid government identification issued by the State of Michigan. After numerous raids and arrests, Mr. Schuette went “Justice Shopping” for a Federal Judge to convict Mr. Trevino. With help from US Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Mr. Schutte was able to get an arrest and conviction for violating federal marijuana laws. The real dagger to Mr. Trevino came with Jeff Sessions invalidated the Cole Memo issued by the previous Attorney General Eric Holder who said that states rights will be respected on their decision to allow for Medical Marijuana use.

The “good” news is that he was moved from a medium security prison in Ohio to a low security camp in Terra Haute Indiana as of July 2023. He also has access to the internet and can be communicated through Facebook. While we applaud the change in scenery, this is not enough because many more entrepreneurs and corporate cannabis business are making billions manufacturing and selling Cannabis, Danny Trevino has been incarcerated since June of 2019 for doing the same thing.

His daughter has been able to see him for only 10 minutes since 2019 because of the policies in the Federal Bureau of Prisons that regulate visiting hours. In the meantime, if you want to send any financial support, you can use MoneyGram, Western Union or, United States Postal Service by following the procedure stated on the Federal Bureau of Prisons website at www.bop.gov/inmates/communications.jsp

Therefore, I want you to go to the White House website at www.whitehouse.gov/contact and send a message to President Joseph R. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to let him serve the rest of his time with home confinement until a complete expungement of all federal marijuana charges with an immediate pardon of all federal marijuana charges.

Tell President Joe to let our people go!

Contact Information: www.bop.gov/inmateloc/

DANIEL DARIO TREVINO # 22241-040

Age: 51 / Race: "White" / Sex: Male / Release Date: 12/29/2031

Located at: Terre Haute FCI www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/tha/

Owner of five Medical Marijuana dispensaries heading to federal prison www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2019/08/owner-of-five-michigan-marijuana-dispensaries-sentenced-to-federal-prison.html

Professor of Pot Sentenced to 15 Years www.justice.gov/usao-wdmi/pr/2020_0129_Trevino

Conviction Affirmed for the "Professor of Pot" MLive www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2021/08/conviction-affirmed-for-michigan-marijuana-dispensary-owner-serving-15-year-prison-term.html

Thursday, March 30, 2023

United States vs Daniel Dario Trevino - Call President Joe and Tell Him to Let Our People Go! Free All Federal Pot Prisoners in 2023 or Hit the door in 2024

In 2024, national primary and general elections for President and offices down the ballot will be held in the United States of America. At the federal level, the war on weed is the last frontier for change of policy on Cannabis and, there are still prisoners within the Federal Bureau of Prisons system for Cannabis Crimes. As of this writing, there are thirty-eight state legislatures in the 50 United States that have enacted new laws regarding the plant from GOD. To add an amendment to the Constitution, a two-thirds vote from both Houses of Congress or, two-thirds of the fifty state legislatures request one by calling a constitutional convention for that purpose. The amendment must be ratified by three-fourths vote of both Houses of the US Congress or, by three-fourths of the conventions called by each state for ratification.

DANIEL DARIO TREVINO # 22241-040

One of those prisoners is from Lansing Michigan by the name of Danny “The Professor or Pot” Trevino. On August 23, 2019, a jury of his "peers” found Danny Trevino and three other defendants guilty in a Grand Rapids Michigan Federal Court on ten counts of:

Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises,
Conspiracy to manufacture, distribute, and possess with the intent to sell marijuana.

Mr. Trevino was convicted of possessing one hundred or more plants at a business by the name of Hydro-World in Lansing and Jackson Michigan. Hydro world was a business that dispensed, use, consumed and educated customers on the benefits of Cannabis. Mr. Trevino was operating under state law as defined by the passing of Medical Marijuana in 2008.

USDOJ Press Release: Self Proclaimed "Professor of Pot" Sentenced to 15 years in Prison

Mr. Trevino was raided by State and Federal law enforcement officials while other businesses were operating and making money in the marijuana industry. Mr. Trevino was successful twenty-six times in State Courts defending his right to participate as a business owner in the industry against a rabid anti-cannabis Bill Schuette, the Attorney General of the State of Michigan.

Because of those stinging defeats at the state level Bill Schutte went to a Federal Court Judge in the Western District of Michigan to charge him with Federal Crimes. Growing over one hundred plants is the ultimate sin to insure imprisonment in federal court. Trevino was sentenced in January 2020 to 15 years and, the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati OH, upheld the sentence denying his appeal in 2021. His last step of appeal is the US Supreme Court, and their record of judgement is prohibitionist leaning anti-cannabis, while the other defendants served their time and released from prison.

USDOJ Western District of Michigan - Press Release on Prosecuting the "Professor of Pot" Daniel Dario Trevino

Message from Danny Trevino - Article

As Mr. Trevino rots in a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility in Ohio, many other corporate businesses have come to Michigan, owning and operating Cannabis provisioning centers that bring in over $59 million dollars in revenue to cities, counties, and townships in the State of Michigan.

You are strongly encouraged to call the White House Switchboard at (202) 456-1111 on Tuesday through Thursday between the hours of 11am to 3pm eastern standard time to speak with an agent for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Or you can reach them at this website www.whitehouse.gov/contact 24 hours a day and, write a message to them saying we want an Executive Order to remove all occupants from Bureau of Prisons facilities that have been convicted of Marijuana crimes with a pardon upon you signature. It is time for the ultimate expungement and cost saving moves in the Federal Government.

Tell President Joe, to let our people go!

Contact Information

White House Switchboard (202) 456-1111 ask for President Joe!

Website: www.whitehouse.gov/contact

US Rep Elizabeth Slotkin

Washington, DC Office www.slotkin.house.gov/contact

1531 Longworth HOB

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-4872

DANIEL DARIO TREVINO

Race: White

Sex: Male

Located at: Elkton FCI www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/elk/

Release Date: 12/29/2031

Released From Custody:

DANIEL LEE BACHELDER

Age: 48

Race: White

Sex: Male

Located at: Morgantown FCI

Release Date: 12/03/2021

DANIEL VERNELL CORBIN

Age: 53

Race: White

Sex: Male

Located at: Ashland FCI

Release Date: 08/27/2022

DOLORES RACHEL LOPEZ

Age: 45

Race: White

Sex: Female

Located at: Pekin FCI

Release Date: 06/15/2021

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Homegoing Arrangements for Walter Robert Clement 2/10/1954 - 9/19/2022

Sgt. Walter "Sea Hunt" Clement

Kemp Funeral Home & Cremation Services

24585 Evergreen Rd Southfield, MI 48075 (Link)

Viewing 4-7pm Friday, September 30th, 2022

Homegoing: 12-1:30pm Saturday, October 1st, 2022

Repast: 2-5pm The Meeting Space 21620 Melrose Ave/Bldg H, Southfield MI 48075

Interment: Cremation at the request of Walter Robert Clement

GoFundMe Page for Walter R. Clement (Link)

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a wicked disease that once contracted, there is no cure to reverse the symptoms. It was named Lou Gehrig’s disease after he contracted it while he was playing professional baseball with the New York Yankees. He was the first well known person to come down with the it and that is why it’s named ALS/Lou Gehrig’s disease.

According to the ALS Foundation of Michigan it is estimated that there are between 800 - 1,000 people with ALS (pALS) and 200 who are newly diagnosed on an annual basis in the State. It may be hereditary in families and, Michigan has one of the highest rates of cases in the USA. Medical professionals sometimes will perform procedures and totally miss the symptoms of ALS.

Website: www.alsofmichigan.org/about-als/

Walter was diagnosed in 2018 and by September 2019, Walter showed a small limp when he was walking. He was able to drive cross country from New Mexico to Detroit for dad’s cremation ceremony. By April of 2022 he was 100% disabled and unable to use any of his limbs. The trauma from ALS of being able to think clearly while your body deteriorates around you is very depressing. One of the treatments for the symptoms of ALS is Medical Marijuana. In Michigan and New Mexico Marijuana is accepted form of treatment for the pain.

Walter was a strong opponent of Marijuana in the beginning. Walter was very athletic since he was child. He learned how to swim at Johnson Recreation Center in Detroit Michigan. He was a true athlete from the neighborhood that ran track and swam for Mumford High School. His specialty race was the one mile run and he often was a part of relay teams that won many medals. After attending Ferris State University on a track scholarship, Walter returned to Detroit joined the Detroit Police Department and worked there for 35 years. In the interim he worked for the Michigan Department of Corrections for two years. He was the first African American to be a member of the Harbormaster unit working in the Detroit River recovering bodies and managing boat traffic during events like the fireworks and air races on the riverfront. As a member of the Special Response Team, he was often called on to deal with situations that required a tactical solution.

After Walter retired from DPD, he moved to New Mexico and rode his motorcycle all the United States of America. He also taught college level classes to students all over the world. When the symptom’s started to get worse, Walter was reluctant to use Marijuana as a medicine. When he tried it, he was very impressed with it because it treated his pain effectively. It allowed him to sleep and feel better the next day.

Towards the end of his life, he radically changed his view about Marijuana and became one of my biggest supporters. Walter supported decriminalization of Marijuana and expungements of existing convictions for “the crime of cannabis”. He would often tell others that he was wrong about his brother Richard’s cause to Free the Weed for the jobs we need. He hoped that I would open a marijuana business for profit, I explained to him that I was doing it because it was the right thing to do. I was so happy that I took him to Detroit Tiger baseball games and missed taking him to a Detroit Lions game where he worked the sidelines providing security.

Walter Robert Clement died on his mother’s birthday of September 19^th in his sleep. When I touched Walter’s body, he was so cold but, I knew all the hearts he warmed up with his wit, knowledge, and sense of caring for others. He truly will be missed by all his friends and colleagues. His wife Saundra Eddie is a real superhero and deserves blessing for staying with him while others would have run away.

by Richard C. Clement

Sunday, June 19, 2022

Fathers Day and Weed: My Juneteenth Freedom Plea to #FreeDannyTrevino #FreeBritneyGriner & All Prisoners of Pot

By the Weed Warrior.

On this day Fathers Day and Juneteenth, Britany Griner and Danny Trevino are being held as political pot prisoners by governmental policy. On Wednesday January 29th, 2020, US District Court Judge Paul Maloney sentenced Mr. Trevino to 15 years and 8 months of incarceration in the Federal Bureau of Prisons system. In detail his sentence is 188 months for conspiring to manufacture and distribute 100 kilograms of marijuana, maintaining a drug involved premises (5 counts) and, manufacture of 100 marijuana plants or more. Mr. Trevino received an additional 60 months for two counts of manufacturing marijuana and one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, along with a $10,000 fine and 4 years of supervised release. Mr. Trevino was the CEO of Hydroworld LLC that had locations in Lansing, Grand Rapids and Jackson Michigan.

Danny's daughter waves good bye to Daddy..... 2019

US District Court Judge Maloney decision was based on the racist polices of Harry Ainslinger the former Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics in 1939 declaring Marijuana as a dangerous drug. While he was in charge of things, many people, especially people of color were arrested and their property seized for being in possession of a marijuana leaf.

Judge Maloney violated Mr. Trevino's 4th amendments right regarding unreasonable search and seizure and, his 10th amendment right regarding the reservation of states rights. By Judge Maloney declaring that federal law supersedes state law when it comes to Marijuana policy, Mr. Trevino's rights under the Bill of Rights were trampled.

On July 30th, 2021 the US Appeals Court upheld the decision and to this day Mr. Trevino is currently residing at the Federal Bureau of Prisons facility in Elkton OH, a minimum security prison. He cannot have any visitors in person because the entire facility is quarantined from public visits because of Covid-19. He is currently has appealed to the US Supreme Court and, grass roots activists are asking President Joe Biden to grant Mr. Trevino a presidential pardon to expunge his record.

Danny D. Trevino - Pot Prisoner

Website: USA v Trevino - US District Court Decision from Judge Paul Maloney and the US Attorney's Office in Grand Rapids Michigan

Website US Court of Appeals Decision - USA v Trevino Affirming the 15 years and 8 month sentence of Judge Paul Maloney.

Website: www.whitehouse.gov/contact - Write President Biden

This is no better example of international injustice than WNBA Basketball Player Brittney Griner, who is currently in prison in Russia for having a Cannabis laced vape pen in her possession at a port of entry.

Brittney Griner - Pot Prisoner

Ms. Griner is a victim of international treaties describing marijuana as a dangerous drug. Lately, the United Nations Office of National Drug Control has softened their policy towards cannabis. On Wednesday, December 2, 2020 the United Nations voted to remove cannabis and cannabis rosin from Schedule IV to Schedule one relaxing restrictions on cannabis. The only countries that objected to the UN's decision were Russia and China. One of the ways to fix this is to rewrite the treaties at the next meeting of the General Council of the United Nations. This action would force Marijuana policy reform of hardliners like Vladimir Putin and politicians in State of Texas that wants to turn back the hands of time.

Website: www.jdsupra.com UN Relaxes International Policy on Marijuana
Website: Experts say that Brittney Griner's hearing will 'never happen'

The bottom line is that both of these people need to be released from prison immediately! This agreement must include expungements and pardons for all Federal Bureau of Prison facilities and, revised international policies at ports of entry recognizing Marijuana as a medicine. Therefore please vote in every election for candidates at the local, state, and federal levels that will support cannabis policy reform starting from now until November.

Happy Fathers day to all the dad's!

Happy Juneteenth! Vote!

Prisoner Status: Danny and 3 other defendants were prosecuted for the same case:

DANIEL LEE BACHELDER Register Number: 22243-040

Age: 51 Race: White Sex: Male Released On: 12/31/2020

DANIEL VERNELL CORBIN Register Number: 22242-040

Age: 55 Race: White Sex: Male Released On: 01/14/2022

DOLORES RACHEL LOPEZ Register Number: 22240-040

Age: 48 Race: White Sex: Female Released On: 06/15/2021

DANIEL DARIO TREVINO Register Number: 22241-040

Age: 50 Race: White Sex: Male Release Date: 12/28/2032 Located At: FCI Elkton

Saturday, June 11, 2022

House Bill 5512 Must Never Become Law in the State of Michigan! Tell your Senators and Governor to Vote NO on 5512

By Weed Warrior

House Bill 5512 must never ever become a law in the State of Michigan. If this bill were to become a law, it would allow a judge to over-ride a decision of a Medical Doctor allowing a person to use Medical Marijuana as a treatment for their condition in Michigan Drug Courts. Defendants would be forced to return to using opioids as an alternative treatment that may lead to complications up to and including death. This bill will affect military veterans in the Veterans Drug Treatment Courts that are trying to kick their Opioid addictions. This bill was fast tracked based on deliberate mis-information from the Michigan Association of Treatment Court Professionals (MATCP) who stated the following:

Michigan's treatment courts would lose federal funding by allowing defendants to use Marijuana as their medicine.
Public safety was at risk because of defendants being able to drive as a Medical Marijuana patient even though studies have shown that this is not true.
The black sheep theory of if someone is using Medical Marijuana then their use of medicine will "corrupt" other defendants in the program
MATCP propaganda stating that the law only affects a small number of patients and the change would have a minimal impact upon the Michigan Medical Marijuana Program.

It is not the small number of patients affected that is the problem, it is the gall of the MATCP. Changing a citizen initiated law in this manner goes against the integrity of the law and, is a slap in the face to the voters in Michigan. 2 million people voted for one thing and 84 House of Representatives told them to go to hell.

House Bill 5512 - State of Michigan (*.PDF Document)

One patient affected is one too many, especially when this legislation was devised by deliberate mis-information from this organization. Furthermore the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMSHA) issued a clarification memo on January 1st, 2020 to clarify the agency's position regarding Medical Marijuana use and federal funding. In a nutshell, they stated that a person can use Marijuana as a medicine as long as they defendant is advised that there are other drugs that they can take.

Article: Feds issue a clarification memo on 'Confusing' addiction funding rules for Drug Treatment Courts - August 2021

Senator Adam Hollier District 2

Furthermore SAMSHA stated that medical marijuana patients can in fact attend drug court even when it is federally funded.

This bill passed out of the Michigan House of Representatives by an 84 to 17 margin. This was more that the 3/4 majority of 110 representatives needed to advance this bill to the Michigan Senate. With the help of Democrats, including members of the Michigan Legislative Cannabis Caucus, did not take the time to read the SAMSHA memo of January 2020 voted YES against their constituents. They should be remembered at the ballot box in the August 2022 Primary and, November General Election of 2022 with a NO vote.

Now is the time to contact every Senator in Michigan at www.senate.michigan.gov and let them know to vote NO on House Bill 5512. Some of these legislators are running for higher office at State and Federal levels. Some are looking to be returned to Lansing in 2023 as Senators and Representatives. You must contact them through email, voicemail messages and, personal appointments to let your feelings be heard or, they will not get your vote this time.

Starting with Senator Mike Shirkey @ www.senatormikeshirkey.com, please take the time to state your objection to HB 5512 and, don't forget to contact the Office of the Governor and let them know to veto this bill. Additionally please contact the members of the Senate Regulatory Reform Committee. One of the members of the committee was former Secretary of State Ruth Johnson who refused to place the driver's license picture on the Medical Marijuana card for selfish reasons and, now is threatening to harm the MMMA again with this piece of damaged legislation.

Therefore, send your objections to the House Bill 5512 in an email or, call and leave a message on their voicemail NOW, because time is of the essence. The same Representatives and Senators are planning to support the anti-caregiver bills 5300, 5301, and 5301 that will take patients plants and, give them to corporate interests who's only concern is profit, profit, profit. If this action succeeds, the legislature will be successful screwing the caregivers who fought and died to make medicine available to patients in need.

If you are sending an email, please place HOUSE BILL 5512 - Opposed (organization name / or individual) in the subject line of the message. Then state your reasons for your objection for the record.

Legislators who Voted NO for the People on HB 5512

AGAINST

HOUSE DEMOCRATS