Police return medical records, laptop to marijuana co-op

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Police officers returned a laptop and patient records they seized from a University District medical marijuana cooperative, but for now they're holding on to 12 ounces of marijuana and several bongs confiscated during their Tuesday evening search.

Martin Martinez, who heads the Life Vine cooperative at 1406 N.E. 50th St. near University Way Northeast, said he and his lawyer, Douglas Hiatt, picked up the roughly 500 records from the Police Department Thursday.

But it's not clear if they will get the marijuana back, which advocates say is for use by seriously ill patients.

"We're really happy right now, but the fight isn't over," Martinez said.

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Though a police attorney pledged not to destroy the marijuana or bongs for the time being, he made no promises to give them back, Hiatt said.

Seattle PI

[1monster]

1. But did they download all the information on the lap top and copy the medical

records before returning them?

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2. Thats what I thought. nt