Medical marijuana defense finds support
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- Medical marijuana defense finds support
- Police raid north marijuana farm
- U. Michigan: Michigan pot debate lights up; outlook still hazy.
- DC BUREAU: Students protest federal law cutting aid to minor drug…
- 1 more drug case filed
- Incursions at US-Mexico Border Create Tension
Medical marijuana defense finds support
OCRegister – Nov 27, 2006
man should have been able to use the argument before his felony conviction. Register staff and wire services Comments | Recommend Individuals who are charged with illegal possession of marijuana may defend themselves by arguing it is for medicinal purposes, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday. The decision is based on the case of Orange County resident Shaun Eric Wright, 43, who was caught with more than 1 pound of marijuana in his truck by Huntington Beach police in 2001. Wright was convicted of a felony and was not allowed to raise a medical marijuana defense. His attorneys argued he used marijuana for a shoulder injury and stomach pain. But prosecutors pointed out that the amount in his possession was more than enough for personal use and that it had been broken up into separate packages… The decision is based on the case of Orange County resident Shaun Eric Wright, 43, who was caught with more than 1 pound of marijuana in his truck by Huntington Beach police in 2001. Wright was convicted of a felony and was not allowed to raise a medical marijuana defense. His attorneys argued he used marijuana for a shoulder injury and stomach pain. But prosecutors pointed out that the amount in his possession was more than enough for personal use and that it had been broken up into separate packages. An electronic scale also was found in Wright’s possession. Jurors convicted Wright of transporting and possessing marijuana to sell. An appeals court overturned the decision, but Wright served a year in jail and was place on a three-year probation.
Police raid north marijuana farm
Fiji Times – Nov 27, 2006
Assistant spokesperson Corporal Prashila Narayan said the plants ranged in height from 60 to 70 centimetres. She said the raid took place at about 11am on a farm that belonged to a labourer aged 22. Police acted on a tip-off from an informer. The suspect was interviewed and released.
U. Michigan: Michigan pot debate lights up; outlook still hazy.
Free with registration – America's Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Nov 27, 2006
One is trying to legalize recreational use of the drug. The other is focusing on its medicinal purposes. Monday, the state Board of Canvassers approved the form of a legislative petition to place a proposal on the November 2008 ballot legalizing marijuana use and cultivation in Michigan. Medical and Recreational Peace, a.
DC BUREAU: Students protest federal law cutting aid to minor drug…
Free with registration – America's Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Nov 27, 2006
DC BUREAU: Students protest federal law cutting aid to minor drug offenders. | The America’s Intelligence Wire (November, 2006).
1 more drug case filed
sunstar.com.ph – Nov 27, 2006
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City Prosecutor Mario Duaves found probable cause to hold her for court trial based on the accusation of PO2 Allan Tubog and SPO3 Rito Mondermos of the Pdea. In their join affidavits, the policemen claimed they received information that one alias Mayet was selling marijuana in Kabayan Relocation and so they set out a buy-bust operation on the evening of November 17. An undercover agent was about to buy P3,500 worth of marijuana from Rodriguez (Mayet) leading to the latter’s arrest. Confiscated from the suspect’s possession was one bundle of dried marijuana leaves weighing 783. 7 grams and the P3,500 marked money. No bail was recommended for the respondent’s temporary liberty.
Incursions at US-Mexico Border Create Tension
NewsByUs – Nov 27, 2006
Mexican officials characterized US border agents chasing suspects “a breach of Mexican sovereignty. ” They said that the Mexican federal police have started a full investigation into this one incident. The case involved agents chasing a pickup truck full of marijuana that was driven across the Rio Grande and got stuck in the mud on the Mexican bank. The suspects abandoned the vehicle and ran into Mexico. They are still at-large in their home country since the Mexican police are investigating the Border Patrol instead of hunting for the drug smugglers. Several Border Patrol agents—Mexico claims there were 15—started picking up drug bundles that had fallen off the truck and some that were still inside the truck, according to officials. The international boundary is an imaginary line through the center of the Rio Grand.