Calif. Supreme Court rules in marijuana case
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- Calif. Supreme Court rules in marijuana case
- Marijuana activist charged, released
- Police cite 6 for MIP, marijuana
- Medical marijuana advocates sue DMV
Calif. Supreme Court rules in marijuana case
San Francisco Chronicle, USA
tmpl –>(11-24) 21:05 PST San Francisco, CA (AP) –The California Supreme Court has reinstated the conviction of a Santa Cruz County man charged with marijuana possession. The court said Monday Roger William Mentch did not qualify as a “primary caregiver,” which under state law would have given him partial immunity for the possession and cultivation of marijuana. In reversing an appeals court decision, the justices said someone who mainly supplies marijuana and instructs patients how to use it while otherwise only “sporadically” taking some of them to medical appointments is not a primary care giver. Mentch was charged with cultivation and possession of marijuana for sale after authorities say they discovered an elaborate business with hundreds of marijuana plants at his home in 2003.
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Marijuana activist charged, released
Globe and Mail, Canada
Dominic Cramer, whose Kindred Cafe was raided by police last week, surrendered at 52 Division last night, accompanied by his lawyer Alan Young, a long-time proponent of decriminalized marijuana possession. Cramer was charged with trafficking, possession of the proceeds of crime, and possession with the purpose of trafficking, and was released with a promise to reappear in court in the new year. The warrant for Mr.
Police cite 6 for MIP, marijuana
Fremont Tribune, NE
Ruben Alejos, 21, of Fremont was cited for procuring alcohol for a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, Class I misdemeanors. Victor Torres, 20, of Fremont and two 16-year-old girls and one 17-year-old girl each were charged with minor in possession, a Class III misdemeanor. Another 17-year-old girl was charged with minor in possession and possession of marijuana-less than an ounce, an infraction.
Medical marijuana advocates sue DMV
Inside Bay Area, CA
19Oakland-based Americans for Safe Access, a medical marijuana advocacy group, sued the California Department of Motor Vehicles today on behalf of Rose Johnson, 53, of Atwater. The Merced County Superior Court lawsuit claims that despite Johnson’s clean driving record — not having caused an accident in 37 years of driving — the DMV refused to renew her license in July after finding she’s a medical-marijuana user and deeming that she had an “addiction to, or habitual use of, [a] drug” that renders her unable to safely operate a car. “The only evidence introduced by the DMV to support this conclusion is the fact of Johnson’s medical marijuana use pursuant to state law,” the lawsuit says. “The DMV abused its discretion by suspending Johnson’s license on this basis. “ASA Chief Counsel Joe Elford issued a statement this afternoon saying when California voters passed Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, “they never intended to authorize the DMV to strip medical marijuana patients of their drivers’ licenses.