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| Title: | US CA: Judge: Need Can't Be Cited In Pot Trial |
| Published On: | 1999-11-07 |
| Source: | Orange County Register (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-05 16:14:29 |
JUDGE: NEED CAN'T BE CITED IN POT TRIAL
A federal judge has ruled that two medical marijuana activists cannot use
necessity as a defence in their upcoming drug trial.
They also cannot refer to their medical conditions,the medical users of
marijuana or California's Proposition 215, which allowed the personal use
of marijuana for medical purpose,U.S. District Judge George King said Friday.
Todd McCormick,who suffers from bone cancer,and Peter McWilliams,who has
AIDS and cancer in remission,are accused of possessing marijuana with
intent to distribute,distribution of marijuana,and conspiracy to grow
marijuana.
They were arrested after federal officials found more than 4000 plants
growing in a Bel-Air mansion.They are to stand trial Nov. 16.
A federal judge has ruled that two medical marijuana activists cannot use
necessity as a defence in their upcoming drug trial.
They also cannot refer to their medical conditions,the medical users of
marijuana or California's Proposition 215, which allowed the personal use
of marijuana for medical purpose,U.S. District Judge George King said Friday.
Todd McCormick,who suffers from bone cancer,and Peter McWilliams,who has
AIDS and cancer in remission,are accused of possessing marijuana with
intent to distribute,distribution of marijuana,and conspiracy to grow
marijuana.
They were arrested after federal officials found more than 4000 plants
growing in a Bel-Air mansion.They are to stand trial Nov. 16.
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