Michigan - A traffic stop for speeding led to an arrest of a man for possession of marijuana. Not really news, is it?
But now 37-year-old Aaron Katz is challenging the charges under the state's medical marijuana law. He says he legally had the right to have and use the drug. But Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III says differently, reports the Lansing State Journal.
Katz was stopped for speeding by Meridian Township Police in March. During the traffic stop, officers noticed the marijuana and arrested him on possession charges.
Dunnings says Katz got the necessary approval for medical marijuana from a physician who specializes in obstetrics and gynecology. That, Dunnings says, means Katz could not have had a "bona fide" relationship with that physician, what with Katz being a man and all. As a result, Dunnings is challenging Katz' patient card, and continuing to pursue the criminal charges.
Katz received his card from the state after the arrest. But the state law approved in 2008 by voters allows a person to claim medical purposes as a defense in possession cases. This will be the first major test of that provision of the law.
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Source: The Michigan Messenger
Author: Todd A. Heywood
Copyright: 2010 The Michigan Messenger
* Thanks to MedicalNeed for submitting this article
But now 37-year-old Aaron Katz is challenging the charges under the state's medical marijuana law. He says he legally had the right to have and use the drug. But Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III says differently, reports the Lansing State Journal.
Katz was stopped for speeding by Meridian Township Police in March. During the traffic stop, officers noticed the marijuana and arrested him on possession charges.
Dunnings says Katz got the necessary approval for medical marijuana from a physician who specializes in obstetrics and gynecology. That, Dunnings says, means Katz could not have had a "bona fide" relationship with that physician, what with Katz being a man and all. As a result, Dunnings is challenging Katz' patient card, and continuing to pursue the criminal charges.
Katz received his card from the state after the arrest. But the state law approved in 2008 by voters allows a person to claim medical purposes as a defense in possession cases. This will be the first major test of that provision of the law.
NewsHawk: Ganjarden: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: The Michigan Messenger
Author: Todd A. Heywood
Copyright: 2010 The Michigan Messenger
* Thanks to MedicalNeed for submitting this article
