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New Jersey Marijuana Cultivation Case Denied Dismissal by Superior Court Judge

By Lependorf & Silverstein

An article published on NJ.COM explains how a Superior Court judge refused to dismiss charges against a Somerset County man accused of growing 17 medical marijuana plants at his home. The man grew the plants, he says, because he suffers from multiple sclerosis and the drug alleviates his symptoms. John Ray Wilson, 26, has been accused by the state of first-degree maintaining or operating a drug production facility, second-degree manufacturing and marijuana possession. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison. This case spotlights the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act, which is currently being considered by state legislators. The bill would legalize the drug for medicinal purposes and give those suffering from debilitating diseases access to the drug...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on April 06, 2009 (boomark / email).