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Lawmakers Urging Pardon of Medical Marijuana User Who Suffers from MS

By Lependorf & Silverstein

According to an article from politickernj.com, New Jersey lawmakers are strongly advocating for the pardon of a medical marijuana user who turned to its consumption due to not being able to afford costly pharmaceutical drugs to ease his pain from multiple sclerosis. The article states that the lawmakers believe that the charges of multiple counts of possession and manufacture of illegal drugs, including first degree maintaining or operating a drug-production facility, are ?inhumane, illegal and inconsistent with direction of state?s drug policies.? Based on the report, 17 marijuana plants were discovered in the backyard of the arrested man?s Franklin Township home by a training fly-over New Jersey National Guard helicopter in August 2008. According to the defendant?s lawyer, the man relied on the use of natural substances to alleviate his suffering, including bee-sting therapy and marijuana that was purchased illegally...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on November 02, 2009 (boomark / email).