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How Legal Medical Marijuana Possession Can Still Result In Your Arrest And Drug Possession Charges ? California Health and Safety Code Section 11359

By Walin & Klarich

It was recently reported that probation conditions prohibiting marijuana apply when the restriction of marijuana is reasonably related to a defendant?s current criminal case. In December 2006, Thomas Theodore Brooks was arrested after being found in possession of cannabis and methamphetamine. The trial court placed him on formal probation for three years. One of the terms of his probations required that he not be in possession of illegal drugs unless on the recommendation of a physician. In January 2009, Brooks was arrested again after two pounds of marijuana was found in his car during a traffic stop. Although he had a physician?s recommendation for medical marijuana use, he was arrested for possession of marijuana for sale because of the quantity of marijuana he had...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on November 08, 2010 (boomark / email).