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Post by Del Snavely on Dec 6, 2009 22:59:23 GMT -6
Maryland
SUMMARY: Maryland's legislature passed a medical marijuana affirmative defense law in 2003. This law requires the court to consider a defendant's use of medical marijuana to be a mitigating factor in marijuana-related state prosecution. If the patient, post-arrest, successfully makes the case at trial that his or her use of marijuana is one of medical necessity, then the maximum penalty allowed by law would be a $100 fine.
MEDICAL MARIJUANA STATUTES: Maryland Darnell Putman Compassionate Use Act, ยง5-601(3)(II) (2003).
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Post by Del Snavely on Jan 4, 2010 12:14:38 GMT -6
This may or may not be considered a Medical Marijuana State. Considering patients are still alowed to be arrested which causes them problems, sent through the court system which makes them spend hard earned money on attorneys and with all of this the possible loss of their jobs from time spent off work and a criminal record. I don't see how we can call MD a Medical Marijuana State!
Medical Marijuana patients should be protected the same as patients who take opiate drugs!
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