Sign up for 5280's weekly e-newsletters. Want the latest restaurant scoop? The latest happenings around town? Access to exclusive events and deals just for 5280 readers? Despite the Supreme Court ruling last term that medical marijuana use violates federal law, even in states which have legalized usage for medicinal purposes, Colorado police are returning two ounces of marijuana to Timothy Haas, a medical user from whom it was seized.
An officer found the marijuana during a security check when Haas was visiting his brother at a Denver hospital a few weeks ago, [lawyer Robert] Corry said. Haas showed the officer a copy of his doctor’s recommendation that he use marijuana, but the officer confiscated the drug. Corry said he then began negotiating with the city attorney’s office to have the marijuana released.
No charges were filed against Mr. Hass.
Corry said Haas is believed to be the first Coloradan to have medical marijuana returned since the ruling. “It’s a message to people that Colorado’s medical marijuana program is valid and viable,” Corry said.
Word of caution: If you are going to be out and about with your medically permissible stash, make sure you have your state-issued permit with you.
Posted 8/29/2005 at 12:10 pm by Jeralyn Merritt
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Calif. Highway Patrol Won’t Seize Medical Pot
Excellent news for medical marijuana patients in California: The new policy, by the California Highway Patrol, states that an “individual is to be released and the marijuana is not to be seized” if the person qualifies under state law to…
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“individual is to be released and the marijuana is not to be seizedâ€? if the person qualifies under state law to… ”
That’s a good policy since it’s fricken state law. Only took them what? 9 years to comply with the compassionate use act. That’s a victory?
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