Community | August 22, 2009 | 2 comments

Medical marijuana advocates support patient facing drug charges - video

source: http://videos.nj.com/star-ledger/2009/08/medical_marijuana_advocates_pr.html

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Proponents of medical marijuana gathered at the Somerset County Courthouse in Somerville to support a Franklin Township man who faces drug charges for growing marijuana in his backyard. John Ray Wilson, 36, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2002, but because he does not have health insurance, he says he cannot afford prescription medicines. He has tried a number of therapies, including honeybee stings, but says marijuana is the best medicine he has found. His attorney, James Wronko, of Somerville, says Wilson didn’t want to continue buying marijuana from drug dealers so he decided to try and grow it himself. But a helicopter pilot spotted the 17 plants, which were over six feet tall, in his backyard and alerted authorities. Wilson was charged with maintaining a drug production facility, a first-degree offense, and faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, up to 10 years without parole. In July, Superior Court Judge Robert Reed ruled Wilson cannot mention his illness at trial because personal use of marijuana is not a legal defense in New Jersey, even though the state legislature is currently considering a law that would legalize medical marijuana. Wronko has appealed the decision. (Video by Nyier Abdou/The Star-Ledger)
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2 comments // Medical marijuana advocates support patient facing drug charges - video

  • GodsnLiberals
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      GodsnLiberals  

    • They are the olny ones who getting fool with this foolishness. The reason why they are being busted because there are violations in this. Morons who try to pass as "sick" are ruining this medical marijuana bullshit. It's nothing more than street level drug dealers posing as medical marijuana dealers.

      If u guys cannot see this kind of bullshit Then it's time to ......

      Stop smoking weed... Smoking it makes u weak minded

    • 2 years ago
  • cabinettags
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      cabinettags  

    • There's a point here that rubs me the wrong way. And it has to do with the freedoms we enjoy and isn't limited to the cannabis issue.

      Just where does any judge get off telling a defendant what he can or cannot say in court? If you're on trial by a jury of your peers then you should be able to get on the stand and say whatever in hell you want. Matters not whether it's legally defensible. It's your butt on the line. And in America you get to have your say - right or wrong.

      That judge, and all of them that follow this legal presidence should be canned.

    • 2 years ago
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