Community | December 26, 2009 | 5 comments

DMV Ordered to Pay $69,400 in Attorneys Fees for Medical Marijuana Case

source: http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5868

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Merced Superior Court found that plaintiffs forced "substantial change" to DMV policy

Merced, CA -- The Merced Superior Court ruled late last week that the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) must pay $69,400 in attorneys fees to Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the nation's largest medical marijuana advocacy organization. The fees award stems from a lawsuit brought by ASA in November 2008 against the DMV for its policy of unjustly revoking drivers' licenses of qualified medical marijuana patients. The suit was filed on behalf of Rose Johnson, a 53-year-old medical marijuana patient from Atwater, whose license was revoked by the DMV because of her status as a patient. The DMV established a formal policy February 2009 to treat medical marijuana like any other prescription drug.

http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5868
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5 comments // DMV Ordered to Pay $69,400 in Attorneys Fees for Medical Marijuana Case

  • SHAWN_RITTIMAN
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      SHAWN_RITTIMAN  

    • The sad part about all of the lawsuits is that human rights still end up costing us......the taxpayers. How long must we suffer? I am medical and I hope we can just legalize and recognize. Free it and us!

    • 2 years ago
  • rad62864
  • Incredulous
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      Incredulous  

    • $69,400 is not a notable sum, but it's a start...and this jerking people around with their driving permits is a lot like the way they use credit reporting to intimidate and control people.

      The banks can go belly up and get bailed out for their behavior, but people who have been robbed by this f'ked up system will have their credit reports to continue to enslave them for a long, long time.

    • 2 years ago
  • hunzedog
  • N_Dank
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