Michigan - The prosecution against a 65-year-old Tyrone Township woman who says her marijuana is for medicinal purposes is on hold while the Michigan Court of Appeals considers two similar cases.
Sandra Lee Woodall was expected to stand trial Monday on a charge of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, a four-year felony, but Livingston County Circuit Judge David Reader said he was placing the case on hold to wait for a decision from the higher court.
The appeals court is considering two cases – one from Tuscola County in which a judge ruled the state's medical marijuana law could be applied retroactively and as a result, he dismissed charges against a Unionville man.
The second case is Reader's April decision that the medical marijuana law could not be applied retroactively in the case of a Hartland Township resident who is charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, a four-year felony; and a misdemeanor charge of possession of marijuana after undercover narcotics officers received a tip Aug. 18, 2008, that he was growing marijuana at his Pine Hill Trail home.
Michigan's medical marijuana law went into effect in December 2008, but prosecutors argue it did not take full effect until the following April, when rules for the state identification cards needed to verify a person was using marijuana for medicinal purposes were available.
Woodall was charged in 2009 after undercover officers found 20 small marijuana plants in her home. Woodall's attorney said the marijuana is for medicinal purposes and that his client received her medical marijuana registration card in August.
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Sandra Lee Woodall was expected to stand trial Monday on a charge of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, a four-year felony, but Livingston County Circuit Judge David Reader said he was placing the case on hold to wait for a decision from the higher court.
The appeals court is considering two cases – one from Tuscola County in which a judge ruled the state's medical marijuana law could be applied retroactively and as a result, he dismissed charges against a Unionville man.
The second case is Reader's April decision that the medical marijuana law could not be applied retroactively in the case of a Hartland Township resident who is charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, a four-year felony; and a misdemeanor charge of possession of marijuana after undercover narcotics officers received a tip Aug. 18, 2008, that he was growing marijuana at his Pine Hill Trail home.
Michigan's medical marijuana law went into effect in December 2008, but prosecutors argue it did not take full effect until the following April, when rules for the state identification cards needed to verify a person was using marijuana for medicinal purposes were available.
Woodall was charged in 2009 after undercover officers found 20 small marijuana plants in her home. Woodall's attorney said the marijuana is for medicinal purposes and that his client received her medical marijuana registration card in August.
News Hawk- Weedpipe 420 MAGAZINE ® - Medical Marijuana Publication & Social Networking
Source: livingstondaily.com
Contact: livingstondaily.com
Copyright: 2010
Website:Court Docket: Medical marijuana case put on hold
