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Like medical marijuana thefts, the possession of a medical marijuana prescription by one of the high school students arrested for allegedly stealing plants on Wednesday was not news to police.
As the Ukiah High School on-campus officer, Glenn Stark has had a number of run-ins with such children.
One was a boy who was issued a medical marijuana caregiver card by the county.
The boy was not himself a legal user, but was issued the card to grow the drug for his father, with whom he lived, Stark said. He said he became aware of the boy because he was caught in possession of marijuana on campus.
"From that, we learned there is no age provisions on caregivers,"
Stark said.
The marijuana ultimately was returned to the family, with the stipulation the boy would not bring it on campus, Stark said.
The boy later was arrested for possessing a different prescription medicine without a prescription, he said.
Another boy was brought to his attention after bragging to people on campus that he could legally possess marijuana.
The boy had a prescription but Stark wanted to make sure he did not bring the weed to school.
"To make sure he understood, I called his mother," Stark said. It turned out she had no idea her son had the prescription.
"She was flabbergasted," Stark said. "She was angry her son had gone to a doctor without her permission, was seen without her consent, and given a prescription for a condition that did not exist."
He said he doesn't recall what the alleged reason for the prescription was, but it was a common ailment, like headaches. In any case, the mother said it was an ailment her son did not have.
The woman also said she'd been suspicious when, just a few days before, she'd found a receipt in her son's pocket for $100.
The receipt did not identify the recipient of the money, but Stark believes it was from one of the doctors who occasionally come to Ukiah, set up shop in a motel for a day, and hand out prescriptions. He said they advertise they'll be in town ahead of time.
Stark said he's not thrilled with legalizing medical marijuana, but he's absolutely opposed to children being given prescriptions for marijuana.
"It's a license to sell," he said.
He said it's ironic that a minor can legally use marijuana, but can't legally have sex or drink alcohol.
Neither Sheriff Tony Craver nor District Attorney Norm Vroman, who are responsible for the county's medical marijuana cards, could be reached Thursday afternoon for comment about juveniles with medical marijuana cards. However, when asked several months ago about children being issued medical marijuana cards, Craver said he was unaware of their existence.
Public Health Officer Dr. Marvin Trotter, who oversees the program, has previously said he won't issue cards to minors. That means the sheriff or district attorney would have to do so.
Pubdate: Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Source: Ukiah Daily Journal, The (CA)
Copyright: 2003, MediaNews Group, Inc.
Contact: udj@pacific.net
Website: Ukiah Daily Journal: Breaking News, Sports, Business, Entertainment & Ukiah News
As the Ukiah High School on-campus officer, Glenn Stark has had a number of run-ins with such children.
One was a boy who was issued a medical marijuana caregiver card by the county.
The boy was not himself a legal user, but was issued the card to grow the drug for his father, with whom he lived, Stark said. He said he became aware of the boy because he was caught in possession of marijuana on campus.
"From that, we learned there is no age provisions on caregivers,"
Stark said.
The marijuana ultimately was returned to the family, with the stipulation the boy would not bring it on campus, Stark said.
The boy later was arrested for possessing a different prescription medicine without a prescription, he said.
Another boy was brought to his attention after bragging to people on campus that he could legally possess marijuana.
The boy had a prescription but Stark wanted to make sure he did not bring the weed to school.
"To make sure he understood, I called his mother," Stark said. It turned out she had no idea her son had the prescription.
"She was flabbergasted," Stark said. "She was angry her son had gone to a doctor without her permission, was seen without her consent, and given a prescription for a condition that did not exist."
He said he doesn't recall what the alleged reason for the prescription was, but it was a common ailment, like headaches. In any case, the mother said it was an ailment her son did not have.
The woman also said she'd been suspicious when, just a few days before, she'd found a receipt in her son's pocket for $100.
The receipt did not identify the recipient of the money, but Stark believes it was from one of the doctors who occasionally come to Ukiah, set up shop in a motel for a day, and hand out prescriptions. He said they advertise they'll be in town ahead of time.
Stark said he's not thrilled with legalizing medical marijuana, but he's absolutely opposed to children being given prescriptions for marijuana.
"It's a license to sell," he said.
He said it's ironic that a minor can legally use marijuana, but can't legally have sex or drink alcohol.
Neither Sheriff Tony Craver nor District Attorney Norm Vroman, who are responsible for the county's medical marijuana cards, could be reached Thursday afternoon for comment about juveniles with medical marijuana cards. However, when asked several months ago about children being issued medical marijuana cards, Craver said he was unaware of their existence.
Public Health Officer Dr. Marvin Trotter, who oversees the program, has previously said he won't issue cards to minors. That means the sheriff or district attorney would have to do so.
Pubdate: Sat, 27 Sep 2003
Source: Ukiah Daily Journal, The (CA)
Copyright: 2003, MediaNews Group, Inc.
Contact: udj@pacific.net
Website: Ukiah Daily Journal: Breaking News, Sports, Business, Entertainment & Ukiah News