Medical Marijuana Card in California is NO License to Smoke Dope if You are on Probation

A defendant was recently put on probation for cultivating marijuana with the intent to sell. As a condition of his probation, the court told the defendant that he could not use “medical marijuana” even though he had a doctor’s prescription due to his medical condition. The defendant appealed and said that this was a violation of his legal rights – which negatively impacted his ability to receive proper medical treatment.

The court said to the defendant “No Smoking Dope for You” while you are on probation. The court didn’t care about his medical marijuana card. The court didn't care about his medical condition. The court only cared about the fact that he violated the law when he decided to cultivate marijuana.

The court ruled that for the next 3 years of his probation he could not smoke dope for any reason. If he is caught doing so, he will be in a violation of probation, and he can go to jail for as long as three years.

Lesson to be learned: if you have a medical marijuana license, it means you can smoke dope. Thus, a medical marijuana card is not a license to grow large quantifies of marijuana with the purpose to sell it to your friends.

If you or a loved one facing criminal charges due to the possession of marijuana with the intent to sell in Riverside, Orange, Los Angeles or San Bernardino Counties, please call our defense lawyers of Walling & Klarich at 888-749-0034.
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