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Possession Charges with Medicinal Marijuana Card: Penalties?
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What kind of punishment will I be facing if I am charged with possession of marijuana, but I have a medicinal marijuana card?

If you are charged with a California state crime of possession of marijuana and you had a valid prescription from a doctor at the time you were cited or arrested for possession, your case should be dismissed. California state law allows you to possess marijuana provided you have a medical marijuana card at the time. Federal law still makes possession of marijuana a crime, but state law does not.


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