cannabisnews.com: New Marijuana Arrest for Medical-Use Activist New Marijuana Arrest for Medical-Use Activist Posted by FoM on January 11, 2002 at 17:27:37 PT By Karessa E. Weir, News Staff Reporter Source: Ann Arbor News Local medical-marijuana activist Renee Emry Wolfe was arrested on drug charges again this week, even as she awaits sentencing on a previous charge of delivery and manufacturing marijuana.Ann Arbor Police officers took Wolfe, 41, from her home Tuesday and charged her with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute it. The arrest stemmed from an incident in November when officers detected the odor of marijuana while accompanying her husband into Wolfe's home so he could retrieve some belongings. Wolfe gave them a bag of marijuana and the officers found a number of leaves and stalks that Wolfe described as trash.Wolfe, who says she uses marijuana to ease the pain of multiple sclerosis, charged the arrest was retaliation for her outspoken views on the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes."They have targeted me and continue to harass me and I'm tired of it," she said Thursday. "I intent to file a lawsuit against the city of Ann Arbor and I'm going to win. And then I'm going to buy lots of pot with the money I win."Wolfe spent Tuesday night in jail before she was arraigned Wednesday and released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond. A preliminary hearing is set for Jan. 23 in Washtenaw County District Court. If convicted of the felony charge, Wolfe faces four years in prison.Ann Arbor Police Sgt. Michael Logghe scoffed at Wolfe's harassment claims."Obviously, she is incorrect. We were called to her home. The idea that there is somehow a conspiracy against her is preposterous," Logghe said.Before her most recent arrest, Wolfe was awaiting sentencing on drug charges. Wolfe was accused of selling marijuana for $10 to a police informant in June 2000. She was charged with two counts of delivery and manufacturing of marijuana. Both charges are punishable by up to four years in prison.In December, Wolfe pleaded guilty to one of the charges in exchange for the other charge to be dismissed. She was scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 29.Wolfe was convicted in 1995 on misdemeanor marijuana possession charges and in 1996 on two felony charges of delivery of marijuana. She received no jail time in either case.In 1999, Wolfe was convicted in U.S. Superior Court in Washington on a misdemeanor charge of marijuana possession. The charge stemmed from Wolfe lighting a marijuana cigarette in the Washington office of Rep. William McCollum, R-Fla., in September 1998.News reporter Liz Cobbs contributed to this report.Source: Ann Arbor News (MI)Author: Karessa E. Weir, News Staff ReporterPublished: Friday, January 11, 2002Copyright: 2002 The Ann Arbor NewsWebsite: http://aa.mlive.com/Contact: Letternews aol.comRelated Articles & Web Site:Medical Marijuana Information Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/medical.htmMarijuana Proponent Enters Not-Guilty Pleas http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread9681.shtmlWoman with MS Convicted of Possessing Marijuana http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread8492.shtml END SNIP --> Snipped Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #4 posted by FoM on January 13, 2002 at 23:23:27 PT Correct email for Ann Arbor News letters annarbornews.com [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by FoM on January 12, 2002 at 08:11:03 PT GCW This is the contact information that I have in the article from the Ann Arbor News. I got the info from Mapinc. Directory so it should be right. If not please let me know.Contact: Letternews aol.com [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by Sam Adams on January 12, 2002 at 07:37:17 PT Welcome to America, America, Land of the Free, Home of the Brave, 2002!Armed men come to you house and arrest you, taking you in shackles to prison, for a few plant stems and leaves.And 99% of the population think it's totally acceptable.Great media coverage, too....no mention of the fact that this woman has Multiple Sclerosis, I'm fairly sure she's in a wheelchair. [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by The GCW on January 12, 2002 at 07:22:48 PT contact: feedback mlive.com - May work better.If there is a better still... please post it. I would sure hate for them to not receive my thoughts on the subject. [ Post Comment ] Post Comment