cannabisnews.com: Court Evicts Feds From Patients' Gardens Court Evicts Feds From Patients' Gardens Posted by CN Staff on April 29, 2004 at 21:59:23 PT By Judy Appel Source: Union Tribune Thousands of seriously ill Californians who rely on medical marijuana to relieve their pain, restore their appetite, treat their nausea or help with a slew of other symptoms are breathing a little easier this week as a result of a federal court order. In the case of County of Santa Cruz et al. v. Ashcroft, U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel issued a temporary injunction barring the federal government from raiding the gardens of the Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana, or WAMM. The ruling allows the collective to resume cultivation free from the fear of further federal prosecution. This relief comes 18 months after a brutal Drug Enforcement Administration raid on WAMM in Santa Cruz, and a year after the collective's seriously ill members filed suit against the federal government to stop the law enforcement harassment. Last week's order is the first time that a court has applied the law to protect the right of a group of sick people to grow and share their medicine. This is no small victory. In the seven years since the voters of California overwhelmingly passed Proposition 215, which permits patients to use medical marijuana with a physician's recommendation, the federal government has done everything in its power to undermine the will of the voters of California and the eight other states that subsequently passed their own medical marijuana laws. The WAMM collective is a group of terminally and chronically ill patients and their caregivers who grow and use medicine with the recommendation of their physicians in compliance with state law and local ordinances. WAMM is a true collective, where members do not pay for their medicine and everyone contributes in his or her own way to the community. On Sept. 23, 2002, 30 federal DEA agents raided the WAMM gardens in the Santa Cruz hills. These agents held the collective's founders and a patient at gunpoint while they confiscated their marijuana plants. Snipped: Complete Article: http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/evicts.htmSource: San Diego Union Tribune (CA)Author: Judy AppelPublished: April 29, 2004Copyright: 2004 Union-Tribune Publishing Co.Contact: letters uniontrib.comWebsite: http://www.uniontrib.com/Related Articles & Web Sites:WAMMhttp://www.wamm.org/Drug Policy Alliancehttp://www.drugpolicy.org/Pictures From WAMM Protesthttp://freedomtoexhale.com/eventpics.htmPot Group Basks in Victory, Eyes New Harvesthttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18728.shtmlJudge Prohibits Raids on Pot Clubhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18712.shtmlSanta Cruz Group Wins Court OK To Grow Pot http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18707.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #3 posted by FoM on April 30, 2004 at 09:00:56 PT Hi Everyone I have been looking but I can't find any news to post that is worth bumping down the articles that are already on the front page. I'll keep looking but it is going to be a slow news day. I hope the Million Marijuana Marches are a big success and we get lots of news covering the events.Have a nice weekend everyone! Million Marijuana March 2003 [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by 13th step on April 30, 2004 at 08:06:12 PT Unrelated http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=18557GAO Green-Lights White House Interference in ElectionsBy Daniel Forbes, AlterNet April 29, 2004 [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by lag on April 29, 2004 at 22:30:42 PT That is so awesome Way to go SC and judge Fogel. [ Post Comment ] Post Comment