cannabisnews.com: Judge Won't Shield Drug-Case Doctor Judge Won't Shield Drug-Case Doctor Posted by CN Staff on July 09, 2004 at 22:23:29 PT By Claire Cooper -- Bee Legal Affairs Writer Source: Sacramento Bee San Francisco -- A judge here refused on Thursday to block a threatened drug-dealing prosecution against Dr. Molly Fry, who recommended marijuana to patients at a clinic in Cool and may have sold them pot-growing kits."If somebody's innocent, they get vindicated at trial," U.S. District Judge William Alsup told Fry, who could be charged in federal court in Sacramento. Fry asked for a temporary restraining order in San Francisco because Alsup four years ago issued an injunction barring federal drug authorities from harassing doctors who recommend pot to their patients under Proposition 215, California's medical marijuana initiative.The injunction has been upheld on appeal.But Alsup, clearly skeptical of Fry's claims of innocence, said it didn't bar the case against her."They were recommending it; they weren't supplying marijuana," he said, describing the doctors protected by his order.Snipped: Complete Article: http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/shield.htmSource: Sacramento Bee (CA)Author: Claire Cooper -- Bee Legal Affairs WriterPublished: Friday, July 9, 2004Copyright: 2004 The Sacramento BeeContact: opinion sacbee.comWebsite: http://www.sacbee.com/Related Articles & Web Site:Medicinal Cannabis Research Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/research.htm Medical Board Files Accusation Against Pot Doc http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread19146.shtmlDoctor Gets Restraining Order vs. Ashcrofthttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread19117.shtmlReefer Madness - News & Review http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread11457.shtmlDEA Seize Files on Medical Marijuana Patients http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread11023.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #1 posted by FoM on July 10, 2004 at 11:12:24 PT News Article from The Associated Press Madera Judge To Decide Whether To Punish City Over Medical MarijuanaJuly 10, 2004 Madera - AP -- A Madera County judge will decide this month whether the city of Chowchilla should face punishment for not returning medical marijuana to its owner.Forty-three-year-old Michael Celli of Chowchilla wants 48-hundred dollars from the city.He says it's illegally keeping marijuana confiscated from his car during a police stop last year.Celli says he's a medical marijuana patient who bought the pot legally from an Oakland co-op.The case involves a discrepancy between state law -- which allows possession of medical marijuana if someone has a doctor's prescription -- and federal law.Police officials cited federal law in their decision to keep the marijuana.Copyright 2004 Associated Press [ Post Comment ] Post Comment