cannabisnews.com: Court Ruling May Be First - San Bernardino County Court Ruling May Be First - San Bernardino County Posted by FoM on July 23, 2000 at 16:54:55 PT By Scott Vanhorne, Staff Writer Source: Victorville Daily Press In what may be a first for San Bernardino County, two medical marijuana advocates have won a court ruling that allows them to grow and use the drug. "It's a victory in this county because now there is something on record that says how much you can grow," said Anna Barrett, 29, of Victorville.Barrett and her 32-year-old husband, Gary, were arrested for cultivation and distribution of marijuana in June 1999 when San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies raided their home and discovered a pot garden. At the time, both of them had a doctor's recommendation to use the drug as required by Proposition 215, the medical marijuana initiative passed by voters in 1996.On Thursday, the couple pleaded guilty to cultivation in a plea agreement with the San Bernardino County District Attorney's office. They were sentenced to three years probation, but Deputy District Attorney Geoff Goss and Victorville Superior Court Judge Stephen Ashworth agreed to let the couple to grow and use marijuana for medical use.The court order allows them to possess up to 34 adult flowering plants that cannot exceed a yield of more than 7.1 pounds, said Gary Barrett's attorney, Deputy Public Defender Linda Forrest.Forrest said the judge simply made his ruling based on the law set forth by Proposition 215, which allows people to grow or possess marijuana if they have an oral or written recommendation from a doctor."(The judge) can't really disagree with the law," she said, adding the order may be the first of its kind in San Bernardino County.Messages left for Goss, who prosecutes cases for the San Bernardino County Marijuana Eradication Unit, were not returned Friday.Gary Barrett said he began using marijuana six years ago to treat Chron's disease, a painful bowel disorder, as well to help him quit using hard drugs."For me (marijuana) was the gateway back," Gary Barrett said.Unlike the hard drugs he was addicted to, marijuana has allowed him to lead a normal life with a regular job as a stage hand at a nearby outdoor theater, he said.Anna Barrett began using marijuana to treat chronic pain after she fell five stories from an icy ledge in London."It really changed her outlook when she got off the morphine," her husband said."It actually made my mind not focus on the pain all day long," Anna Barrett said.Gary Barrett said he started growing pot soon after deputies raided his home because he couldn't afford to purchase high-grade marijuana, which costs about $20 a gram.The Barrett's have two rooms filled with marijuana plants, but they still aren't close to reaching the limit set by the judge. Victorville, Calif.NewsHawk: Gary BarrettAMMA - San Bernardino County Directorhttp://geocities.com/trichome34/AMMAhttp://www.drugsense.org/amma/Published: July 22, 2000Copyright © 2000 Daily Press. CannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archives:http://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtmlCannabisNews Articles On Prop 215:http://cannabisnews.com/thcgi/search.pl?K=prop+215 Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #3 posted by dddd on July 24, 2000 at 07:09:16 PT Heck 7.1 would be great.I think fivepounder would probably be happy with a "fivepounder" limit.....dddd [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by fivepounder on July 24, 2000 at 06:08:44 PT 7.1 lbs This judge used the feds guidelines for how much a medical marijuana patient needs. Maybe that will go statewide. [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by dddd on July 23, 2000 at 23:10:43 PT California Things are seeming to be looking up out here in California. [ Post Comment ] Post Comment Name: Optional Password: E-Mail: Subject: Comment: [Please refrain from using profanity in your message] Link URL: Link Title: