LA Judge Says NO to my current Rec.
June 09, 2010
Judge Leland Harris Dept 107, Van Nuys Division of Los Angeles County court system today decided that the valid recommendation that I brought to court was no good. Judge Harris told me that the court would only accept recommendations from doctors from UCLA, & USC. ??He said, ??Reputable Doctors? I told him that I was unaware that under California law that there were any distinctions between doctors. He told me, ??that there were to many sham doctors out there that will give a recommendation to anyone who wanted it?. I would now have to have a good doctor at USC or UCLA agree with the ??not? so good or ??Not? good enough doctor that I went too originally for my evaluation. Then this new doctor needs to write down on their letterhead, that MM is okay for me?then this is to be taken to court. This is the equivalent to, ??bring me the wicked witch of the west??s broom stick?.
I though that this must have been a joke. What did he just say? Under Cal. H & S 11362.7(a), "Attending physician" means an individual who possesses a license in good standing to practice medicine or osteopathy issued by the Medical Board of California and who has taken responsibility for an aspect of the medical care, treatment, diagnosis, counseling, or referral of a patient and who has conducted a medical examination of that patient before recording in the patient's medical record the physician's assessment of whether the patient has a serious medical condition and whether the medical use of marijuana is appropriate or helpful.
I did bring for the courts consideration all of my prescriptions. I am on 9 different Rx drugs to deal with a host of ailments including Heart Stint Placement, Cholesterol, Diabetes, Blood Pressure, Depression, Ocular Pressure (Glaucoma)??all of which I brought to the court on UCLA stationary. Judge Harris did not even want to see it. I told him that I had brought them. All he was concerned with was my medical marijuana recommendation, and the doctor from which it came.
I thought there were laws in place to prevent me from having my medical history and medications from being public knowledge. Why is it that the court wants to see more? I use medical marijuana for depression. That is what I told my doctor in 2008 when I got my first medical recommendation and that is what I told my doctor last week when I got my most current recommendation. Is my whole metal health history going to be made a matter of record? The doctor in whom I choose to put my confidence is going to be questioned by a criminal court judge? What if I had not been the one to ask for a court hearing on this matter? What if I had been stopped and sited by a police officer? I would have showed up in front of Judge Harris with my valid, current recommendation??and because it was not written by a doctor that ??this? judge recognizes as a ??GOOD? doctor I would be treated with no consideration being given to proposition 215.
So what will become of me? I will continue on with my 3 years of probation. As a condition of my probation reading:
Not to use or possess any narcotics, dangerous or restricted drugs or associated paraphernalia, except with valid prescription, and stay away from places where users, buyers or sellers congregate, except in an authorized drug-counseling program.
Now the first time my probation officer wants a urine test to be sure that I am not on meth, or heroin it is going to show that I have been consuming marijuana. My freedom and liberty are at risk if I don??t have this second special Judge Leland Harris recommendation from a good doctor at USC or UCLA that says that it is okay for me to use medical marijuana for the treatment of my depression.
To start with UCLA and USC are medical hospitals. I use medical marijuana for a mental health illness. So I would not be able to find a psychiatrist there that is willing to see me and go down the ??yellow brick road? of Judge Harris
I am not a rich man. I don??t have the money to get a layer. But I know that this is wrong.
LA Judge Says NO to my current Rec.
Can you say lawsuit ?
That judge needs to be removed and disbarred.
The good new is the judge is not judgeing you he is broadband judgeing DOCTORS approved by the great state of California.
This is all in the records and I think your doctor needs to look over the court records with a lawyer because of deffamation of the doctors charactor.
You need to look at the judges case records and see if this is his norm. I bet it is not. His past record will put this all in light.
what you will most likely find is that you need to make sure your probation officer knows full well you have your recommendation for MMJ and your other scripts. They being a different department does not make them have to listen to the judge. I am sure they deal with this kind of case all the time.
Put your story out there. Try to get it on TV and the news. Seek out groups that will help you fight an injustice.
LA Judge Says NO to my current Rec.
That's totally rediculous. I would file a grievance complaint with the State Bar of California against that judge, get her disbarred on the terms of profiling and medical racism.
If you don't mind me asking....what landed you in court to begin with?
LA Judge Says NO to my current Rec.
I was put on 3 years probation for selling a joint to an undercover cop.
My wife is on 3 years probation for transportation of marijuana. (she walked to the collective to get said 20.oo bag) We lost everything we owned due to being in a hotel the night of the arrest. We were trying to find an apartment at the time. By the time we got out of jail (Her 34 days me 45 days) and court we were on probation.
Not only am I a patient I own awesome entertainment la we used to rep Jack Herer for booking engagements. I write for some of the local magazines, I managed a big collective. You know I am in the biz.
First thing out of the gate my probation officer wants me to ask to go back to court for a clarification.
Well you know the rest...
LA Judge Says NO to my current Rec.
Call your local NORML rep... They will help you with representation. That judge needs his ass kicked in public.
LA Judge Says NO to my current Rec.
Could you explain more about how it was you came to sell the joint? What was that all about? Were you providing the medication to someone who was without a medical cannabis recommendation? Doesn't sound like you were trying to follow the rules at all (as sketchy as the rules may be at this time).
As far as probationers being allowed to use medical cannabis, good luck with that one. Still a lot of work to be done in that area.
LA Judge Says NO to my current Rec.
Contact your Dr that issued your Rec...explain the situation-- Most Dr's are willing to show up in Court for you...especially if their Reputation is on the line-- Good luck--
LA Judge Says NO to my current Rec.
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Originally Posted by KmkJim
Contact your Dr that issued your Rec...explain the situation-- Most Dr's are willing to show up in Court for you...especially if their Reputation is on the line-- Good luck--
The wheels of justice spin mighty slow in kalifornia but probably not that slow... been a month now if I'm readin the date right.
This was apparently about more than a simple possession without a rec bust too.
The original poster is probably collecting bat guano in Pelican Bay by now.
Frrriiiiiip!
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