Legal Help Needed ASAP!!

[AmeriSkunk]

OK I am in need of some legal help

I recently got busted for cultivation, well last year but it was recently finalized. I got two felonies out of the deal but one was a subsequent possession charge and the other for simple cultivation for for intent to distribute

I would certainly qualify for medical marijuana because I was mugged last christmas and my spine was injured, and I also have severe arthritus and bone degeneration in my index fingers, not to mention the tendon damage done to my hands. I cant bend some of my fingers all the way.

My question is this, I am on one year supervised probation here, and im not allowed to take any medication that is not prescribed to me. Now I take valium, I dont like taking pills, cannabis is just my cure all. It increases my joint movement, spinal pain and just makes the aches and pains of life easier to deal with.

And I have talked to some of the probation offices in Mendocino county and they said it would be no problem for the to transfer my probation from Oklahoma to Mendocino county.

Now if I do qualify for a medical marijuana card, and have it prescribed to me, would that be a violation of my probation under california law? I spoke with someone from Norml about this earlier and he said he wasn't sure. From what the judge here said I am allowed to take meds that are prescribed to me. I just dont want to violate my probation and do a few years in jail.

this is a very serious issue for me because the doctors here will not give me pain medication for whatever reason.

So if I wont be violation my probation by getting a medical marijuana card, I will be making the move to somewhere in Mendocino County.

Can anyone shed any light on this topic for me?

and again im sorry I posted this in the wrong forum if I did but I didnt see a legal section.

Thank you for all of your help, smoke one fore me guys/gals

Peace

AmeriSkunk Reviewed by AmeriSkunk on 10-07-2009. Legal Help Needed ASAP!! OK I am in need of some legal help I recently got busted for cultivation, well last year but it was recently finalized. I got two felonies out of the deal but one was a subsequent possession charge and the other for simple cultivation for for intent to distribute I would certainly qualify for medical marijuana because I was mugged last christmas and my spine was injured, and I also have severe arthritus and bone degeneration in my index fingers, not to mention the tendon damage done to my Rating: 5

[dennisjill]

From what I've read, because marijuna is a class 1 drug, doctors can't actually prescribe it. They do recommend it, it's up to you to decide to use it. So, unfortunately, I think you're out of luck. You should check with a lawyer, and the parole people. It would ultimatly be their decision I think.
Dennis in Montana

[jamessr]

Your good to go, just get your card[or recommendation] and that qualifies as the same legal definition as a script[prescription from a dr.], to verify this I would not call NORMAL,I would call BRUCE MARGOLIN-310-652-0991, HE IS A TOP NOTCH MMJ LAWYER BAR NONE!!!! CALL HIM AND TALK TO HIM.

[dejayou30]

Sorry, but that is bad info, jamessr. Cannabis is a Schedule 1 drug, meaning that it has no legitimate medical use and can therefore not be prescribed as medicine by a doctor. California has a loophole where doctor's can "recommend" it under state law to treat a myriad of illness (as it effectively does as we well know), but since it has "no recognized medical use" by the feds (Schedule 1), it cannot be prescribed, and therefore is not the same as a prescription. A bill passed through the state government in CA to protect MMJ patients from the repercussions of testing positive for THC in drug tests, but the Governator vetoed it for some stupid, stupid reason. Unfortunately you may be out of luck AmeriSkunk. Also, how did you get caught cultivating anyways, if you don't mind me asking?