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Medical Marijuana: Users, Growers Can Sue Over Police Raids, California Appeals Court Rules

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EXCERPT: In the first ruling of its kind, the California 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento held Wednesday that medical marijuana patients and growers can sue police for illegally raiding their properties and destroying their plants. The ruling came in County of Butte v. Butte County Superior Court.

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Medical marijuana patients and providers do not need to suffer "the expense and stress of criminal proceedings," to assert their rights, Justice Vance Raye wrote.

Amen to that.

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  • 5 votes
Reply#1 - Fri Jul 3, 2009 6:12 PM EDT
{"commentId":8011783,"authorDomain":"Wheel"}

Exactly, it's about time for Obama to curb this kind of crap by the Feds.

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  • 6 votes
#1.1 - Fri Jul 3, 2009 6:43 PM EDT
{"commentId":8038725,"authorDomain":"zomzom"}
Exactly, it's about time for Obama to curb this kind of crap by the Feds.

Agreed. I thought we voted for a liberal. Time he started acting like it.

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  • 4 votes
#1.2 - Sun Jul 5, 2009 2:26 PM EDT
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{"commentId":8011848,"authorDomain":"alkimija"}

About time. We need a ruling like that in Canada.

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  • 5 votes
Reply#2 - Fri Jul 3, 2009 6:47 PM EDT
{"commentId":8012376,"authorDomain":"Rixar13"}

Wheel

Exactly, it's about time for Obama to curb this kind of crap by the Feds

I agree and maybe time to release Bush appointees.

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Reply#3 - Fri Jul 3, 2009 7:16 PM EDT
{"commentId":8013250,"authorDomain":"MinnieApolis"}

Agreed then. :~)

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  • 2 votes
Reply#4 - Fri Jul 3, 2009 8:00 PM EDT
{"commentId":8013271,"authorDomain":"bernieblue34"}

And I was starting to forget what good news sounded like... Thanks!

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  • 6 votes
Reply#5 - Fri Jul 3, 2009 8:02 PM EDT
{"commentId":8013901,"authorDomain":"tslavings"}

Once this hits the Federal Courts it will be overruled!

Would somebody please tell me when California left the Union, only then would it be Illegal.

If they have left please return the stimuls money that the other states have given you.

What is up with those Liberals in Cal.

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Reply#6 - Fri Jul 3, 2009 8:34 PM EDT
{"commentId":8038696,"authorDomain":"zomzom"}
If they have left please return the stimuls money that the other states have given you.
What is up with those Liberals in Cal.

Um, you know that us liberals pay way more to the fed than we get back, while conservative states take more from the fed than they pay in, right? Even with the stimulus, we get back fewer tax dollars than we put in. Red states, on the other hand, take the government handouts and run, having their programs paid for by us liberals.

By the way? We also grow everything you eat, and make everything you see on tv.

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#6.1 - Sun Jul 5, 2009 2:24 PM EDT
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{"commentId":8014655,"authorDomain":"adklugherz"}

YAY!!!

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  • 2 votes
Reply#7 - Fri Jul 3, 2009 9:15 PM EDT
{"commentId":8015632,"authorDomain":"cmfejzullah"}

This is certainly a step in the right direction!

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  • 4 votes
Reply#8 - Fri Jul 3, 2009 10:08 PM EDT
{"commentId":8028706,"authorDomain":"clueles74"}

Good decision since it's only logical. I worry about it getting overturned further up the line, though.

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  • 2 votes
Reply#9 - Sat Jul 4, 2009 7:16 PM EDT
{"commentId":8030038,"authorDomain":"MinnieApolis"}

Rachel -- We'll worry about that if and when it happens...

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  • 5 votes
#9.1 - Sat Jul 4, 2009 9:23 PM EDT
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