Pubdate: Sat, 24 Sep 2005
Source: Burbank Leader (CA)
Copyright: 2005 Burbank Leader
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MEDICAL MARIJUANA CASE DROPPED

City attorney's office dismisses citation against woman for not having
identification for carrying medical marijuana.

A charge of violating a state law on possession of medical marijuana
was dropped Thursday against an advocate who helped get the law passed.

The Burbank City Attorney's office dismissed a citation against
Valerie Corral for allegedly not having proper identification that
allowed her to carry marijuana under the state's Compassionate Use
Act. Corral, of Santa Cruz, was cited July 27 when she was found with
5 grams of marijuana at Bob Hope Airport.

A conviction on the citation carried a penalty of a $100 fine, the
state's lowest misdemeanor, Alvarez said.

Corral uses medical marijuana for seizures caused by a head injury she
suffered from a 1972 car accident.

Corral helped draft the Compassionate Use Act, passed in 1998; founded
a hospice care center for Santa Cruz patients who use medical
marijuana to alleviate symptoms associated with various terminal
diseases and conditions; and continues to lobby in Sacramento.
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