Pubdate:  81697
Source:   Orange County RegisterNews,page 4 
Contact: Headline: Retroactive use ruled OK for marijuana law 

California's medical marijuana law can be used as a defense in cases that
arose earlier and were not yet final when the initiative passed last
November,a state appeals court ruled Friday.

The 1st District Court of Appeal also said that although Proposition 215
expressly provides a defense only to charges of cultivating and possessing
marijuana for medical use,it also can be used to counter chances of
transporting marijuana.

The amount and method of transport must be"reasonably related to the
patient's current medical needs,"the court said.

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