Sonoma County judge orders man's medicinal marijuana destroyed

04/18/07 18:57:14


A Sonoma County judge said he would order the destruction of 19 pounds
of pot seized by police, even though the case later was dropped
because the owner was a verified medical marijuana user.

The original owner of the marijuana, Shashon Jenkins, 26, was arrested
in October, but the marijuana cultivation and possession charges
against him were dismissed in December. Jenkins had testified that he
uses marijuana to relieve chronic pain and grows it for several
clients who also use it under a doctor's authorization.

During the December hearing, Judge Lawrence Antolini ordered the
marijuana returned to Jenkins.

But Santa Rosa police refused to return the marijuana, saying it would
violate federal law.

On Tuesday, Antolini rejected a request from Jenkins' attorney for
more time to make his case to get the pot back, after his doctor
submitted incomplete medical records in the case.

Information from: The Press Democrat, http://www.pressdemo.com

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