Laughry gets 6 months jail, 2 years probation for marijuana possession

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Coldwater, Mich. —

A friend told Richard Laughry he could grow marijuana because he had filed for a Michigan Medical Marijuana (MMMA) card and the state cashed his money order.

“I thought I was legal,” Laughry, 42, told Branch County Circuit Court Judge Bill O’Grady.

Laughry will serve six months in jail and then be on probation for two years for manufacturing the drug at his Behnke Road home.

“You may not apply for the medical marijuana card while on probation,” Judge O’Grady told him. “You must be drug-free” and will be drug tested.

The complete story appears in the Saturday, March 12, 2011 edition and is available at coldwaterdailyreporter.mi.newsmemory.com.
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I know this has been a real grey area. At least there is some clarification now, a basis on which people can look at. I know many parole officers have told their people that as long as you have a card, you are okay. Others have said that even with it you are not okay, because part of your probation or parole is that you can not use. I guess it just depends on who your PO is and if he is a hard ass about it.

i was recently placed on probation for a driving on a suspended licence charge. the 7th i believe. lol i told my po right from the get go i am a medical card holder and i dont intend to stop for probation. he simply said its an approval on a state level and the county probation dep cannot undercut a state level certification. how true it is idk. never seen it on paper... but i dont intend to stop for any reason and i was not on paper when i applied.