Judge Gives Defense Time to Explain Marijuana Use

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Judge Gives Defense Time to Explain Marijuana Use

Baltimore Sun (12/20/94) P. 5B
O'Brien, Dennis

At the end of an AIDS patient's hearing on Monday for the possession and manufacturing of marijuana, a Charles County, Md., judge said that he would give the defense lawyers 10 days to submit legal memos supporting their position. The prosecution will have five days to respond before a decision is made. Jerome E. Mensch, a 43-year-old dairy farmer, told the judge that the marijuana he was growing in his back yard was helping him fight the effects of AIDS. The marijuana cigarettes, he said, stimulated his appetite and curbed the nausea that accompanied his illness. Mensch's physician testified that he was so convinced of the drug's effects that he wrote a note certifying that Mensch was HIV-positive and allowing him to buy marijuana through a "Cannabis Buyers Club" for AIDS patients in Washington. Assistant State's Attorney Patrick Devine claimed that Mensch did not try legal alternatives--such as Marinol, which contains the active ingredient in marijuana and is legal for use by AIDS patients- -before turning to marijuana. Related Story: Washington Post (12/20) P. D1

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