Michigan judge allows medical pot use for suspects
FERNDALE, Mich. (AP) - A Detroit-area judge is allowing some defendants arrested in a series of raids to keep using state-approved medical marijuana while out on bond.
The Detroit Free Press reports the decision by Ferndale District Judge Joseph Longo on Thursday is in sharp contrast to a Waterford judge's ruling earlier in the week.
That judge, Richard Kuhn Jr., ruled that marijuana use by defendants in a parallel case would be a bond violation.
Both sets of defendants were arrested Aug. 25 in raids by the Oakland County Narcotics Enforcement Team.
The Daily Tribune of Royal Oak says the defendants face a range of charges that include illegally growing and selling marijuana.
The Detroit News reports Longo ordered the 10 defendants before him to return to court Sept. 20.
