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Medical Marijuana Patient Convicted of Felony

Wed, Mar 10, 2010 4:11 pm

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Matthew Zugsberger, a medical marijuana user, has been convicted of felony drug transportation and misdemeanor possession. Zugsberger, who was profiled in the first issue of HIGH TIMES Medical Marijuana News & Reviews, attempted to travel with his medicine to New Orleans in December 2008.

 

His case is important for future laws concerning the transportation of a patient's marijuana. While individual states have their own laws concerning medical marijuana, there has been no ruling for patients who need their medicine while they are traveling out of state. The intense jury deliberation lasted twice as long as the actual trial. While sentincing isn't until April 8, Zugsberger faces a possible four-year prison sentence for the felony.

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StickyNmySwish

May 25 2010, 3:18 am

so i have a california 215 and i went to oregon and got pulled over with over 28gs. the charges i got were possesion and intent to deliver. both class b felonies. so i denied the d.a offer and am waiting for the judge on the 28. how much jail time u think ill do? ive been in jail before but this place looks shitty. (lakeview oregon)

smokinondubs

Apr 29 2010, 6:37 pm

i hope idoits gets in a fatal car crash, but some how survives and has to make the choice between addictive pain killers or pot. Now whos a fucking idiot

carebow

Apr 5 2010, 9:25 pm

it would be sweet if you could be tried by a jury of the majoirty of the population rather then the jury the prosicuter and the defence attorny screened or ( choose). the majority of the popultatin is paying for this gardener to eat prison food and deficate in public in view of man woman child whoever those guards bring in weather they know it or not.

budsmoker4life

Apr 1 2010, 1:34 am

This guy idiots is obviously an idiot himself,there are many thousands of people including myself that enjoy the "the high" because thats where the medical benfit comes from,you know the pain releiving effects and general good feeling that replaces the bad feeling,pain or anxiety or any other condition that you might have.If you have a permanent condition like myself you must use your medication on a regular basis but this does not mean your addicted anymore than old people are to chloresterol meds.I am still 100% motivated to go to work especially when "high" because it allows me to function through my condition when otherwise I would be a wreck.I earn well more than your generalization of medical pot users and think you are very narrow minded for thinking that all med pot users are low income for some reason.Why are you even on a pot site anyway shouldnt you be out making your 500000 grand a year,you just prove by what you say that you truly are an idiot

ChronicIsGood

Mar 25 2010, 1:15 am

I doubt you make 500,000 a year. Take your self-righteous bullshit elsewhere. You're impressing nobody.

RTJ

Mar 18 2010, 1:37 pm

Dear Idiots (the username not lovers of the green),

I find it funny that someone making 500k a year has enough time on his hands to be on here telling everyone how bad smoking marijuana is for you. How about doing something useful like buying a book about marijuana and learn about how much good its done for the people that need it. Be informed before you make yourself look like a shmuck. Oops, too late.

SMART SMOKER

Mar 17 2010, 4:46 pm

Why is this guy idiots even on the high times website if hes just gonna bash the people who actually read the mag and smoke weed. get off our sit idiots.

Idiots

Mar 17 2010, 2:02 pm

TO FAAF.. i bet you couldn't go 2 weeks with out smoking!. and you cant say your not addicted to it! once you start to justify something that is unjustifiably then you know you have a problem.. go on with ur mediocre life and make 30,000 -25,000 a year and ill make my 500,000 a year because im clear head and motivated 100% of the time. its one thing to smoke once a moth but if it becomes your life style then its obviously and addiction problem. grow up and stop blaming other people for your own childish mistakes

to 5 2 life

Mar 17 2010, 11:11 am

Yeah my wife! She's got a fat bud, needs to loose a few pounds.lol

x-cuse me mr.President,

Mar 17 2010, 11:07 am

WHAT IS OBAMA , you know, the PRESIDENT doing?WHY IS HE NOT ADVOCATING PEOPLES RIGHTS MORE?WHY IS HE SMILING WHEN SERIOUSLY ASKED ABOUT THE SUBJECT?HE SHOULD BE ANGERED BY THE CONTINUING HARRASMENT OF PEOPLE REQUIRING THE BENIFICIAL QUALITYS OF CANNABIS.HE NEEDS TO IMMEDIATELY RELEASE ALL PRISONERS THEY ARE HOLDING FOR MERELY THE POSSESSION OF CANNABIS(NO MATTER THE QUANTITY).OBAMA NEEDS TO SHOW HE'S FOR REAL AND NOT TO BE AFRAID OF BEING KICKED OUT OF OFFICE FOR IT. IT IS ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS BEING VIOLATED!GET UP STAND UP , STAND UP FOR YOUR'E RIGHTS!

5 2 life

Mar 17 2010, 4:15 am

just got released from prison. Who has bud..I need a pound.

FAAS

Mar 17 2010, 4:10 am

SAME CAN BE SAID ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS MR X POT DUDE, MAKE IT ALL LEGAL AND STOP DRUG TESTING AND OPRESSING THE POT SMOKERS.......DONT TELL ME WHAT I CAN AND CAN NOT DO. Herd of the constatution? its to protect people like me from people like you...got take your witch burning trip down the road.....

Idiots

Mar 16 2010, 8:09 pm

Medical marijuana is a joke, people are selling "medicine" with out ever going to school for it like a pharmacist does. this is a joke and a shame. people who really need it should have documented proof from multiple physicians, people selling it have no clue of the effects of it.. not one of the medical doctors who proscribe it ever ask if you have had past addiction problems. just because people haven't died doesn't mean peoples lives haven't been ruined. no one at the age of 13-18 started smoking pot for medical reasons it was all to get high and now once its medical now they have a physical pain or depression or some type of lying accuse. ur not human if u don't suffer from some type of depression in your life, life is hard stop being weak and suck it up and move on...... From an X-Pot Smoker

dbcooper

Mar 13 2010, 9:08 pm

i hear ya, but i have had a 100% success rate walking right though airports, bus stations and everywhere else with a bag of cookies. getting caught is never nice. it is nice when you have a cop that has better things to do.

I was in Fort Meyers Florida once and i had two ounces in an ald binoculars case and i was peeking around this corner to see if my cousins was coming yet ( iwas going to scare him when he walked by), when this fort meyers city policeman saw me and though i looked suspicious by peeking around this corner/building, and he asked me for my id.
He then aked me what was in my binocular case. I about shit my pants. In fla thats a 3rd degree felony at the time. 5 years in prison. Any hoot. Here's the coolest part. Before i could answer him he said.." if there is anything that shouldn't be in their, how about throwing it in the trash can?"
I didnt know what to fricken do...., but..i walked over , took the 2 ounces out of that old binocular case and thew'em in the trash.
He looked at me , handed me my id back and said.." Have a nice day"
Along came my cousin.....we waited for about 25 - 30 minutes..my cousin walked over and got the two ounces out of the trash can and we left.
This happened in 1983 and the fort meyers city policemans name was " officer Snow"
That cop was one cool cat. He could of arrested me, took me to jail maake me post a 10,000 bail, etc etc, up to five years in prison. wow.

i have a question. um...what was the question again? lol

2 dbcooper

Mar 13 2010, 12:28 pm

its not always a good idea to take cooked meds!~!!
dogs can still smell it! plus thay will way it all out as if it was bud, so you may git in more troble!!

do your part now!

Mar 12 2010, 4:20 pm

Less than one hour left to tell Obama to LEGALIZE IT!

http://www.change.org/ideas?order=popular

dbcooper

Mar 12 2010, 2:24 pm

I was hitting my pipe in san franciscos mission district when two cops appoached me, checked my card, looked at my weed and said.." It looks like some pretty good bud" , handed it back to me and got on their bikes and rode off.

Sf airport allows us to take our weed on the airplane
So does oakland airport.., just so you have a valid ca cannabis card.

IMO, the best thing to do if you have to travel through states that have more draconian cannabis laws is to have baked goodies and look up some weed when you get to where you're going. lets face it. We all know how to find cannabis.
If you do decide to travel in your car with it NEVER
smoke in car. The smell stays and too many evil do-gooders with a cell phone
Always park, go for a walk, sneak a toke or two, and drive on down the road.
Do not smoke in your hotel room. Go for a walk.

Leonnox

Mar 11 2010, 9:49 pm

fuck dat wake and bake

legalize

Mar 11 2010, 8:17 pm

Keep cannabis legalization in first place!
Only hours left to vote!
http://www.change.org/ideas?order=popular

huck5150

Mar 11 2010, 4:35 pm

fuck that shit hit the shit and pass thaty shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

King

Mar 11 2010, 3:46 pm

GO TO PUFMM.ORG TO HELP LEGALIZED MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN FLORIDA!

umm

Mar 11 2010, 2:01 pm

It is common for people to look down on those who use entheogens. The coast show the other nite was going along so good when shaminism was discussed, but then it had to be noted that the auther of the book made it CLEAR that entheogens are looked down apon.
Why do people feel the need to look down apon another who chooses to use entheogens? I have never seen any intities though, so maybe that is why those who don't use it is cause they don't know haw to control their fears. I don't know.
Whatever.
The radio station in Iowa on am radio. I am so proud of the stoners who stood up the other day for their beliefs. The "rule" is that everyone is different. Some can handle it. Some can't. Lets not hate on one another due to our differences. Life is to short for that silliness.

umm

Mar 11 2010, 1:01 pm

How did he offend anyone?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBoTxs-Ltlg

anonymous

Mar 11 2010, 12:52 pm

didnt IOWA just pass it recently?

anonymous

Mar 11 2010, 12:50 pm

washington dc should be one very soon.

TheWeedBlog

Mar 11 2010, 11:22 am

Contrary to popular belief, you can only travel to three states with your medical marijuana (Montana, Michigan and Rhode Island). If you are a patient in Oregon, and you look at the DHS FAQ's, question 13 states that you cannot travel anywhere. I'm not sure where 'anonymous' got the number 5, but here is the link for DHS that says 'none.'

http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/ommp/top20.shtml

Also, I covered this subject on my blog, here is the link to the story:

http://www.theweedblog.com/traveling-with-medical-marijuana/

This is the issue that makes medical marijuana competitions so lame. If you had one in Cali, they don't recognize any cards except Cali's. If you had one in Michigan, people would have to risk multiple felonies just to get their medicine there, even though they would be legal once they hit the state boundary. I predict that eventually more states will recognize out of state cards, but as of right now, only 3 do.

Johnny Green
http://www.theweedblog.com

king kush,,

Mar 11 2010, 10:24 am

I thought this was united states of amarica,,, Are we goinna separate states now and have more borders????? we shouldnt be afraid of state lines! this is crazy,,,

Yup

Mar 11 2010, 2:33 am

Theses are the SAME motherfuckers who pulled that little girl's arm off for downloading 'Happy Birthday'.

legalize

Mar 10 2010, 9:39 pm

Keep cannabis legalization in first place!
Only 1 day left to vote!
http://www.change.org/ideas?order=popular

gstlab3

Mar 10 2010, 8:58 pm

WHAT THE FUCK EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!???

IT IS "SHIT" LIKE THIS STORY THAT BLOWS MY FREAKING MIND MAN!!!!!!!!

THIS IS'NT EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW NOR IS IT COMPPASSIONATE., NOR DOES IT SERVE JUSTICE.,

THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT THE LAWS ARE SUPPOSED TO DO AND WHAT JUSTICE IS SUPPOSED TO MEAN ANYMORE EVIDENTLY.,

THIS "should" BE A CORE ISSUE FOR ELECTIONS AND IT IS A SIERIOUS DYSFUNCTION IN OUR SYSTEM OF PENALTIES FOR REAL CRIMES.,those that involve a victem"., "AND" THOSE RESERVED FOR CIVIL DISCORD AND OR DISOBIEDIANCE.

WHO ARE THESE NAYBOBS AND TE-TOTALING ZELLOTS THAT KEEP THIS KIND OF CRAP GOING???

I'LL TELL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

IT'S THE BIG DRUG COMPANIES THAT ARE IN THE POCKETS OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THEIR LAKIES IN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM., WHO ARE THESE LAKIES???

IT"S THE GOD DAMNED LAWYERS AND PRISON BUILDING INDUSTRY!!!

WHAT!?!? YOU DID'NT KNOW WE HAD A PRISON BUILDING INDUSTRY???!??

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH A GOVERNMENT LAWYER GETS PAID??

OH!!!!! HOW MUCH MONEY DOES THE DRUG COMPANY MAKE SELLING ANTI INFLAMITORY MEDICINES AND FOR HEADACHES AND FOR ARTHRITIS?????????

HOW MUCH MONEY DOES THE PETRO CHEMICAL INDUSTRY MAKE EVERY YEAR???


DID YOU KNOW "EVERYTHING" Yes I said everything.,
THAT IS MADE FROM "PETROLEIUM OILS/EARTH OR ROCK BASED OLIS.,"
CAN ALSO BE MADE WITH PLANT BASED OILS SUCH AS THOSE FOUND IN ABUNDANCE IN THE HEMP PLANT?
AND THAT IN THE MARIJUANA STRAINS YOU CAN FIND THE HEALING MEDICINES THAT NATURE AND GOD INTENDED FOR US TO USE?


DID YOU KNOW THIS WAS REALLY TRUE? IT IS., AND IT IS THE BIGGEST SECRETE IN THE MODERN WORLD RIGHT NOW.

ALL THE CONTROL AND FIGHTING OVER LANDS AND THE ILLEGALITY OF CERTAIN PLANTS THAT HEAL OR HAVE ECONOMIC VALUE ARE SAID TO BE DANGEROUS AND TOXIC AND NOT MANAGEABLE BY ORDINARY CITIZENS.

FUNNY NO ONE IS FIGHTING OVER SAY OXYCONTIN OR MORPHINE..,

OH WAIT!!!!!!! IS'NT THAT WHAT THE HEALTH CARE CRISIS IS ALL ABOUT??
I MEAN ALL THIS MONEY HAS GONE TO WHAT???

WE ARE STILL SICKLY AND DYING AND NO WE ARE BROKE TOO????!!!

I SAY IF THE PEOPLE HAD THE TRUTH AND THE KNOWLEDGE WE WOULD'NT BE IN THE SHAPE WE ARE IN TODAY!!!!
?????!!!!!IN AMERICA!!!!!!??????
OF ALL PLACES!!!!!!!!!!???????!!!!!!!!!!!!


SHAME ON US!!!! FOR BECOMING SO IGNORANT AND SO GULLABLE AND SO WELL PATRINIZED BY THE POLITICAL CLASSES AND THE ELITISTS WHO THINK THEY ARE BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE BECAUSE THEY"RE SO RICH AND POWERFULL!!!!!!

GO BUY "ME" A POLITICIAN AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS!!!!!!!!!!


GROW YOUR OWN, FREE YOUR MIND, FREE THE PLANET!!!!!!!!!!!!

no way dude

Mar 10 2010, 8:21 pm

so they arrest a medical patient, take away his medicine, drag him in front of judge and jury, hold him for a month for no reason with an outrageous possible 4 year sentence to worry about. It's so sad some people are heartless, braindead , plain bloody fascists and have the power to totally screw up your life. It is time to overgrow this apparently not respecting human needs legal system.

no way dude

Mar 10 2010, 8:17 pm

so they arrest a medical patient, take away his medicine, drag him in front of judge and jury, hold him for a month for no reason with an outrageous possible 4 year sentence to worry about. It's so sad some people are heartless, braindead , plain bloody fascists and have the power to totally screw up your life. It is time to overgrow this apparently not respecting human needs legal system.

anonymous

Mar 10 2010, 6:30 pm

whats werid about this is that in Oregon your Medical card is good in 5 other states not including california youd think states would change this rule so patients dont half to go threw this garbage.

Mr good sense

Mar 10 2010, 4:17 pm

Grow your own don't think they can stop us be first

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