United States v. Swerdlen, 3:16-cr-00221-9-MOC (2019)
Court: District Court, W.D. North Carolina
Number: infdco20190715935
Visitors: 14
Filed: Jul. 12, 2019
Latest Update: Jul. 12, 2019
Summary: ORDER MAX O. COGBURN, JR. , District Judge . THIS MATTER is before the Court on defendant's two separate motions, titled as "Agreed Motion to Permit Defendant's Use of Prescribed Medical Marijuana," filed in Criminal Case Numbers 3:16cr221-9 (#397) and 3:18cr55-1 (#21). Defendant's motions state that the Government has no objection to the motions. As both parties are aware, while medical marijuana has been legalized under Florida law, it remains an illegal substance under federal law. For
Summary: ORDER MAX O. COGBURN, JR. , District Judge . THIS MATTER is before the Court on defendant's two separate motions, titled as "Agreed Motion to Permit Defendant's Use of Prescribed Medical Marijuana," filed in Criminal Case Numbers 3:16cr221-9 (#397) and 3:18cr55-1 (#21). Defendant's motions state that the Government has no objection to the motions. As both parties are aware, while medical marijuana has been legalized under Florida law, it remains an illegal substance under federal law. For t..
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ORDER
MAX O. COGBURN, JR., District Judge.
THIS MATTER is before the Court on defendant's two separate motions, titled as "Agreed Motion to Permit Defendant's Use of Prescribed Medical Marijuana," filed in Criminal Case Numbers 3:16cr221-9 (#397) and 3:18cr55-1 (#21). Defendant's motions state that the Government has no objection to the motions. As both parties are aware, while medical marijuana has been legalized under Florida law, it remains an illegal substance under federal law. For this reason, the Court will require a response from the Government before ruling on the motions, explaining its position on the issue.
ORDER
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that within ten days the Government shall file a response to defendant's motions titled "Agreed Motion to Permit Defendant's Use of Prescribed Medical Marijuana," in Criminal Case Numbers 3:16cr221-9 and 3:18cr55-1. The Clerk's office shall file this Order in both cases.
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