Marijuana For Muscle Spasms

A man paralyzed from the neck down suffered severe spastic contractions. He said no prescription drug controlled them, but that marijuana did. He was charged with possessing more than 25 grams. He argued the general defence of necessity in the criminal code should excuse him, because the drug was medically required. The state answered that the legislature had already fixed how marijuana may be used medically, and that a judge cannot add an exception the lawmakers left out.