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Medical Marijuana
Wednesday 17 Sep 2008 17 September 2008 On Tuesday, the Dutch high court ruled that a man suffering from multiple sclerosis is allowed to grow his own marijuana in order to counteract the serious consequences of his disease. De Volkskrant writes that court's ruling is "sensational", given that growing marijuana is forbidden under Dutch opium laws, although the government does turn a blind eye to anyone growing five plants or less and to the sale of five grams per person per day by coffee shops. Trouw reports that in 2005, a court in Assen convicted Wim Moorlag and his wife for growing marijuana. A higher court overturned the conviction in 2006 after experts testified that the cannabis grown by Moorlag was purely to counteract the severe pain and muscle spasms caused by MS. The High Court ruling on Tuesday confirms the earlier ruling and frees the couple from any further prosecution. The High Court wrote that the societal demand to maintain law and order were outweighed by the personal needs of the MS patient.
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