Pubdate: Mon, 24 Mar 2014
Source: Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ)
Copyright: 2014 Associated Press
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JUDGE OKS POT-DERIVED TREATMENT FOR 5-YEAR-OLD

PHOENIX (AP) - A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has ruled that 
a 5-year-old Mesa boy with debilitating seizures can be treated with 
marijuana extract, effectively reinterpreting Arizona's medical marijuana law.

Judge Katherine Cooper ruled late Friday, in a preliminary injunction 
filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, that Zander Welton can 
legally consume extracts. In her ruling, Cooper said the Arizona 
Medical Marijuana Act authorizes qualifying patients to use extracts, 
including CBD oil, adapted from marijuana.

The ACLU filing claimed Zander "is likely to suffer irreparable 
injury if his parents cannot treat him with a marijuana extract 
without fear of criminal prosecution."

Under the state's medical marijuana law, the Maricopa County 
Attorney's Office considers marijuana extracts illegal.
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