Court overturns medical marijuana conviction

11:22 AM PDT on Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Associated Press

The conviction of an aging motel owner in Spokane, Washington, who said he grew marijuana to treat his glaucoma, has been reversed on medical grounds.

Sixty-four-year-old Loren Hanson, of Pullman, meets the definition of a "qualifying patient" under the Medical Marijuana Act.

Oregon is one of eleven states that also has Medicinal Marijuana.

Hanson's lawyer told local media that his client is in poor health and allergic to other medication that could relieve the eye pressure from glaucoma, which can causes blindness.

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