Charges dismissed in Mich. medical-marijuana bust

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By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Jun 17, 2009 at 2:42 PM EST

Story Updated: Jun 17, 2009 at 2:42 PM EST

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — An Oakland County judge has thrown out drug charges against a couple who say they grew marijuana for medical reasons.

Fifty-nine-year-old Robert Redden and 47-year-old Torey Clark successfully argued they were protected by Michigan's medical-marijuana law, which voters approved last year.

Police seized 21 marijuana plants from their Madison Heights home in March. Redden and Clark had recommendations from a doctor to use the drug.

The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press report District Judge Robert Turner was critical of the law Wednesday but dismissed the charges against the couple.

The state is issuing ID cards to medical-marijuana patients to protect them from arrest. The cards were not available at the time of the Madison Heights raid.

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