Kenneth Wells, 56, is tentatively scheduled for trial Jan. 26 for
growing marijuana in his home in unincorporated St. Charles County, MO.
Wells'
defense suffered a serious setback last month when
Circuit Judge Nancy Schneider ruled that she will not allow evidence at
trial of Wells' medical condition or medical history. Jurors won't know of Wells' health problems or that marijuana
limits the number of his seizures and lessens their severity.
Defense attorney Wayne Schoeneberg had planned to call neurology expert witness - Dr. Denis J. Petro, a neurologist and clinical drug researcher in Arlington, Va. According to Petro's sworn statement, here's what he would have said if allowed on the stand:
"Marijuana is safe and effective in the treatment of seizure disorder as manifest in this case. In patients who have not obtained adequate seizure control with conventional therapy, cannabis offers a rational alternative at least as safe as conventional therapy for intractable chronic epileptic seizures. Mr. Wells has been exposed to multiple medications over the past 26 years to treat his seizures with risks far higher than with cannabis."
For more, see suburbanjournals.stltoday.com
Defense attorney Wayne Schoeneberg had planned to call neurology expert witness - Dr. Denis J. Petro, a neurologist and clinical drug researcher in Arlington, Va. According to Petro's sworn statement, here's what he would have said if allowed on the stand:
"Marijuana is safe and effective in the treatment of seizure disorder as manifest in this case. In patients who have not obtained adequate seizure control with conventional therapy, cannabis offers a rational alternative at least as safe as conventional therapy for intractable chronic epileptic seizures. Mr. Wells has been exposed to multiple medications over the past 26 years to treat his seizures with risks far higher than with cannabis."
For more, see suburbanjournals.stltoday.com
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