Angel Hernandez lives in West Palm Beach, FL, but Monday he was in a St. Lucie County courtroom fighting a drug charge. Ten years ago Hernandez was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. In 2003 he began using marijuana and in 2005 stopped his other medications, relying solely on marijuana to alleviate his MS symptoms. In court Hernandez claimed, "There is no prescribed medication that would not make my MS worse."
Hernandez' attorneys were in court arguing a medical necessity defense for the marijuana and asking for a new trial. Defense attorneys countered that 14 other states have enacted laws protecting patient access to marijuana. In the end, Judge Phillip Yacucci denied a defense request to allow a medical expert to testify and sentenced Hernandez to a year’s probation.For more, see wptv.com.
