US CO: Man Loses Motion To Use Medicinal Marijuana

The Aspen Times, 12 Jul 2011 – ASPEN — A judge on Monday rejected a 23-year-old man’s plea to use marijuana for medicinal purposes while he serves probation for a drug-related conviction in Aspen. Nathan Benner’s attorney, Joseph Saint-Veltri of Denver, had argued that he should be able to take marijuana to help him cope with his ongoing shoulder pain.