Had Med Pot License, Busted Anyway

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An Oklahoma woman has been charged with marijuana possession, despite having a valid medical marijuana license.… pulled over for a broken rear brake light.… 49-year-old single mom of three boys has had four back surgeries and says she lives in constant pain. So, when medical marijuana became legal, she went out got her medical marijuana license.… “The officer asked if I had anything on me and I said I have a little bit of weed but I have my ID. He just didn’t care. He said I just couldn’t possess it…” officer told her since there are no dispensaries open yet, the weed is illegal. But in a motion to dismiss the charges, Gist's attorney argued [the law] says, "a license holder can legally possess up to three ounces of marijuana."

“Nowhere does it say you have to get it from the dispensary…"