Posted on Jun 15, 2017
Is working for a medicinal marijuana dispensary or farm punitive under UCMJ?
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I live in a state that has decriminalized distribution and recreational use of marijuana. I've seen stories and ads recruiting individuals to work for farms and dispensaries. They're offering like $300-$500 a day just to cut plants into desired styles. Can a soldier in the NG be punished under UCMJ if he/she is employed by such companies? Under what charges?
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Posted 7 y ago
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Contact your State JAG office for clarification. But as a precautionary, I would HIGHLY recommend you not have this job.
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SGT John Hutzel
or you could pull your head out of your third point of contact and understand you work for the federal government and marijuana is illegal according to federal law, not state law
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SGT (Join to see) Read the following carefully and you will see that you will indeed be punished under UCMJ.
https://www.thebalance.com/punitive-articles-of-the-ucmj-3356836
https://www.thebalance.com/punitive-articles-of-the-ucmj-3356836
Article 112 Wrongful Use Possession of Controlled Substances
Articles 77 through 134 of the UCMJ are known as punitive articles, specific offenses which, if violated, can result in punishment by court-martial.
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Sgt (Join to see) that is correct, however if they aren't under title 10 (deployed or on drill weekend I was under the impression they fall under civilian law. As an MP we have had cases with NG soldiers where we couldn't charge them with UCMJ because they weren't title 10. Have caught NG soldiers with possession and they weren't charged under UCMJ! SGT (Join to see)
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