clipped from: www.mercedsunstar.com He was vindicated Monday and awarded $800.
Merced County Superior Court Judge Ron Hansen ruled that Matthews deserved $300 as compensation for the 26.5 grams of marijuana confiscated by Merced police and an additional $500 for the pain and suffering for the time he went without his medicine. Matthews had first sought $7,500.
Sam Matthews hits a bong for his daily dose of marijuana last summer. Matthews is a medical marijuana patient, one of four in Merced County.