cannabisnews.com: Pot-Growing Parents' Records Cleared Pot-Growing Parents' Records Cleared Posted by FoM on June 24, 2000 at 06:58:38 PT By Steven Gray, The Washington Post Source: Salt Lake Tribune A Takoma Park, Md., couple, turned in by their teen-age daughter for growing marijuana in their basement, will have their convictions stricken from court records, a Montgomery County judge has ordered. Katherine Marie "Kitty" Tucker and her husband, Robert Jason Alvarez, were sentenced in December to six months' probation and ordered by Circuit Court Judge DeLawrence Beard to pay a $150 fine. But on Tuesday, Beard granted the couple's motion for "probation before judgment," a legal term meaning they will have no criminal record if they comply with the terms of their probation. Previously, Beard had denied that motion, and it remained unclear Thursday why he reversed that decision. The judge was unavailable for comment Thursday. Kitty Tucker said she believes the judge was influenced by the fact that she and her husband have completed their probation without any additional incidents. In August, the couple's 16-year-old daughter, Kerry Tucker, told authorities that her parents were growing marijuana in the basement of their home. Kitty Tucker's attorneys have said she used the marijuana to relieve severe migraine headaches and fibromyalgia, a chronic disorder that causes muscle pain. Alvarez, 54, was fired from his post as a senior adviser at the Department of Energy as a result of his arrest. WashingtonPublished: Saturday, June 24, 2000 © Copyright 2000, The Salt Lake Tribune Related Articles:A Family Torn by Marijuanahttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread4146.shtml Cannabis Couple Sworn to Silence http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread3760.shtmlProbation Likely in Marijuana Case http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread3732.shtmlMd. Parents Want Teen Tipster Back Homehttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread2794.shtmlMd. Couple Arrested on Marijuana Chargeshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread2748.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #10 posted by FoM on June 28, 2000 at 20:11:15 PT That's OK! Thank You Jones! No problem and I understand about getting very angry too! [ Post Comment ] Comment #9 posted by Jones on June 26, 2000 at 02:45:54 PT: From Jones I would like to apologize to everyone about my previous vulgar comment. :((Jones [ Post Comment ] Comment #8 posted by tjooch on June 25, 2000 at 09:36:55 PT: poor little kid she will probably lose many of the appurtances of the upper,upper middle class life to which she has become accustommed; now that daddy lost that cush job. such as the '99 jetta, the country club membership, the 2 week vacations to wherever. and the resultant loss in social prestige, certainly devestating. hope she doesn't end up selling rocks on the street. poor little lately rich girl. [ Post Comment ] Comment #7 posted by Spencer on June 25, 2000 at 01:50:12 PT: Nazis This story reminds me of the Hitler youth during the third reich. Also for you Orwelian fans out there do you remember 1984, I do. Spencer [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by FoM on June 24, 2000 at 20:58:58 PT That's OK arcturus that's OK to mention what you did. No need to apologize. What you said is what I believe to be the truth too.Peace, FoM! [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by arcturus on June 24, 2000 at 19:25:45 PT To Jones I appreciate the anger and frustration you feel with regard to how we are oppressed and the idea of a sixteen year old girl turning in her parents does tick us off. But please try to avoid using that kind of language on this site. Cannabisnews needs to be a forum where politicians, activists and parents alike can come and share their opinions(and check in to see what the other side is up to). It's possible some straight-edged people come through here and a comment like that could reinforce the stereotype we're working so hard to shed.thanks,arcturusFoM--Forgive me if I overstepped my bounds. [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by kaptinemo on June 24, 2000 at 14:12:16 PT: The real reason behind DARE In the Soviet Union of the 1930's, the NKVD, predecessor to the KGB used to go around to the schools there and tell children to be on the watch for and report 'counter-revolutionary tendencies' to the authorities. This of course made them little spies. One such kid was named Pavel Morozov. He ratted on his parents, who were promptly locked up in the Gulag and died there. The kid's life wasn't much fun after that, and he hanged himself, despite having been proclaimed to be a Hero of the Soviet Union.This girl apparently had had an argument with her parents; they probably wouldn't let her stay out late or something equally petty. In spiteful revenge, she took a baggy of the MMJ the mother was using to fight various nervous illnesses and told the nice DARE cops where to find it. The parents were arrested, the father lost his job, the mother suffered without, and the kid almost got sent to a juvenile institution. DARE's only real purpose is intelligence gathering. No different than that of the NKVD/KGB did. Intell gathering on our own citizens. Something even the CIA is supposed to not do ( but of course, they do it all the time, by receiving info from their Allied 'friends'.).So, rememeber: the next time you may be critical of the DrugWar, keep in mind little Johnnie and Suzy just might be fresh from their DARE indoctrination - and listening to every word so they can report back to the nice policeman your thoughts on his or her efforts.And get you sized up for a drug raid. [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by Jones on June 24, 2000 at 10:32:13 PT: That little bitch... That fucking little bitch... [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by Puritan on June 24, 2000 at 09:41:51 PT Scott I am glad they do not have to do time, but you are absolutely correct, if they were black or poor and had to utilize a public defender, then so sorry but................. [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by Scott on June 24, 2000 at 08:45:19 PT: Things would have been different... ...if they were black.Scott [ Post Comment ] Post Comment Name: Optional Password: E-Mail: Subject: Comment: [Please refrain from using profanity in your message] Link URL: Link Title: