california: My partner plead guilty to a misdemeanor marijuana paraphernalia possession charge in North Dakota recently. Being a California resident, he returned home after the trial. Now, here in California, he has a legal medical cannabis recommendation, but the judge chose to ignore that fact and sentenced him to a drug test as well as a fine. He's supposed to take this drug test by December 15th, but we haven't gotten any official communication from them and we have no idea how or where it's supposed to happen. My question is this. How exactly is this going to be enforced? Is North Dakota going to send someone out here? Are they going to force him to go back there just for one single pee test after a first misdemeanor conviction with a previously clean record? There were no actual drugs found. It wasn't even proven that the pipe contained cannabis residue. They denied him a lawyer and he plead guilty in panic just wanting to get home. (We're working on contacting the ND Public Defender's office about that part; please just answer the question about the drug test.) Thank you in advance for your time. Personal experiences in this regard (that is, other people who have been convicted for a drug-related misdemeanor in a state other than their own) would be deeply appreciated.|||1) "Medical marijuana" in California means nothing in North Dakota. You have to obey the laws of the state you're in, not the ones of the state you're from. 2) "Medical marijuana" does NOT legalize marijuana even in California. Marijuana is illegal everywhere in the US. 3) A misdemeanor warrant in one state will not likely result in an extradition to another state. However, an arrest will be waiting for him when he returns.|||ND doesn't care about CA. Apples and potatoes.|||CONTACT A LAWYER. You tell a disjointed story, no details. Par 1. Pleaded guilty, sentenced to drug test and fine. Left SD. (California medical cannabis recommendation irrelevant) Par. 2. SD Court Order == Test by 15 Dec 08. Does SD know present address? Did SD court order test at a particular address? Par 3. My idea == If no test by 15 Dec 2008, a warrant will be issued in SD for your partner. Return to SD, partner could be arrested. If warrant sent to CA, partner could be arrested and returned to SD. If bond is high enough, bond agents could retrieve partner, but not likely. Get A Lawyer in CA. A lawyer can get all this cleared up with a few properly addressed and worded letters. After the guilty plea, the details are unimportant. Your partner has to follow the SD court instructions.