[lbo-talk] Med marijuana appellate ruling

alanjacobson alanjacobson at sbcglobal.net
Tue Dec 16 20:05:11 PST 2003


U.S. Appeals Court OKs Some Medical Pot

By DAVID KRAVETS Associated Press Writer

December 16, 2003, 9:48 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO -- An appeals court ruled Tuesday that a federal law outlawing marijuana does not apply to sick people who are allowed to smoke pot with a doctor's recommendation.

The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was a blow to the federal government in its fight against medical marijuana. The Justice Department has argued that state medical marijuana laws were trumped by federal drug laws.

more: http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-medical-marijuana,0,1357 209.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines

****** Question: doesn't this ruling raise significant federalism issues that would have to be decided by the SCOTUS?



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