States' Rights Defense Falters in Medical ...
30-November-2004, United States, The New York Times
The effort by advocates of the medical use of marijuana to link their cause to the Supreme Court's federalism revolution appeared headed for failure at the court on Monday.
During a lively argument, the justices expressed little inclination to ...
Marijuana as medicine a decision for doctors
29-November-2004, United States, The Republican
The Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case that will determine whether patients in 11 states may use marijuana for medical purposes, in violation of a federal ban on marijuana.
Opponents say it contributes to crime, sets a bad example ...
Preserving the Power of Congress
29-November-2004, United States, The New York Times
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in a case involving two important, but very different, legal issues: medical marijuana and federalism. Two California women have sued the federal government to stop it from prosecuting them for using ...
Poll finds 75% of Texans support medical ...
18-November-2004, United States, Houston Chronicle
A strong majority of Texans favor legalizing the medical use of marijuana, according to a new poll.
Seventy-five percent said people with cancer and other serious illnesses should be allowed to use marijuana for medical purposes as long as their ...
Winnipeg marijuana activist jailed
18-November-2004, Canada, New Winnipeg
Chris Buors, Manitoba's foremost medical marijuana advocate, was sentenced to six months in jail on Wednesday. Buors, 46, was arrested in August 2002 when a neighbour called police to report a home invasion at Buors' home. When Police arrived, they ...
The Pot Thickens
16-November-2004, United States, Alternet
If President George W. Bush's squeaky reelection is supposed to be a mandate on conservative moral values, how do you explain that 17 out of 20 pro-marijuana initiatives on ballots nationwide were approved?
For instance, look at Montana: ...
An end to marijuana prohibition
30-September-2004, United States, The Anchorage Press
Never before have so many Americans supported decriminalizing and even legalizing marijuana. Seventy-two percent say that for simple marijuana possession, people should not be incarcerated but fined: the generally accepted definition of ...
They're Back! Two DEA Raids on California Medical ...
10-September-2004, United States, DRC Net
After a lengthy period of relative quiescence, federal raids on California medical marijuana operations have started up again. With an August 18 raid on medical marijuana law envelope-pusher Eddy Lepp and his Eddy's Medicinal Gardens and ...
Vermont Becomes Ninth State to Legalize Medical ...
21-May-2004, United States, Drug Reform Coordination Network
The Vermont Senate voted Wednesday to make the state the ninth in the country to legalize the use of marijuana for medical reasons. It is only the second to do so through the state legislature. The Hawaiian legislature approved medical marijuana in ...
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