Supreme Court allows prosecution of medical marijuana
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal authorities may prosecute sick people who smoke pot on doctors' orders, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, concluding that state medical marijuana laws don't protect users from a federal ban on the drug.
The decision is a stinging defeat for marijuana advocates who had successfully pushed 10 states to allow the drug's use to treat various illnesses.
The decision is a sound one, since ruling otherwise would essentially say that federal law doesn't have to be obeyed.
But now the only option is somehow getting the federal law overturned.
Geebs wrote:This just in: studies have proved that it doesn't really work anyway.
Tell that to the people who are so sick they can't make themselves eat.
As a matter of fact start a campaign; go around to people's houses with cancer, AIDS, degenerative spine disease, and anybody else who's practically dying, and convince them why they shouldn't be allowed to try a natural plant that's apparently working for other people, when nothing else the doctors prescribe them seems to work.
I'm sure you're right, and I'm obviously not going to argue that you probably know more about pretty much every medicine in the world than I do.
That has nothing to do with my point and you know it.
edit: and you're the one who rode in on a high horse, not me. With your "This just in: Some people have said that it doesn't work anyway, so who cares if they have a so-called right to try whatever they think might help them feel better."
As a doctor, I would think that you would agree people should have a right to try anything that has a chance of working, as long as they've been educated on all the risks involved.
Geebs wrote:Don't get on your fucking high horse with me. I've done more palliative medicine than you've had hot dinners.
Where's his high horse? There are studies showing both positive and negative support for various uses of cannabis, just like with nearly every other treatment for every disease out there.
werldhed wrote:
Where's his high horse? There are studies showing both positive and negative support for various uses of cannabis, just like with nearly every other treatment for every disease out there.
hes a 12 year old moron pretending to be an adult...cut him some slack...
To play devil's advocate here - every single one of you slinging the states' rights argument will spit on the concept when applied to laws concerning abortion and guns.
facT.
If you're going to accept life in America you must realize that states' right are 100% subordinate to federal law. Period. Changes to the entire system are required for any hot button issue. We had this little event called the Civil War over just such an issue way back in the day...
