December 16, 2003
Kudos to the 9th Circuit Court
For doing this good deed:
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that prosecuting these medical marijuana users under a 1970 federal law is unconstitutional if the marijuana isn't sold, transported across state lines or used for non-medicinal purposes.Volokh blogger Randy Barnett argued and won this case and he provides technical details and more links here.
We need more like this:
The decision was a blow to the Justice Department, which argued that medical marijuana laws in nine states were trumped by the Controlled Substances Act, which outlawed marijuana, heroin and a host of other drugs nationwide.No, what we really need is for the myriad local, state and federal drug laws to be eliminated.
Via Talkleft.
Posted by Steve on December 16, 2003
