[Petronski]

The result is a disappointment to me, but vis-a-vis the actual law, I'm betting the court's decision will make a great deal of sense.

[Blood of Tyrants]

And I am betting that they do not state the article and section of the Constitution that allows the federal government to outlaw drugs.

[Puddleglum]

The result is a disappointment to me, but vis-a-vis the actual law, I'm betting the court's decision will make a great deal of sense.

I'll be curious to see what legal issues were at stake with case. I think the FedGov's war on drugs is insanely far-reaching, but it may take an act of Congress to rein it in.

[Tunehead54]

Federal pre-emption doctrine ... oh well.

[moondoggie]

I have mixed feelings about medical marijuana after watching a cousin slowly dying from cancer being given massive dosages or morphine for his pain and still seeing him in mysery. Eventually he turned to marijuana which gave him some relief.

The problem with the Medical Marijuana law is that its just too easy for "anybody" who wants to smoke it to find an unethical doctor....pay him cash....and get a prescription for it.

Those who are breaking the law have ruined it for the patients who REALLY need it.

[HamiltonJay]

Of course it makes sense.. you can't say that a Doctor can overrule a law. If a drug is ruled illegal, its illegal.. you can't say that if the law says its illegal, but you get a doctor to write you a script for it then its not illegal.. that's nonsense.

If the law makes no exemption for medical use of a drug, a doctors perscription for it does not make it legal.

[NATIVEDAUGHTER]

Now, the government can arrest you for trying to help yourself, but the State can't intervene to save the life of Terri Schiavo...Our judges are asses....