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Medicinal Marijuana Use Finally Being Put To Test
Posted by FoM on December 05, 2000 at 09:56:42 PT
By Gary Storck
Source: Newsday (NY)
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up the issue of medical marijuana as requested by the Clinton-Gore administration, "High Court to Rule on Medical Marijuana," Nov. 28, it will be interesting to see if the court will rule against the federal request and support not only the ancient doctrine of medical necessity but also the right to a quality of life.
While much ado was made by Vice President Al Gore and his supporters during the election about what kind of Supreme Court justices each administration would appoint, the Clinton-Gore administration's request that put a hold on the distribution of medical marijuana to seriously ill patients in California-who have a medical necessity for marijuana and will suffer if this medicine is withheld -puts into serious question what kind of court Gore would seek to create.Meanwhile, Gov. George W. Bush is on record as saying states should decide whether to allow medical marijuana within their boundaries.For the sake of sick and dying patients across America who can benefit from the medicinal use of marijuana and find it crucial to their quality of life, one can only hope the Supreme Court rules with compassion and supports the medical necessity doctrine.Gary Storck Madison, Wis.Drug Policy Forum of Wisconsinhttp://www.drugsense.org/dpfwi/Sponsored by The Media Awareness Project and Drug Sensehttp://www.mapinc.org/ & http://www.drugsense.org/Source: Newsday (NY)Author: Gary StorckPublished: December 5, 2000Copyright: 2000, Newsday Inc.Fax: (516)843-2986Contact: letters newsday.comWebsite: http://www.newsday.com/Related Articles & Web Sites:Is My Medicine Legal Yet?http://www.immly.org/index.htmlRx Cannabis Now!http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/7417/Oakland Marijuana Case Goes to US Supreme Courthttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread7800.shtmlSupreme Court To Decide Medical Marijuana Case http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread7784.shtmlCannabisNews Search - Gary Storckhttp://cannabisnews.com/thcgi/search.pl?K=Gary+Storck
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Comment #1 posted by Gary Storck on December 05, 2000 at 13:29:45 PT
Come to the Supreme Court this Spring!
Oral arguments in the mmj case before the Supreme Court will be scheduled for sometime in March or April, at last word.I urge all patients, care providers, family members and other interested parties to start planning now to gather at the Supreme Court on the day oral arguments will be heard, to put a face on the realities of dealing with serious illness, and show how cannabis can ease suffering and give some quality of life back to the sick and dying.Thanks, FOM, for posting my letter and everything you do. I added a link to the Cherylheart Project website below, good friends and colleagues in this battle for medicinal justice.
The Cherylheart Project
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