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Medical marijuana appeals to Supreme Court take a hit

By Richard Binder

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The Supreme Court today refused to hear appeals from San Diego and San Bernardino counties regarding Proposition 213, which legalized marijuana in California for medical use.  Both counties will not accommodate the state law, saying the justices have never directly addressed whether it trumps the federal Controlled Substances Act. 

A California appeals court found federal oversight was limited since it was designed "to combat recreational drug use, not to regulate a state's medical practices."

California is one of 13 states legalizing pot to be grown, distributed, sold and taken for personal "medicinal" use. Supporters say marijuana helps chronically ill patients relieve pain. Critics say the drug has no medical benefit and all use should be illegal.

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Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on May 18, 2009 (boomark / email).

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