>Sender: >To: >X-Original-Message-ID: <006a01bf216c$07de7fb0$9acf69cf@pacbell.net> >From: "Peter McWilliams" >Subject: Feds challenge 9th Circuit ruling >Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 10:44:05 -0700 >X-Mozilla-Status: 8001 >X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 > > >OCTOBER 27, 20:46 EDT >Feds Want Marijuana Ruling Reviewed > >SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Justice Department on Wednesday asked a federal >appeals court to reconsider a ruling that could allow seriously ill patients >to use marijuana without being prosecuted. > >The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last month told a federal judge to >rethink his order that closed down some Northern California medical >marijuana clubs, and consider an exemption for patients who face imminent >harm without the drug and have no effective legal alternative. > >Federal prosecutors have repeatedly argued that Congress has declared pot to >be among the most dangerous controlled substances and without a medical >purpose - invalidating the medical-necessity argument the court said should >be considered. > >In its ruling last month, the appeals court said the government has offered >nothing to contradict ``evidence that cannabis is the only effective >treatment for a large group of seriously ill individuals.'' > >If the ruling stands, it would affect California and four other states in >the 9th Circuit - Arizona, Oregon, Washington and Alaska - that have laws >protecting medical marijuana users against state prosecution. > > > > >================================================================ > >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: