Justices appear unlikely to OK medical use of marijuana
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The Supreme Court on Monday appeared unlikely to shield medical marijuana users from federal drug laws, as justices expressed deep reservations about sanctioning even limited use of illegal drugs.
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The Supreme Court session starting Monday features many of the same wrenching issues that splintered the justices during the last term and led to some unusually acrimonious dissents. The death penalty, free speech and prison sentences are back on the agenda, along with new topics such as medical marijuana and out-of-state wine purchases that are likely to produce significant disagreement.
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THE NEWS: The Supreme Court considered whether state medical marijuana laws might be abused by people who aren't really sick, as the court heard arguments Monday on whether the federal government can prosecute patients who smoke pot. Justices will rule before next summer.
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The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that pits two ailing women who use medical marijuana against the federal government.
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Justices will listen to oral arguments on whether the federal government can take action against those who use homegrown marijuana for medicinal reasons within states where it is legal to do so.
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A federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld an 2002 injunction barring three California marijuana clubs from giving the drug to medical patients with a prescription. The ruling by judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sided with the Justice Department, which first sued the dispensaries in 1998 to stop sales of medical marijuana to patients with a doctorâs approval, as allowed under a California law approved by voters in 1996. The law has been at the heart of a series of legal battles over state and federal drug laws, which categorize marijuana as illegal. The ruling was likely the last legal recourse for the clubs. In 2001, the United States Supreme Court heard the case and ruled against the California cooperatives.
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Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who has thyroid cancer, did not return to the Supreme Court bench Monday morning, citing &quot;the suggestion of my doctors.
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Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in October, will again not be present when the Supreme Court reconvenes to hear oral arguments on Monday.
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The latest battle in the great War on Drugs showed up in the Supreme Court on Monday, with the feds arguing that if sick or dying people are allowed to use homegrown marijuana for their pain, the price on the streets will go down.
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(Nov. 26) -- Medical marijuana is going before the US Supreme Court on Monday. The justices will hear arguments on a case that would determine if the federal government can arrest residents who use marijuana when it&#39;s prescribed by a doctor.
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The Supreme Court questioned whether state medical marijuana laws might be abused by people who aren&#39;t really sick as it debated on Monday whether the federal government can
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The US Supreme Court heard argument Monday on whether the federal act outlawing marijuana pre-empts 10 state laws that allow its medical use to some degree.
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WASHINGTON Law-yers for the government and for a California woman sparred with Supreme Court justices yesterday on whether Congress should stay out of medical marijuana use in states with &quot;compassionate use&quot; laws.
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The US Supreme Court on Monday will begin hearing arguments in a case that will decide whether patients in 11 states can legally use marijuana for medical reasons.
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The US Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case that will determine whether the federal government can intervene in intrastate possession and cultivation of marijuana for medication or for general distribution.
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In California, seriously ill patients await a Supreme Court decision on the doctor-recommended medical marijuana which they feel has saved their lives.
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The Supreme Court yesterday declined to consider whether dying patients have a right to be treated with experimental drugs not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration.