A CONSTITUTIONAL CASE FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA
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Hard cases make bad law, the old adage goes. But in the case of Ashcroft v. Raich, the medical marijuana case recently argued before the US Supreme Court (news - web sites), the opposite
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Can states allow residents to use marijuana for medical reasons when the federal government says no? That is the question being currently debated by the justices
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The US Supreme Court is reviewing whether the federal government can prosecute sick people who use marijuana for medicine in states where it is legal.
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Time was when marijuana use prompted easy political stereotypes - liberals for, conservatives against. Not anymore. Conservatives of different stripes are likely to have warring views on the case the Supreme
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Some legal experts say the murder of a marijuana advocate could lead to a reconsideration of how medical marijuana is administered.
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The Supreme Court considered on Monday whether sick people should not be prosecuted under federal law for growing and using marijuana with a doctorâs recommendation.
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As the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of state medical-marijuana laws, Americans might want to pause to remember a man named Peter McWilliams.
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Montana voters on Tuesday approved 62% to 38% a ballot initiative to allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes by patients with chronic illnesses, including HIV/AIDS or cancer, while voters in Oregon rejected 58% to 42% an initiative to expand the
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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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SUPREME COURT Both sides of the marijuana debate are watching the Supreme Court very carefully, as it hears arguments today on its use as medicine.
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Convinced they have sound science on their side, advocates for the medical use of marijuana plan to launch a novel effort to get the federal government to ease restrictions on the illicit drug.
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A grandmother has been convicted of possessing the drug. Should people be allowed to use cannabis for medicinal purposes?
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The penalty for smoking pot in Alabama is up to 99 years in prison. But that hasn&#39;t stopped the Cotton State - along with Mississippi and Georgia â-rom siding with California in its battle to keep medical marijuana legal.
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WASHINGTON -- Liberal and conservative Supreme Court justices expressed doubt Monday that sick patients should be allowed to use doctor-recommended marijuana to relieve pain.
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Eight Supreme Court justices raised in an era when marijuana was a branded a &quot;killer weed&quot; responsible for a variety of deviant behavior debated Monday whether California should
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The Supreme Court today wades into a debate begun by California voters in 1996 when they approved the nation&#39;s first medical marijuana ballot.
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Marijuana should be legalized for medical use, nearly three-fourths of participants in a new AARP poll said. Among participating seniors 70 and older, 69 percent supported legal use of medical marijuana.