Showdown over medical marijuana
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The Supreme Court hears a California case Monday that could become a signature decision of the Rehnquist era. By Warren Richey | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Several U.S. Supreme Court justices  expressed reservations on Monday about allowing medical  marijuana for sick patients whose doctors have recommended they  smoke it for pain.
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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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OAKLAND, Calif. A legal challenge by four Northern California residents over the federal government&#39;s prosecution of medical marijuana patients is scheduled to be heard by the US Supreme Court Monday.
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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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Should seriously ill people be allowed to use marijuana if their doctor prescribes it and their state allows it? Or should the federal governmentâs ban on pot trump all?
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Oversight has been lax on medical marijuana clinics in California and who can grow the dope for medical purposes. But cities are halting new clinics and the DEA is targeting those with iffy practices. By the Associated Press.
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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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THE FEDERAL government&#39;s crusade against users of &quot;medical marijuana,&quot; even in states that allow sick people to have the drug, is obnoxious.
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It is a Texas showdown, a war of words over illegal immigration at the border.
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The Supreme Court appeared hesitant Monday to endorse medical marijuana for patients who have a doctor's recommendation.
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ON DOC'S ORDERS: A poll for AARP of adults age 45 and older found nearly three-fourths of them support legalizing marijuana for medical use.
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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.
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Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON &#8212; The U.S. Supreme Court can ignore the usual liberal-versus-conservative divide in the next two weeks when it takes up California-centric cases on medical marijuana and the direct shipping of wine to consumers. Instead, the justices will be forced to decide between competing versions of conservatism.
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The Supreme Court appeared hesitant yesterday to endorse medical marijuana for patients who have a doctor&#39;s recommendation. Justices are considering whether sick people in 11 states with medical marijuana laws can get around a federal ban on the drug.
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The high court heard arguments Monday morning on whether sick people in 11 states that allow medical marijuana use can have pot, even though federal law considers the drug illegal.
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments about the issue of medical marijuana tomorrow. A decision is expected tomorrow as well. Prosecutors say it is an addictive substance.