Court can help resolve pot issue
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T oday, the US Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case about a California woman who uses marijuana to ease her pain from a brain tumor and other ailments.
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Many doctors recognize marijuana&#39;s medicinal role in helping seriously ill people cope with pain. So do 11 states, including Colorado, where voters have approved the medical use of the drug.
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Angel Raich tried dozens of prescription medicines to ease the pain of a brain tumor and other illnesses before she took up another drug: pot. The 39-year-old mother of two has the support of her doctor and a California medical marijuana law when she uses a blend of a marijuana variety known as "Haze X" every few hours.
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Two drug dealers - one from Wisconsin and one from Maine - are at the center of a legal dispute that has brought the federal criminal justice system to a near standstill.
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LOS ANGELES -- The California Supreme Court ruled today that employers may fire workers who test positive for marijuana even if a doctor has recommended its use for medical purposes.
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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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The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it easier for some immigrants convicted of drug possession under state law to remain in the United States rather than being subject to deportation.
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WASHINGTON (BP)--The federal governmentâs opposition to the medicinal use of marijuana appeared to find a receptive audience at the US Supreme Court Nov. 29.
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A Supreme Court that has been defending states&#39; rights and supporting a law-and-order agenda finds itself in a quandary. A medical marijuana case the court heard Monday pits the two interests against each other.
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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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On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that will determine whether patients in Oregon and 10 other states can continue to use marijuana for medical purposes.
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OAKLAND, Calif. The US Supreme Court will hear arguments tomorrow in a case that could determine whether federal agents may prosecute people who abide by state medical marijuana laws.
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The effort by advocates of the medical use of marijuana to link their cause to the Supreme Court&#39;s federalism revolution appeared headed for failure at the court on Monday.
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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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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 Supreme Court considered Wednesday whether companies that voluntarily seek to clean up their polluted land can sue former owners to get help with the costs. The case could have important ramifications for communities with abandoned toxic plants, landfills and mines.
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The law would have allowed residents 18 or older suffering from multiple sclerosis, cancer, AIDS and other diseases to grow marijuana in their homes with a doctorâs recommendation and a state permit.