Medical Marijuana Draws Skepticism at US Top Court
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Several US Supreme Court justices expressed doubts that states can let seriously ill patients ease their symptoms by using marijuana, a drug the federal government has designated as illegal.
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Florida Supreme Court judges on Wednesday questioned attorneys for smokers and cigarette companies on whether a case involving thousands of smokers can properly be tried as a class action.
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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 Supreme Court appeared hesitant Monday to endorse medical marijuana for patients who have a doctorÂ´s recommendation. Justices are considering whether sick people in 11 states
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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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The Supreme Court questioned whether state medical marijuana laws might be abused by people who aren't really sick as it debated Monday whether the federal government can prosecute patients who smoke pot on doctors' orders.
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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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WASHINGTON, Nov 29, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- An apparently skeptical Supreme Court of the United States heard argument Monday on whether state laws allowing the medical use of marijuana should survive despite a federal law that
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On the eve of a $280bn racketeering trial of cigarette majors, political and legal uncertainties are still seen hanging over the US governmentâs long-awaited case.
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The Supreme Court is about to plunge into an agenda laden with issues affecting the business sector. Tobacco companies, the biotech industry and operators of coal-fired power plants have a stake in cases the court will hear in the next month.
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WASHINGTON - 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...