These are two separate and distinct issues. The states are simply fed up with the federal position on medical use -
I think that the federal law on this takes precedence over state laws, unless it can be shown that the federal statute is unconstitutional - hence my own work many years ago on Jefferson, Brown, Thompson, the Bond brothers, to determine constiutional intent
Based on these materials, I can tell you bluntly that in this specific instance the Congress's interference with medical practice is unconstitutional. If the federal governent in drafting this legislation has taken powers not given to it, then the state statutes will regulate, as long as they do interfere.
Based on the materials I recovered, in this instance this matter is between the patient and the physician, and the Congress has no right to interfere.
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You're confusing the issues: this is about mdeical practice, not about recerational use
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- Medical marijuana before the Supreme Court again
- As I've said before, I'm for legalization, but against any government sponsership of addiction services.
- The question is: Does the state have any legitmate interest in controlling dope use at all?
- You're confusing the issues: this is about mdeical practice, not about recerational use
- No confussion at all.
- A lot of people are deeply insulted by your remarks
- Once again, it's already legal. It's called Marinol.
- Once again, you're insulting, and Marinol is known not to be as effective
- Why grow it for free when one has the opportunity to enrich the pharm industry? (n/t)
- Once again, it's already legal. It's called Marinol.
- A lot of people are deeply insulted by your remarks
- this keyboard inversion is driving me batty: read "medical", "recreational"
- No confussion at all.
- And a drunk society is worse. The US is a violent society.
- You're confusing the issues: this is about mdeical practice, not about recerational use
- Like whoa dude, far out!
- Drug prohibition is an idiotic policy that has failed from the start, and will continue to fail. (n/t)
- The so called "War on Drugs" like the "War on Terrorism" ignore the realities of each and are failures both.....
- Pack up the skis and head for Hades! I agree with DFM! (n/t)
- Yet another in a nearly infinite list of things that shouldn't be a Federal problem. (n/t)
- read "send" for "sent" (n/t)