June 06, 2005
Freedom On The March
The federal government has the power to prevent sick patients from smoking home-grown marijuana that a doctor recommended to relieve chronic pain, a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a setback for the medical marijuana movement.The 6-3 ruling means the federal government can enforce a federal law prohibiting the cultivation, possession and use of medical marijuana even where it is legal under state law. At least nine states allow medical use of marijuana. [...]
John Walters, the White House drug czar, said in a statement, "Today's decision marks the end of medical marijuana as a political issue."
And yet, cigarettes, which kill 400,000 Americans per year, remain legal. The issue isn't, in this blogger's opinion, the medical efficacy of smoking pot, but rather the power of the state to restrict human persons from engaging in activities which do not affect other people. Ultimately, prohibition is doomed to failure -- but a lot of perpetrators of victimless "crimes" are in the meantime rotting in jail cells.
This episode of "Freedom On The March" was brought to you by the Republican Party -- the party of small government.
Posted by Eddie Tews at June 6, 2005 01:16 PM
Comments
What I don't get is why do they even care if a small handful of people smoke medicinally prescribed pot? I doubt those people are taking much money out of the drug companies' pockets by turning to natural means, and I doubt there is any realistic fear that the growers are using the law as some sort of shield to cover their sinister intentions. Is it just a PR stunt? What is the motive? -- Posted by: Cheech on June 23, 2005 05:41 PM
If it wasn't for guys like President Bush fighting for our way of life, you Pussy liberals wouldn't be able to vent your miss-guided hatred, Because we all be speaking German, or maybe Russian
Ed. Response: If it weren't for assholes like Dubya Bush, the Europeans would still be in Europe, and North America's inhabitants would surely not be speaking English. As for "pussies", would it be correct to assume that you have not yet signed up to get your ass shot at in Iraq?
-- Posted by: Joe Boucher on July 10, 2005 11:02 AM