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Originally Posted by Mavdog
I'm not aware of any efforts by other administrations to use federal marajuana laws to circumvent a local initiative to legalize its possession.
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What about this one?
http://www.aclu.org/drugpolicy/decri...b19980302.html
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Publicity surrounding stories like Joe Pinson's has moved many Americans to support the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes. In 1996 a majority of voters in California and Arizona approved the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes. And a March 1998 CNN poll reaped an overwhelming 96% favorable response. In the face of widespread public support for medical marijuana law reform, the Clinton Administration's intransigence seems increasingly strange.
Today, battles on the medical marijuana front continue throughout the United States. The ACLU's First Amendment challenge to the Clinton Administration's threat to punish California doctors who recommend marijuana to their patients is ongoing (see below). Individual patients who are arrested for marijuana possession or cultivation continue to assert a defense based on medical necessity, with mixed results. In November 1998, voters in several states will have an opportunity to vote on medical marijuana measures in their states (see opposite). And legislation to remove the federal ban on prescribing marijuana is pending in Congress.
It's crucial that lawmakers on both the state and federal levels hear from ACLU members on this important issue. Seriously ill people ought to be able to secure the best possible care for themselves without being threatened with criminal prosecution and prison.
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