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US
Justice
Department
Petitions
Supreme
Court
to
Overturn
OCBC
Ruling
8/4/00
courtesy NORML Foundation,
http://www.norml.org
Washington, DC: The
United States Justice Department filed a petition of certiorari last Friday
asking the Supreme Court to review a Sept. 19, 1999 decision of the 9th
Circuit US Court of Appeals, allowing the distribution of marijuana to
patients who qualify for a medical necessity defense. The US also
filed for an emergency order from the 9th Circuit staying District Judge
Charles Breyer's July 17th ruling allowing the Oakland Cannabis Buyers'
Cooperative to resume distribution to qualified patients, pending a review
by the Supreme Court.
The Justice Department stated
the appeals court decision was "directly at odds with Congress' express
finding that marijuana has no currently accepted use."
The Supreme Court will not
decide whether to review the case until the new term of the Court begins
in October.
"It is disappointing that
the federal government is trying to prevent patients in need from having
access to the medicine they require," said Robert Raich, Esq., the OCBC
attorney.
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Issue #148, 8/4/00
The Shadow Convention: Drug Reformers Flex Muscles in Philadelphia | Canadian Appeals Court Calls Marijuana Laws Unconstitutional, Ottawa Must Act or Marijuana Could Be Legal in Ontario Next Year | Police Chiefs Call for National Commission on Criminal Justice Issues: Cite Lack of Trust, Corruption, Police Violence, Racial Profiling | A Barrel Full of Bad Apples: Police Corruption and the War on Drugs | Salt Lake City Mayor "Just Says No" to DARE | Follow That Story: Clinton Sets Juan Raul Garza Execution Date | From Real Life: Lawrence and Lamont Garrison | US Justice Department Petitions Supreme Court to Overturn OCBC Ruling | 9th Circuit Says Immigrants Cannot Be Deported For Expunged Drug Offenses | AlertS: Colombia, Mandatory Minimums, California, New York, Washington | HEA Campaign | Event Calendar | Washington, DC Job Opportunity for Public Interest Attorney, Other Positions | Editorial: Whitman's Victim
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