Slog - Comments on US Court Rebukes DEA’s Attempt to Crack Medical Marijuana Records http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/us_court_rebukes_deas_attempt_to_crack_m Ads appearing each week on the back of the Stranger and Seattle Weekly – and similar papers on the West Coast and in Hawaii – are pretty much picking a fight with the feds: “Medical marijuana. Our doctors can help.” The ads then provide a phone number for The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation clinic, which connects patients with doctors who specialize in writing medical marijuana authorizations for the sick and dying. To the the Drug Enforcement Administration, however, THCF is flagrantly running a multi-state business that permits people to violate federal law. On May 24th, the feds had had enough—federal... Copyright 2008 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:35:30 -0800 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:50:38 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Dianna Thank god this case got a rational judge.

I smoke pot for pain and have been encouraged by friends to get it legally (I live in Hawaii) but this is the exact reason why I prefer not to. What if the judge had ruled differently? All these patient's medical records would be examined by the DEA? Fuck that.

]]> Dianna http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/us_court_rebukes_deas_attempt_to_crack_m#c796985 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/us_court_rebukes_deas_attempt_to_crack_m#c796985 News Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:11:41 -0800 Comment by Hooray mmj! Boo DEA! Glad to see that someone in the federal justice apparatus has a shred of sense. This is a really important ruling. Let's hope it holds.

Not so glad to see taxpayer resources going to harassing sick people. Reason # 1,000,000 to elect a dem in '08--to end this kind of shit. Clinton already said outright she'd stop the raids, and Obama indicated as much. Keep posting about this stuff, Dominic--it's important.

]]> Hooray mmj! Boo DEA! http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/us_court_rebukes_deas_attempt_to_crack_m#c796993 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/us_court_rebukes_deas_attempt_to_crack_m#c796993 News Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:20:58 -0800 Comment by NaFun w00t!! Definately a ray of light. It's really nice to see the DEA get knocked down a bit, especially coming on the heels of the harassment letters they sent to landlords in CA not too long ago...

]]> NaFun http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/us_court_rebukes_deas_attempt_to_crack_m#c797021 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/us_court_rebukes_deas_attempt_to_crack_m#c797021 News Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:50:38 -0800