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Rhode Island becomes 12th state to legalize medical marijuana, despite U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Raich v. Ashcroft saying federal prohibition of cannabis trumps state legalization of its use for medical purposes
Rhode Island has become the 12th state (counting the District of Columbia) to
legalize the medical use of marijuana and the first one to do so since the U.S. Supreme Court, on June 6, 2004, in
Raich v. Ashcroft ruled that, regardless of state laws legalizing the medical use of marijuana, possession of this substance remained a federal crime and the possessors of it, even if they were registered users of marijuana under state law, were still subject to federal prosecution on grounds of violating the federal prohibition.
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Etopia Media News Network had previously reported in depth on this important subject long before it gained much attention in the mainstream media.
previous coverage of the Rhode Island medical marijuana legalization issue
Rhode Island State Representative Thomas C. Slater, (D-10th District, Providence)
Later on June 30, 2005, at 10:00 pm local (EDT) time, Representative Slater, the principal author of
2005 – H 6052, "The Edward O. Hawkins Medical Marijuana Act.", spoke with
American Politics Today, to tell listeners that the Rhode Island State Senate had voted, 28-6, to override Governor Carcieri's veto of the medical marijuana bill.
"We are half-way there. All we have to do is wait for the House to override and it will become law in the State of Rhode Island," Representative Slater said.
You can listen to that interview with Representative Slater by clicking
here.
"Santa Cruz County Supervisor Mardi Wormhoudt explains its new policy allowing registered users of medical marijuana to possess up to three pounds of this dried plant" (October 12, 2004)
"Santa Cruz County, California, approves raising to three pounds the amount of marijuana that can be possessed by an individual under the state's "medical marijuana" law; President Bush, not a known current user of marijuana, still gets his facts wrong about the flu vaccine shortage, despite some hypocrisy on the subject of drug re-importation from Canada" (October 23, 2004)
"Mardi Wormhoudt, Santa Cruz County, California, Supervisor, discusses Supreme Court medical marijuana decision, calls federal arrests of medical marijuana patients "the most bizarre and ridiculous priority" (June 8, 2005)
"California Department of Health Services spokesperson talks about the decision to suspend California's state medical marijuana ID pilot program" (July 11, 2005)
"California resumes medical marijuana ID card trial" (July 23, 2005)
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