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Yet Another True Story About Stupid Studies:

Monday, June 06, 2005


Hey! I Thought Only Sick People Smoke Pot ?!?

WASHINGTON - Federal authorities may prosecute sick people whose doctors prescribe marijuana to ease pain, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, concluding that state laws don't protect users from a federal ban on the drug.

But here's the totally whacked part. Guess which judges formed the dissenting minority in this case? Ginsberg? Nope. Souter? Nope. Oh, must a been that ole commie, J.P. Stevens? Nope! Ladies and gentlemen, who voted in favor of allowing the states to decide whether or not pot could be used for medicinal purposes?

The states' core police powers have always included authority to define criminal law and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of their citizens," said [Justice Sandra Day] O'Connor, who was joined in her dissent by two other states' rights advocates: Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justice Clarence Thomas.


Sandy? Yeah, I guess. But Thomas & Renquist? Whodda' thunk it?

Yeah, I know they called it a states' rights issue, but still... the thought of Renquist and Thomas reconciling states rights and firin' up a doob is a scenario that boggles your brain. Even your brain on drugs..
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