The Supreme Court finally is going to hear a case on this issue tomorrow morning. The issue boils down to this. Does the federal law banning marijuana as a legal drug trump the laws in states such as Washington and California where it has been legalized for medicinal purposes?
The following article is very good. It goes into all of the Constitutional issues involved and the relevant case law. I love that kind of stuff! Plus it has a cool map of which states have acted on this issue. Read it and tell me what you think of this issue.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1129/p02s01-usju.html
For some reason, I love that the case is named Ashcroft v. Raich. I guess it is the possibility of his name being associated with losing something.
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This doesnt really have anything to do with medicinal marajana or anything like that but I couldnt figure out how to post my own comment. Over the break i have been reading parts of John Lockes "Second Treatise of Government", and there are some really interesting things in it. If anyone wants some quotes pertaining to JOhn Locke, i wouldnt mind finding some for them out of this. Also i found something really interesting that i though others might want to hear.
"So that he that by conquest has a right over a man's person to destroy him if he pleases, has not thereby a right over his estate to possess and enjoy it: for it is the brutal force the aggressor has used, that gives his adversry a right to take away his life, and destroy him if he pleases, as a noxious creature; but it is damage sustained that alone gives him title to another man's goods: for though I may kill a thief that sets on me in the highway, yet I may not (which seems less) take awat his money, and let him go: this would be robbery on my side."
I think that is interesting, -Ben
Our state Supreme Court has dealt with this issue in 1997 in a case called Seeley v. State. Go to www.legalwa.org and you can find the case. I have discussed the issue with Justice Sanders, who penned the dissent and believe his arguments to be compelling. At what point does a legislator know more about what is best for you than your doctor, your family, and yourself. (Full disclosure - this anonymous commenter is a cancer survivor). Nonetheless, if the Supreme Court in Washington does not agree with medical marijuana, then the US Supreme Court probably will not either.
Cato Jr.
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