witchlinblue
06-10-2005, 09:54 AM
What's At Stake?
Hinchey Medical Marijuana Amendment 2005
Since medical marijuana initiatives were first passed nine years ago, the DEA has conducted raids against medical marijuana clinics in California, recently with increasing frequency, forcing hundreds if not thousands of patients to procure marijuana in the black market instead. In an unfortunate ruling issued on June 6, 2005, the US Supreme Court upheld the government's power to do this.
While this doesn't change anything -- state laws protecting medical marijuana patients and their providers still are binding upon state and local law enforcement authorities -- it is a missed opportunity for the Court to rein in federal overreaching and help some of our society's most vulnerable members.
Fortunately, Congress will have a chance this month to set things right. The Hinchey-Rohrabacher amendment, being considered this month in the debate on the Science-State-Justice-Commerce Appropriations bill, would prohibit the federal government from arresting, raiding or prosecuting patients who are abiding by state medical marijuana laws.
Your help is needed to get it passed. Please visit http://stopthedrugwar.org/medicalmarijuana/ to support the Hinchey-Rohrabacher amendment and medical marijuana patients. When you are done, please visit http://www.raichaction.org to find out about a demonstration supporting Hinchey-Rohrabacher at the local office of your member of Congress.
Hinchey Medical Marijuana Amendment 2005
Since medical marijuana initiatives were first passed nine years ago, the DEA has conducted raids against medical marijuana clinics in California, recently with increasing frequency, forcing hundreds if not thousands of patients to procure marijuana in the black market instead. In an unfortunate ruling issued on June 6, 2005, the US Supreme Court upheld the government's power to do this.
While this doesn't change anything -- state laws protecting medical marijuana patients and their providers still are binding upon state and local law enforcement authorities -- it is a missed opportunity for the Court to rein in federal overreaching and help some of our society's most vulnerable members.
Fortunately, Congress will have a chance this month to set things right. The Hinchey-Rohrabacher amendment, being considered this month in the debate on the Science-State-Justice-Commerce Appropriations bill, would prohibit the federal government from arresting, raiding or prosecuting patients who are abiding by state medical marijuana laws.
Your help is needed to get it passed. Please visit http://stopthedrugwar.org/medicalmarijuana/ to support the Hinchey-Rohrabacher amendment and medical marijuana patients. When you are done, please visit http://www.raichaction.org to find out about a demonstration supporting Hinchey-Rohrabacher at the local office of your member of Congress.