Medical Marijuana, good idea or bad? Options

[illumineering]

The supreme court has just ruled medical marijuana is illegal. Many states that have medical marijuana programs are now reviewing them to determine their legality. It's possible that someone in the medical profession who distributes medical marijuana could be prosecuted and sent to prison.

Is this fair for the people in chronic pain? If I'm dying from cancer, I could go to prison for smoking legal weed. Having had cancer myself, I think it's a raw deal for people who are really sick.

http://www.medicalmarijuanaprocon.org/pop/conflicts.htm

Any thoughts, comments?

[ComradeRed]

The Supreme Court didn't rule medical marijuana illegal; they ruled that the Federal government has the right to pass laws against medical marijuana. There's a very important difference. It's Congress's fault every bit as much as the Supreme Court.

Basically, the argument is that growing pot in your backyard constitutes 'Interstate Commerce'. We call this kind of reading of the Constitution 'loose construction'. The Federal Government uses it to usurp the power of the States. It's a terrible, terrible idea.

However, this decision was overshadowed by the Kelo decision, which in my opinion, was a much worse one. Although both are fundamentally the result of a far-too-liberal interpretation of the Constitution.

[illumineering]

However, this decision was overshadowed by the Kelo decision, which in my opinion, was a much worse one. Although both are fundamentally the result of a far-too-liberal interpretation of the Constitution.

Fill me in on this if you would, please. I'm not familiar with the Kelo decision.

[*kryogenix*]

Fill me in on this if you would, please.  I'm not familiar with the Kelo decision.

The eminent domain case. Kelo v. City of New London.

http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/04-108.ZS.html