Calif. high court strikes down medical pot limits

[Newsjock]

Source: Associated Press

A unanimous California Supreme Court has struck down a law that sought to impose limits on the amount of marijuana a medical patient can legally possess.

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that state lawmakers were wrong to change provisions of the voter-approved Proposition 215. The 1996 measure allowed for patients with a doctor's recommendation to possess an unspecified amount of marijuana.

The Legislature, seeking to give law enforcement guidance on when to make marijuana possession arrests, mandated in 2003 that each patient could have a maximum of 8 ounces of dried marijuana.

The high court says only voters can change amendments that they've added to California's constitution through the initiative process.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/01/21/national/a105136S79.DTL&tsp=1

[slackmaster]

1. Hooray for the High Court!

[groovedaddy]

2. Just how HIGH are they exactly? n.t

[Mz Pip]

3. I'm hella confused

Didn't they just rule couple of years ago against medical marijuana?

So you can possess as much as you want but the DEA can still bust you for it?? :crazy:

[AngryAmish]

4. US Supreme Court said you can still use federal drug laws

California has it's own drug laws.

[Mz Pip]

5. this was a case brought by

people in CA.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/06/scotus.medical.marijuana/index.html

seems the easiest things to do would be to just decriminalize the stuff nationwide, though the likelihood of that happening is zilch.

[Socal31]

6. Yea I still wouldnt be running around with more than a couple ounces....

Being on the DEA radar is not a good idea.

[Bluenorthwest]

7. Last week or the week before the court order law enforcment

to return 65 confiscated pounds of medical marijuana. That would be 448 ounces.

[Socal31]

10. Yes, but was it a federal court?

Marijuana is illegal in any quantity for any reason if the federalis get involved.

[GenoaMan]

8. Obama called the feds off . . .

He ordered U.S. agents to stop busting medical marijuana patients. Excellent decision, Mr. President!

[winyanstaz]

9. well good...

At least there is one judge not sold out.........

[Zhade]

11. Excellent ruling for great justice!

You don't get to tell us patients how much we need. That's what our doctors are for.