http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=22&art_id=qw1143527402458R131 The latest legal wrangling once again highlights the tension between the federal government, which declares marijuana an illegal controlled substance with no medical value, and the 11 US states allowing medical marijuana for patients with a doctor's recommendation.
"Medical cannabis is necessary for the preservation of Angel Raich's life," said Randy Barnett, the Oakland, California woman's lawyer on Monday.
He later told the three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals that, "If she obeys the law, she will die."
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On her doctor's advice, she uses marijuana every couple of hours to ease her pain and bolster a nonexistent appetite.
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