Court says US government may crack down on pot dispensaries
Source: McClatchy News
Court says US government may crack down on pot dispensaries
By DENNY WALSH
The Sacramento Bee
January 15, 2014 Updated 7 hours ago
An appellate court on Wednesday upheld three lower court decisions rejecting a challenge by medical marijuana dispensaries, their landlords and customers to enforcement of the federal government's zero tolerance of marijuana.
Dispensaries sought injunctions to prevent authorities from enforcing the federal Controlled Substances Act against dispensaries and collectives operating under the terms of California's Compassionate Use Act, which allows marijuana to be used as medicine in accord with a physician's recommendation.
In an unpublished order, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that those parts of the U.S. Constitution cited by the dispensaries do not apply in a matter such as this, and cited a 2007 9th Circuit opinion as precedent.
An injunction "would compromise a governmental interest in enforcing the law" and would therefore be inappropriate, the panel's memorandum concluded.
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is to get major corporations involved in the sales.
Than they'll say it's A O K.
...to crack down on corruption in government first. Eh, judge? I wonder how much this ass-pimple is being paid by Big Pharma for his ruling? Someone do a background check on this asshole, STAT! Make sure you check the Caymans.
- No matter, you punk. Justice is coming and you will be shitting in your boots.
K&R
