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June 6, 2005
Medical Marijuana
The Supreme Court ruled today that state laws do not protect citizens from federal regulations banning the use of marijuana for medical purposes. I cannot criticize the ruling on any legal grounds. A law is a law, like a 30 MPH speed zone. It might be stupid, but it is the law. The thing to do is change it if it does not make sense. Congress and the administration seem unwilling to change laws that so clearly help them with the "law and order" wing of the American electorate. It doesn't matter if the law doesn't work, or that it is hypocritical. Large drug companies develop many drugs more addictive and/or dangerous to the human body, yet these drugs are fine for the American consumer. Marijuana exists in the alternative universe of hippiedom, that danger zone, the threat to society held over from the sixties. Politicians continue to use the fear of marijuana as a gatekeeper to heroin to solidify their position with constituents when they want to appear tough on crime. It is unfortunate that real people continue to suffer from such pandering.
Posted by Chip Spear at June 6, 2005 10:31 AM
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