April 5, 2002

2:43 AM

Utah Judge Rules Medical Pot is Invia the Utahns for Compassionate Use. "During a preliminary hearing for three patients in Cedar City on Wednesday March 27, 2002 Judge Braithwaite bound patients over for trial and ruled that their medical marijuana arguments do count in a Utah Courtroom even though Utah has different laws than California." My question, of course, is: do you really spell it "Utahns?"
posted by massless (2 comments total)

been very busy this morning trying to find a recipe that incorporates Cannabis and Jello. . .
posted by Danf at 7:23 AM on April 5, 2002

Ain't gonna fly. The feds will shut it down, yet again, because keeping pot illegal keeps several Big Businesses very happy:

prison corporations need middle-class prisoners: they provide a better profit-cost ratio than murderers &c.

drug companies can't afford to allow a drug that anyone can grow: there's just no profit in it at all! Further, increased use of pot would mean decreased use of prescription meds.

some police forces rely on property impoundment as an income source, and legalizing pot would really cut into their profits.

the DEA is never, ever going to allow it, because doing so would cost jobs and funding.

All in all, in a country with a government that's bought and sold by big business, it's pretty clear that the legalization of marijuana is gonna be a loooong uphill battle.

posted by five fresh fish at 9:04 AM on April 5, 2002