High Court Declines to Hear Big Marijuana Case - Polidicks

[quote]The controversial court ruling last year requiring medical marijuana caregivers and dispensaries to do more than simply supply cannabis will not be heard by the Colorado Supreme Court. The high court on Thursday declined to hear on appeal People v. Clendenin, a case in which the Court of Appeals upheld Stacy Clendenin for cultivation and sale of marijuana, reports Matt Masich at Law Week Colorado. Clendenin argued it was legal for her to sell medical marijuana because she qualified as a caregiver under Colorado's medical marijuana law approved by voters in 2000. The Court of Appeals disagreed, ruling that "the act of supplying marijuana for medical use, by itself, is insufficient to constitute significant management responsibility for a patient's well-being, and consequently is insufficient to constitutionally qualify a person doing so as a 'primary caregiver'." On November 3, less than a week after the Court of Appeals' ruling, the Colorado Board of Health struck the definition in its rules that allowed someone who only sold medical marijuana to be classified as a caregiver. However, the rule change was voided by then-Denver District Court Chief Judge Larry Naves because there had been inadequate public input. The board has not tried to change the caregiver definition again, which left the significance of the Supreme Court's refusal to hear the Clendenin case unclear. Attorney Rob Corry represented Clendenin in the Court of Appeals; Colorado Attorney General John Suthers and Assistant Attorney General John T. Lee represented the state.[/quote] [url=http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2010/06/colorado_high_court_declines_to_hear_big_medical_p.php]Source[/url] I think the court is seriously underestimating the painkilling powers of Marijuana, especially the medical-grade stuff.

It will one day be legal.

But more importantly, it feels good to be stoned.

feels good man

they need to weed out the idiots of the high courts

For medical purposes it should be legal. Fuck the other purposes.

They should pot a better judge in charge of the case.

[QUOTE=Sickle;22346383]For medical purposes it should be legal. Fuck the other purposes.[/QUOTE] Alright, have it your way. One new insomnia sufferer, coming right up!

[QUOTE=Canned Induvidual;22346355]feels good man[/QUOTE] [img]http://www.thestaticcultlabel.com/img/ext_feelsgoodman.gif[/img]

1 trillion dollars over the last 40 years spent on the drug war. 7 Billion dollars a month on the "war on terror" NASA's annual budget - About 17 Billion dollars We'd be in fucking Alpha Centauri by now if they spent that shit on better things.

At least the important people are denying it.

[QUOTE=DarkSpider;22346709] We'd be in fucking Alpha Centauri by now if they spent that shit on better things.[/QUOTE] We'd be in fucking Alpha Centauri by now if people would stop doing drugs.

People can say whatever they want, I think marijuana should stay illegal. I know enough people who use it, and while it's admittedly not as dangerous as other drugs, if it'd become widespread, the teenage age group would be fucked beyond belief. They're stupid enough already.

[QUOTE=Skwaire;22347318]We'd be in fucking Alpha Centauri by now if people would stop doing drugs.[/QUOTE] Carl Sagan, one of the most eminent astronomers of modern times, was an avid marijuana user. :colbert: [editline]12:46PM[/editline] [quote=Wikipedia]Sagan was a user and advocate of marijuana. Under the pseudonym "Mr. X", he contributed an essay about smoking cannabis to the 1971 book Marihuana Reconsidered.[42][43] The essay explained that marijuana use had helped to inspire some of Sagan's works and enhance sensual and intellectual experiences. [/quote]

[QUOTE=GÃ©za!;22347402]and while it's admittedly not as dangerous as other drugs, if it'd become widespread, the teenage age group would be fucked beyond belief.[/QUOTE] If they aren't fucked up when they use actually dangerous stuff (alcohol, cigarettes), I don't believe they would be any more fucked up when they use non-dangerous stuff.

[QUOTE=GÃ©za!;22347402]People can say whatever they want, I think marijuana should stay illegal. I know enough people who use it, and while it's admittedly not as dangerous as other drugs, if it'd become widespread, the teenage age group would be fucked beyond belief. They're stupid enough already.[/QUOTE] Most teenagers are naturally fucking idiots, it's nature. They eventually grow out of it and it's not a reason to keep marijuana illegal. Hell, it was in widespread use until tabacco companies and governments started massive campaigns to convince people it was a bad thing.

[QUOTE=DarkSpider;22346709]We'd be in fucking Alpha Centauri by now if they spent that shit on better things.[/QUOTE] But it would be very hot inside of alpha centauri :ohdear:

[QUOTE=Skwaire;22347318]We'd be in fucking Alpha Centauri by now if people would stop doing drugs.[/QUOTE] Have you contributed anything whatsoever to the world that might help us get there? Then fuck off.

[QUOTE=GÃ©za!;22347402]People can say whatever they want, I think marijuana should stay illegal. I know enough people who use it, and while it's admittedly not as dangerous as other drugs, if it'd become widespread, the teenage age group would be fucked beyond belief. They're stupid enough already.[/QUOTE] I know enough people who do it to be cool, to stick it to the man, etc. to believe that if it were legal, less people would be allured to it, and wouldn't get the rush they're looking for if they're not sketching out about cops busting them for it.

[QUOTE=PrismatexV8;22347471]Carl Sagan, one of the most eminent astronomers of modern times, was an avid marijuana user. :colbert: [editline]12:46PM[/editline][/QUOTE] I bet you had this shit bookmarked so you could show it off one day.

[QUOTE=Skwaire;22347318]We'd be in fucking Alpha Centauri by now if people would stop doing drugs.[/QUOTE] Some of the world's most influential people were drug users. Shakespeare, Da Vinci, George Washington, Ben Franklin, etc etc etc...

[QUOTE=Paravin;22348800]I bet you had this shit bookmarked so you could show it off one day.[/QUOTE] No, I just know that he was a stoner.

[QUOTE=Superginger;22346306][url=http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2010/06/colorado_high_court_declines_to_hear_big_medical_p.php]Source[/url] I think the court is seriously underestimating the painkilling powers of Marijuana, especially the medical-grade stuff.[/QUOTE] so wait, they're not listening to her because shes following a law that they voted yes to? hm.

[QUOTE=Paravin;22348800]I bet you had this shit bookmarked so you could show it off one day.[/QUOTE] I think that the point here is that marijuana has absolutely no fucking influence on whether or not a person is smart or stupid. It's quite fucking clear that it's about as irrelevant as what supermarket they go to. Hence, it should be legal. [editline]02:43PM[/editline] Also since when can a court decline to hear a case..? What kind of bullshit is that?

[QUOTE=Kybalt;22349799]I think that the point here is that marijuana has absolutely no fucking influence on whether or not a person is smart or stupid. It's quite fucking clear that it's about as irrelevant as what supermarket they go to. Hence, it should be legal. [editline]02:43PM[/editline] Also since when can a court decline to hear a case..? What kind of bullshit is that?[/QUOTE] High courts in America enforce the state and federal constitution - they hear cases that have already been decided in a lower court to determine if the lower court violated constitutional principles. The members of the court select which cases to take on.

The day pot becomes legal, I'm gonna stand in front of the police station where I live and light up a fat doobie.

[QUOTE=Pr0vologne;22351390]The day pot becomes legal, I'm gonna stand in front of the police station where I live and light up a fat doobie.[/QUOTE] They would probably pass laws preventing being high in public. On-topic: It's incredibly stupid that they can just choose to decline a big, controversial case. Ignoring the issue does not solve the problem, they signed up for this when they joined the High Court.

[QUOTE=Pr0vologne;22351390]The day pot becomes legal, I'm gonna stand in front of the police station where I live and light up a fat doobie.[/QUOTE] I'm sure the same thing would happen if you went to the station and downed a bottle of rum out front

You people don't get this case at all, it's not about whether medical marijuana is legal or not, it's about whether or not people who [i]only[/i] dispense marijuana can be classified as a primary caregiver. This court case actually makes sense. It means that people who only dispense marijuana aren't allowed to be considered either a primary caregiver (reasonable) or a Primary Care Physician (Who was trying that in the first place?).

I lol'd when I read the title.