'Prepare To Be Arrested': Supreme Court Rules Against Pot For Sick

Associated Press   |  GINA HOLLAND   |   June 6, 2005 10:48 AM

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Federal authorities may prosecute sick people who smoke pot on doctors' orders, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, concluding that state medical marijuana laws don't protect users from a federal ban on the drug.

The decision is a stinging defeat for marijuana advocates who had successfully pushed 10 states to allow the drug's use to treat various illnesses.

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