1.0 link 204681 <![CDATA[Supreme Court Hands Medical Marijuana Major Victory]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/18/supreme-court-hands-medic_n_204681.html The U.S. Supreme Court handed medical marijuana patients and advocates a resounding victory on Monday, refusing to hear a case brought by San Diego County, which has long chafed at implementing statewide medical marijuana laws.

The state of California, in an effort to systematize the 1996 voter-approved initiative, required localities to implement identification card programs for patients with doctor approval in 2004. Such ID cards are required to enter medical marijuana shops in California and can be shown to police...

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