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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2001 93(11):808; doi:10.1093/jnci/93.11.808-a
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 93, No. 11, 808, June 6, 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press

NEWS

Supreme Court Rules Against Use of Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled May 14 that distributing marijuana to treat symptoms in patients with serious illnesses is prohibited by federal law.

The defendant in the case, an Oakland, Calif., buyer’s cooperative, was supplying marijuana to patients who had notes from their doctors saying the drug was "medically necessary."

"In this case, to resolve the question presented, we need only recognize that a medical necessity exception for marijuana is at odds with the terms of the Controlled Substances Act," the Court wrote in its 8–0 ruling. "The statute, to be sure, does not explicitly abrogate the defense. But its provisions leave no doubt that the defense is unavailable."

(For more information on legalizing marijuana as a medical necessity, see News, May 16, p. 740.)


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