Ill marijuana users face prosecution

US government authorities may prosecute sick people who smoke pot on doctors’ orders, the Supreme Court said today, ruling that state medical marijuana laws don’t protect users from a federal ban on the drug.

Ill marijuana users face prosecution

US government authorities may prosecute sick people who smoke pot on doctors’ orders, the Supreme Court said today, ruling that state medical marijuana laws don’t protect users from a federal ban on the drug.

The decision is a defeat for marijuana advocates, who had successfully pushed 10 states to allow the drug’s use to treat symptoms of illness.

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