Pubdate: Sun, 3 Oct 1999
Source: Orange County Register (CA)
Copyright: 1999 The Orange County Register
Contact:  http://www.ocregister.com/
Section: Commentary, page 2

EDITORIAL UPDATE - PETER MCWILLIAMS

The September 13 9th Circuit federal court ruling that patients can
claim a medical-necessity defence in federal marijuana cases will be
tested soon. Los Angeles publisher and AIDS patient Peter McWilliams
has been barred by court order from using marijuana since his arrest
on federal marijuana charges last fall. His AIDS viral count has risen
from near zero to above 250,000 U.S. District Judge George King
declined to reconsider his no-smoking order in light of the circuit
court ruling, so it is being appealed to the 9th Circuit this week.
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