Pubdate: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 Source: USA Today (US) Copyright: 1999 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Co. Inc. Contact: 1000 Wilson Blvd., Arlington VA 22229 Fax: (703) 247-3108 Website: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nfront.htm Note: Subj: line title by editor NATIONLINE - Medical Marijuana: A federal judge refused Tuesday to allow a Los Angeles writer-activist with AIDS to use medical marijuana while awaiting trial on drug cultivation, trafficking and possession charges. Peter McWilliams said the ruling is a death sentence for him and he will appeal. Although California voters approved marijuana for medical uses in l996, its use for any purpose remains a federal crime. - --- MAP posted-by: Don Beck