The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the federal government can prosecute sick people for using marijuana even though their doctors prescribe it and their states allow it.

An unfortunate ruling.

I've never tried marijuana. I don't romanticize it or want it to be widely available. But I do seek relief for people suffering from cancer, MS and other insidious diseases. In reading about the court decision, I'm dismayed that the legal debate focuses so much on things like the Interstate Commerce Clause. What about compassion for human beings?

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