Pubdate: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 Source: Los Angeles Times (CA) Copyright: 2005 Los Angeles Times Contact: http://www.latimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/248 Author: Bonnie Compton Hanson Cited: Gonzales v. Raich ( www.angeljustice.org/ ) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/opinion.htm (Opinion) MAJOR BUZZ OVER MARIJUANA RULING Our Extreme Court has done it again. Now it has ruled against the use of medical marijuana, even for cancer patients. Yes, it shows a lack of compassion for our sick -- but not for the administration's big pharmaceutical donors. After all, how much obscene profit can they make from plants growing free on someone's back porch? Bonnie Compton Hanson Santa Ana - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom