Stand Against Medical Marijuana Raises Phony Fears And Ignores State Law

On Monday, the Huntington Beach City Council curiously, and wrongfully, imposed a 45-day moratorium on permits for medical cannabis dispensaries, which are legal in California.

The city attorney and police chief argued for the ban, hiding behind the smokescreen of "a conflict between state and federal law on the issue of medical marijuana." The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in November and is now deliberating in a medical marijuana case, Ashcroft vs. Raich, to decide whether federal agents can stop patients from peacefully growing their own medicine.

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