Judge Orders Feds To Clean Up Medical Marijuana Mess

Medical pot advocates won a landmark decision last week when Justice Sidney N. Lederman of Ontario's Superior Court ordered the feds to fix a medical marijuana regime he declared unconstitutional. The following is an excerpt from his 40-page ruling.

The respondent in this case (the government) argued that the several hundred kilograms of marijuana that have been harvested by Prairie Plan Systems to date are intended for research purposes only. Minister (Allan) Rock, however, is quoted as stating in Health Canada's December 21, 2000 "News Release" that: "This marijuana will be made available... to authorized Canadians using it for medical purposes."

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