This is so friggin stupid. Like we have no bigger problems to contend with than dying and sick people using weed to ease their pain. Unbelievable. How about we let cops worry about the rising murders, robberies and violent crimes in this country, rather than worry about if sick and dying people are smoking marijuana. How about we keep this stuff out of our court systems…..you know….the one’s that are already ovewhelmed with real crimes. I say legalize medical marijuana and be done with it. My best wishes to Angel Raich and anyone else who uses marijuana for medicinal purposes!!!

SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) — A California woman whose doctor says marijuana is the only medicine keeping her alive is not immune from federal prosecution on drug charges, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

The case was brought by Angel Raich, an Oakland mother of two who suffers from scoliosis, a brain tumor, chronic nausea and other ailments. On her doctor’s advice, she eats or smokes marijuana every couple of hours to ease her pain and bolster a nonexistent appetite as conventional drugs did not work.

The Supreme Court ruled against Raich two years ago, saying that medical marijuana users and their suppliers could be prosecuted for breaching federal drug laws even if they lived in a state such as California where medical pot is legal.

Because of that ruling, the issue before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was narrowed to the so-called right to life theory: that marijuana should be allowed if it is the only viable option to keep a patient alive.

Raich, 41, began sobbing when she was told of the decision and said she would continue using the drug.

“I’m sure not going to let them kill me,” she said. “Oh my God.”

Source: CNN