Statement: Federal raids on state medical marijuana programs.

Issue: Medical Marijuana

On June 6, 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision which approved the Federal Government's position that federal law permits the prosecution of persons possessing cannabis regardless of the defense that they are medicinal cannabis patients, even in states that exempt its prohibition for medicinal purposes.

What this means is that the DEA can raid, and has been raiding medical marijuana patients homes, and places that support distribute medical marijuana to patients because they have authority over the state's medical marijuana laws.

From a federal standpoint, there is no such thing as Medical Marijuana. Regardless of what the state's say, Marijuana is an illegal drug and must be dealt with as such.

Opposing Arguments

There are currently 12 states with medical marijuana laws. States should have the authority to let people use medical marijuana if they need it and the states can regulate it properly. The federal government shouldn't step in and disregard the state's laws.

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