Courts protect ninth circuit doctors who recommend medical marijuana use

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 174-177

  Christenson, Vonn ^a  

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ANALGESIA; COURT; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG USE; HEALTH; HUMAN; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LICENCE; MEDICAL RECORD; PAIN; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; ARTICLE; DRUG CONTROL; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

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References (45)

1. Conant v. Walters, 309 F.3d 629 (9th Cir. 2002), cert. denied, 124 S. Ct. 387 (2003) (No. 03-40).
2. Id. at 636.
3. Ibid. Id.
4. See id., citing Conant v. McCaffrey, No. C 97-00139 WHA, 2000 WL 1281174, at *16 (N.D. Cal).
5. See 21 U.S.C. § 801 (2000).
6. Conant, 2000 WL 1281174, at *1, quoting 21 U.S.C. § 812(b)(1) (2000).
7. 7. Id.
8. Id. at *2.
9. Id., citing 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(4) (2000).
10. See 21 U.S.C. § 823(f).
11. Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11362.5(b)(1)(A) (1996).
12. Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11362.5(c) (1996).
13. Conant, 2000 WL 1281174, at *2, quoting Joint Stmt. Undisputed Facts § 4.
14. Id. at *5, citing Joint Stmt. Undisputed Facts § 6.
15. Conant v. McCaffrey, 172 F.R.D. 681, 691 (N.D. Cal. 1997).
16. See Conant, 2000 WL 1281174, at *6.
17. Ibid. Id.
18. See id.
19. Id. at *3, quoting Joint Stmt. Undisputed Facts § 7.
20. See Conant, 172 F.R.D. at 681.
21. Id. at 685.
22. Conant, 2000 WL 1281174, at *1.
23. Id. at *14.
24. Ibid. Id.
25. Ibid. Id.
26. Ibid. Id.
27. Id. at *15.
28. Id. at *16.
29. Ibid. Id.
30. Conant, 309 F.3d at 634.
31. Id. at 632, citing 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (2000).
32. Id. at 636.
33. See id., petition for cert. filed, 2003 WL 22428466 (U.S. June 7, 2003) (No. 03-40).
34. See id., cert. denied, 124 S. Ct. 387 (U.S. Oct. 14, 2003) (No. 03-40).
35. B. Egelko, "Court Victory for Medical Pot Law / Justices Let State's Doctors Discuss Patients' Options," San Francisco Chronicle, October 15, 2003, at A1 (2003 WL 3765584).
36. C. Lane, "U.S. Appeal of Marijuana Case Rejected", Washington Post, October 15, 2003, at A1 (2003 WL 62222963).
37. J. Frieden, "Medical Marijuana Ruling Hailed by Some Doctors: Seen as Free Speech Issue," Internal Medicine News 36, no. 23, (2003): at 6 (2003 WL 14661974).
38. Egelko, supra note 35.
39. Frieden, supra note 37.
40. Ibid. Id.
41. Egelko, supra note 35.
42. Barbars, Feder, and Ostrov, "Top Court Hands Victory to Backers of Medicinal Pot," San Jose Mercury News, October 15, 2003, at 1 (2003 WL 65934454).
43. Ibid. Id.
44. Frieden, supra note 37.
45. Ibid. Id.