Disabled Rights Not Violated When Pot Shops Closed, Court Rules
- Published on Monday, 21 May 2012
- Written by THCbiz Staff
A federal appeals court decided Monday that cities do not violate the federal rights of the disabled when they shut down medical marijuana dispensaries, reports LA Times.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by severely disabled Californians who were authorized by their physicians to use marijuana for medical purposes.
The 9th Circuit said the law does not protect the use of drugs banned by the federal government.
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