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posted on September 17, 2012 by
US MT: Editorial: Trying Marijuana In Court Of Public Opinion
The Billings Gazette, 16 Sep 2012 – Montana voters will decide on Nov. 6 whether to keep the Legislature’s medical marijuana law that effectively repealed the 2004 voter-enacted law. Between now and Election Day, additional restrictions from Senate Bill 423 may take effect. Last week, the Montana Supreme Court overturned a District Court judge’s ruling that certain provisions of SB423 violated rights guaranteed by the Montana Constitution. Helena District Judge Jim Reynolds issued a preliminary injunction last year, finding that the new law’s restrictions on medical marijuana providers and users amounted to unconstitutional infringement on citizens’ rights to privacy, to health care and to seek employment (as medical marijuana providers).
posted on September 14, 2012 by
US MT: No Constitutional Right To Medical Marijuana
Missoulian, 12 Sep 2012 – NO CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA HELENA — There is no fundamental right for patients to use any drug, particularly one like medical marijuana that’s illegal under federal law, the Montana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, in reversing a lower court decision.
posted on September 14, 2012 by
US MT: Montana Court Upholds Medical Pot Limits
Spokesman-Review, 12 Sep 2012 – (AP) – A November ballot initiative asks voters to reject the Legislature’s restrictive law and return to the original law enacted by voters in 2004. HELENA The Montana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that restrictions on medical marijuana sales do not violate the constitutional rights of registered users or providers, overturning a lower judge’s decision to block part of lawmakers’ restrictive rewrite of state regulations.
