Editorial: Medical Pot Ruling Skirts Related Issues
A Contra Costa Times editorial states that the California Supreme Court "got it right" when it unanimously ruled that local governments statewide have the authority to ban medical marijuana dispensaries in their jurisdictions. However, it adds that the ruling "does nothing" to address two related issues: "that the federal government has aggressively maintained that possession and use of marijuana is illegal under federal law and that regulating the issuance of medical marijuana cards has been lax at best and often fraudulent."
- "Contra Costa Times Editorial: Dispensary Case Was About More Than Marijuana" (Contra Costa Times, 5/7).