LEGALIZE IT! Medical Marijuana Usage UPHELD in Pennsylvania in LANDMARK Case

By John Paluska, Founder of The Daily Fodder

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court just struck down a law in Lebanon County that made it illegal for those on probation from using medical marijuana. In the landmark case, the court agreed with the ACLU that a 2016 Pennsylvania law required that everyone who has a medical marijuana card is legally allowed to use medical marijuana. 

Fox 43 has more:

The case centers around a policy issued by President Judge John Tylwalk on September 1, 2019 in Lebanon County. The ACLU argued Pennsylvania's medical marijuana law that was passed in 2016 gives people with a state-issued medical marijuana card a 'sweeping immunity.' It also argued that medical marijuana cards are issued by state-approved physicians. And, in the case of its 3 clients, the ACLU said medical marijuana has substantially improved their lives and medical conditions. Lawyers for the 52nd judicial district argued, however, that the immunity the ACLU pointed to in the state's medical marijuana law does not exist. 

The PA Supreme Court had temporarily stalled the medical marijuana probation policy in Lebanon County until arguments could be heard on the case.

In a press release from the ACLU, Reggie Shuford said, "This is a major victory for people who rely on medical marijuana to treat their medical conditions. We are grateful that the justices understood the legislature’s clear intent that people who lawfully use this treatment should not be punished for it.” 

 The overwhelming majority of users of marijuana are nonviolent, and the overwhelming majority of marijuana use is nonviolent, so this law clearly was doing nothing but harming people, since millions use marijuana everyday as a medicine to numb pain and/or help their depression.

Of course, I would never recommend personal usage, since regular marijuana use comes with many dangerous health effects, but if someone wants to choose to use marijuana, then it is their choice as long as they don't hurt anyone.

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