MARYLAND EASES POT CRIMINALITY
A new Maryland law sets a maximum fine of $100 for 'medical marijuana' users who have less than an ounce of the leaf, making it the 10th state since 1996 to ease or eliminate sanctions for medical use of the herb. I picked this item up in the new Cato Institute newsletter which also cites Punishing the Sick,one of their white papers that notes that medical evidence shows marijuana can help those suffering from AIDS, cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis and other ailments. "Morphine is illegal, but is routinely prescribed as a painkiller," the author writes. "Not marijuana, however, which remains illegal under federal law for all uses."
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