CNN.com - Unanimous court rejects medical marijuana - May 14, 2001

Despite all the evidence that suggests that marijuana does help ease the pain of many sufferers, the U.S. Supreme Court chickens out and hides behind the old 'Reefer Madness' bullshit that permeates the U.S. justice system. Several states have a majority of voters that approve of marijuana being used for medical purposes, and I suspect that as the years go by, that number will increase. But authority has always feared marijuana with a puzzling irrationality, even though 'legal' drugs like nicotine and caffeine are far more addictive.