June 10, 2008
Arguments heard in medical marijuana case
A three-judge panel of appellate judges heard more than an hour of oral arguments Tuesday from lawyers fighting over California's medical marijuana laws.

Attorneys for San Diego and San Bernardino counties told the Fourth District Court of Appeal judges that counties should not be forced to issue identification cards to qualified medical marijuana patients.

Lawyers for the state Department of Justice and two advocacy groups told the judges that state medical marijuana laws do not prevent federal officials from enforcing federal drug laws.

The counties lost their case at the Superior Court level in late 2006. A ruling from the appeals court is expected this summer.
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Psycho4Bud Reviewed by Psycho4Bud on . It's counties against state again in appeal of pot suit Nineteen months after a judge rejected San Diego County's lawsuit against the state of California seeking to overturn medical marijuana laws, government lawyers are returning to court to argue their appeals. In a case being watched closely by counties around the state, oral arguments are scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday in a 4th District Court of Appeal courtroom in downtown San Diego. The panel of judges is not expected to issue an immediate ruling. Instead, a decision likely will be handed Rating: 5