Quote Originally Posted by nicholasstanko

I never said the supreme court shouldve ruled in favour. to an extent i would agree with their decision because it is the law. what im trying to say is that they shouldve at least made note of that fact. since they didnt, it comes off as though they couldnt care less.
Justice Stevens actually made note of the fact that currect medical marijuana laws trouble him. He said something to the effect of, I hope this debate can find its way to the halls of Congress (not an exact quote; I can't seem to find it). But since that was not the issue before the court, he had no choice but to make a finding "against" users of medical marijuana.

It really was the right thing to do. Whether you agree with it or not, marijuana has been a so-called controlled substance since the '40s and the Court rightly found that the federal government has jurisdiction over such things.

If the laws were changed, obviously, the Supreme Court would've responded differently. That needs to be the focus.