Those Nine Guys and Girls At It Again

I have the distinction of being the first physician to be certified to administer medical marijuana at the NIH in 1980-81. I don't know much about what happened after that except its in use in California. Then, those nine guys and girls at the SC do this:

Court Rules Against Pot for Sick People
AP - 2 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Federal authorities may prosecute sick people who smoke pot on doctors' orders, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, concluding that state medical marijuana laws don't protect users from a federal ban on the drug.

Apparently California can't make laws regulating this even though it is not interstate commerce. This strikes to the heart of an old Republican urge, States Rights. Of course, that was the old Southern Confederacy urge. Strange how urges get passed around.