What's going on in Philadelphia?
Ladd Huffman is one of 28 medical patients who were approved by the federal government to receive medical marijuana under the compassionate care program. He never recieved his supply. For details, click here.
On March 3, 1999, The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Philadelphia heard about Ladd and other patients who have been denied their medicine.
You can read the government's January 12
response to the judge's proposed settlement below:
http://www.commonlink.com/~olsen/MEDICAL/goldberg.html
You can read a transcript of the March 3
hearing in Philadelphia below:
http://www.commonlink.com/~olsen/MEDICAL/hirsch.html
You can read Joan Bello's UPDATE below:
http://www.commonlink.com/~olsen/MEDICAL/joan.html
You can read the March 10, 1999 ruling of the
U.S. District Court below:
http://www.commonlink.com/~olsen/MEDICAL/katz.html
You can read the March 22, 1999 motion to
reconsider below:
http://www.commonlink.com/~olsen/MEDICAL/reconsider.html
You can read about the law suit which is pending in Philadelphia below:
Action Class for Therapeutic Cannabis
http://www.fairlaw.org/actionclassintro.html
Medical Marijuana, Suit filed against marijuana
laws
Associated Press, July 30, 1998
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v98/n636/a06.html
Federal Lawsuit Targets Medical Marijuana Use
Philadelphia Gay News, August 7, 1998
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v98/n689/a05.html
Lawyer Sues U.S. To Overturn Ban On Marijuana
Philadelphia Inquirer, August 24, 1998
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v98/n722/a01.html
Medical Pot Users File Class Action Suit
Bay Area Reporter, October 29, 1998
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v98/n988/a04.html
Judge Proposes DOJ Establish Program to
Distribute Marijuana
The Legal Intelligencer, October 30, 1998
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v98/n978/a06.html
Medicinal Marijuana Has Ally In Judge
Philadelphia Inquirer, October 31, 1998
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v98/n982/a08.html
Authorities consider medical use of pot
USA Today, November 3, 1998
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v98/n994/a11.html
Pot Smokers v. Uncle Sam
Hartford Advocate, November 12, 1998
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v98.n1148.a10.html
Judge Wants Pot Explanation
Philadelphia Daily News, March 11, 1999
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99/n279/a10.html
Judge Will Allow Pot Lawsuit
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 11, 1999
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99/n274.a10.html
Judge Declines to Dismiss Medical Marijuana
Lawsuit
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 11, 1999
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99/n272/a06.html
Federal Judge OKs Pot Case
United Press International, March 15, 1999
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99/n296/a08.html
Federal Judge Lets Lawsuit on Medical Marijuana
Go
Morning Call, March 18, 1999
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99/n317/a05.html
To help support the Class Action for Therapeutic Cannabis, please send check or money order to: Lifeservices, PO Box 4314 Boca Raton, FL 33429
Last updated on Wednesday, November 08, 2000