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A three-judge panel of the normally liberal-leaning US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has ruled 2-1 that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not protect the rights of disabled patients to use medical marijuana, even when prescribed by a doctor.
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Governor Dannel Malloy (D) Friday signed into law the medical marijuana bill, House Bill 5389, passed last month by the legislature, making Connecticut the 17th state to legalize the medicinal use of the herb, along with the District of Columbia. Now, licensed physicians will be able to prescribe it to adults suffering from specified diseases or medical conditions.
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A bill aimed at providing a framework for overseeing and regulating California's notoriously free-wheeling medical marijuana industry squeaked out of the state Assembly on Thursday despite opponents' claims that the measure would cause pot shops and farms to proliferate rather than face greater accountability.
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