San Diego vs MMJ Laws: Supreme Court Round
January 20th, 2009 by Alex
After getting a smackdown from the California Supreme Court, San Diegan legislators, led by Bill Horn (R-San Diego) from North County, are seeking to overturn state medical marijuana law by appealing to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS).
County officials sued the state in 2006, and after they lost, an appellate court refused to hear the case. Most people would stop at that point, but San Diego is being stubborn as all hell.
Horn said plans are, “To take it as far as we can and get a definitive answer,” since the state’s highest court was apparently not clear enough with their definitive answer of ‘No’ to the county’s lawsuit.
Luckily for us, the Supreme Court doesn’t just take any case thrown its way. A lawyer representing San Diego said the court would probably decide by June whether it would hear the case. Let’s hope SCOTUS tells San Diego to quit the shenanigans.
