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Originally Posted by balderdash111
But, again, this case is not about health care. The Supreme Court is not deciding whether pot laws are good or bad, and is not deciding whether pot has medical applications.
I am curious, though, about a correlation: what percentage of people who support medical marijuana laws also support decriminalization? In other words, how many people on states' rights side of this issue also want to be able to smoke up legally?
Assuming the percentage is pretty high (no pun intended), is this all a smokescreen (pun intended, since I'm on a roll) for legalization?
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I wouldn't overestimate the correlation, not everyone reaches the same political standpoint through the same channels. There are and have been men and women who don't use marijuana their entire lives but find it extremely beneficial once they find themselves in a position of chronic (no pun intended) or terminal illness (e.g. GHWBush's ganja-based glaucoma medication).
You're right though that the supreme court isn't deciding the efficacy of marijuana-based medication, they aren't qualified to do so. They are deciding whether a state has the right to legalize a substance for medical use that the federal government has decreed illegal. This case could very well set a precedent for states seeking to import pharmaceuticals from Canada et al.