We have a hearing scheduled at the Ninth Circuit on January 10. I'd hoped they'd have waited until the Ninth Circuit ruled, but it's a political situation. Clinton has tried to show he's tough on drugs. In the presidential campaign, we had one former recreational drug using candidate, Bush, accusing the other former recreational drug using candidate, Gore, of not being tough on drugs. So they're tough on drugs, even if that means patients die, go blind, or suffer debilitating diseases.
Patients pay the price so America can be tough on drugs.
Raich's supreme legal team includes several top attorneys, including Gerald Uelmen, one of the defense lawyers in the infamous OJ Simpson case. Medical marijuana laws haven't prevented the government from enforcing drug laws. California has imprisoned more people for drugs in the years since 215 became law than we ever have before. We'll show that medical necessity has been a recognized common law defense for centuries, and we'll also insist that Californians have the right to legalize medical marijuana. Raich says the case focuses narrowly on OCBC and Jeff Jones.