The court rejected a plea from Ralph Seeley, a man who became a lawyer so he could argue for the reclassification of marijuana so that it may be prescribed by physicians, who argued that marijuana is the best remedy to relieve pain associated with his cancer. Seeley sought a declaratory judgement finding that the statute is unconstitutional because it infringes equal protection rights. The court ruled that the government's authority to protect citizens outweighs an individual's desire for pain relief. The court reversed an October 1995 ruling by Superior Court Judge Rosanne Buckner.
Words are insufficient to convey the needless suffering which the merciless state has imposed.