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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 14:39:41+00:00

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Dr. Marcus Conant, et al. v. John P. Walters, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, et al.
Conant v. Walters, 309 F.3d 629 (9th Cir. 2002), is a legal case decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which affirmed the right of physicians to recommend medical marijuana. The Court of Appeals affirmed the earlier decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, which was filed under the caption Conant v. McCaffrey.
Though the case involved chronic patients with untreatable diseases, the decision does not name these conditions as a prerequisite, nor does it limit drugs which may or may not be illegal.
and six patients with terminal illnesses, including one who died during the course of the suit.
The government appealed the District Court decision to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which issued its decision in 2002.
to take the appeal in a brief notice dated October 14, 2003.
^ a b Conant v. Walters , 309 F.3d 629 (9th Cir. 2002).
^ “Physicians’ Right to Recommend Medical Marijuana: Conant v. Walters”. Canna Law Blog. Harris Bricken. March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
^ a b c d Conant v. McCaffrey , 2000 WL 1281174 (N.D. Cal. September 7, 2000).
The physicians include Dr. Marcus Conant, Dr. Donald Northfelt, Dr. Arnold Leff, Dr. Debasish Tripathy, Dr. Neil Flynn, Dr. Stephen Follansbee, Dr. Robert Scott III, Dr. Stephen O’Brien, Dr. Milton Estes, Dr. Howard Maccabee, and Dr. Allan Joseph Flach.
^ Being Alive: People with HIV/AIDS Action Coalition, Inc.
^ Patients include Keith Vines, Judith Cushner, Valerie Corral, Dan Kane, Michael Ferrucci, and Jo Daily, a victim of cancer, who died after this suit was filed.
^ 540 U.S. 946 (2003).

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