San Francisco, Jun 22nd - The U.S. Government filed a notice of appeal of the injunction protecting medical cannabis patients Angel Raich and Diane Monson. It likewise filed a notice of appeal and request for stay of the WAMM injunction. The appeals will now be heard in the 9th Circuit, where they face likely rejection in light of the Raich-Monson decision. Further appeals to the Supreme Court seem likely.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is expected to announce imminently whether to grant cert to the government's previous appeal of the Raich-Monson ruling. If the Court takes up Raich-Monson, it will not
be heard until next year's session. In the meantime, the Court could tip its hand earlier by ruling on whether to stay the WAMM injunction. This decision could come as soon as six weeks.
- D. Gieringer, Cal NORML
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