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An activist seeking the overturn of Canada's marijuana law said he smoked
hashish and marijuana before arguing his case in the Supreme Court. "I took a
couple hits off some bubble hash and a little bit of cannabis," David
Malmo-Levine told reporters after delivering a 40-minute monologue to the nine
justices. "I was happy, hungry and relaxed, but I was not impaired." The
justices declined to question Mr. Malmo-Levine despite his pleas to "hammer
away." He argued that a preference for marijuana is a "substance orientation"
and that just as the court had created a prohibition against discrimination on
the basis of sexual orientation, he should receive similar protection. "For the
vast section of people all over the world who have an innate feeling deep down
inside they should have a right to self-medicate and control their own minds,
you'll be heroes," he told the court.
Source: New York Times (NY)
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Copyright: 2003 The New York Times Company
Pubdate: May 8, 2003
Author: Reuters
hashish and marijuana before arguing his case in the Supreme Court. "I took a
couple hits off some bubble hash and a little bit of cannabis," David
Malmo-Levine told reporters after delivering a 40-minute monologue to the nine
justices. "I was happy, hungry and relaxed, but I was not impaired." The
justices declined to question Mr. Malmo-Levine despite his pleas to "hammer
away." He argued that a preference for marijuana is a "substance orientation"
and that just as the court had created a prohibition against discrimination on
the basis of sexual orientation, he should receive similar protection. "For the
vast section of people all over the world who have an innate feeling deep down
inside they should have a right to self-medicate and control their own minds,
you'll be heroes," he told the court.
Source: New York Times (NY)
Contact letters@nytimes.com
Website: Breaking News, World News & Multimedia
Forum: https://forums.nytimes.com/comment/
Address: 229 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036
Fax: (212) 556-3622
Copyright: 2003 The New York Times Company
Pubdate: May 8, 2003
Author: Reuters