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the fate of most of the nation's medical marijuana laws,
the ACLU is urging a federal appeals court to uphold
a ruling that the government cannot revoke the licenses
of California doctors who recommend the medical use
of marijuana to their patients.  At issue in [the case] 
Conant v. Walters is whether the government has
the power to issue a gag order on physicians
who recommend medical marijuana based on
the broad assertion that the "public interest"
outweighs any First Amendment consideration."

"Americans look to their doctors for honest,
uncensored medical advice. A physician's
evaluation about the risks and benefits
of medical marijuana constitutes
protected speech under the First Amendment." 
Graham Boyd
Director of the ACLU's Drug Policy Litigation Project.

Thanks for listening.
Donald L Emerick