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Thursday, June 03, 2004

Judge rules medical marijuana ads may not be blocked
Chris Buell at 10:52 AM ET

A federal judge has ruled that a law restricting advertising on transit systems in support of the medical use of marijuana is unconstitutional. The law, which was passed earlier this year by Congress, pulls federal funding for Metro and other transit agencies if the ads are allowed. Judge Paul L. Friedman, of the US District Court for the District of Columbia, said the law violates free speech. The suit was brought by the ACLU and several other drug advocacy groups after ads they submitted were rejected by Metro. An ACLU press release on the case can be found here. The court opinion can be found here. AP has more.



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