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Peeps need to get their a** off the bid and start hitting the ask if you want to see 3's if not we'll just sit seeing 1's.
looks like big interest (Government) has screwed us over again.
Patients have no constitutional rights to medical marijuana, state court rules
The Montana Supreme Court reverses a district court opinion that had halted enforcement of new regulations on medical cannabis.
By ALICIA GALLEGOS, amednews staff. Posted Sept. 24, 2012.
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State restrictions on medical marijuana access and sales do not violate patients’ rights to pursue health care under the state constitution, the Montana Supreme Court has ruled. The decision overturns a lower court opinion that had blocked new regulations on the state’s voter-approved medical marijuana law.
The restrictions limit medical marijuana dispensers to three patients each and prevent them from making a profit. The limitations essentially gut the original law and make it difficult for patients to obtain medical cannabis, said Elizabeth Pincolini, a board member of the Montana Cannabis Industry Assn., a plaintiff in the lawsuit.
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The rewrite of the original statute “was designed to make it as hard and painful as possible to participate in this program,” she said. “It’s bad news for patients. Everyone has to grow their own [cannabis] or find a provider to provide medicine for free.”
The Montana Dept. of Justice, which defended the state, said it was satisfied with the court’s decision. “We are pleased that the Supreme Court has clarified the constitutional issues, and we will continue to defend the law passed by the 2011 Legislature in further proceedings,” said Judy Beck, a department spokeswoman.
16 states have legalized medical marijuana.
In 2004, Montana voters approved the use of medical marijuana through enactment of the Medical Marijuana Act. The law said patients could obtain medical cannabis with a written recommendation from a doctor.
In 2011, the state Legislature passed a bill to repeal the medical marijuana law, but Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer vetoed the measure. Legislators then enacted the Montana Marijuana Act, which replaced the original law and included new restrictions for the cultivation, distribution and use of medical cannabis.
The Montana Cannabis Industry Assn. and others, including two doctors, asked a district court to block implementation of the new statute. A district court enjoined several portions of the law. The court said some sections of the measure substantially inhibited plaintiffs’ fundamental rights under the state constitution “to pursue employment, to seek one’s own health in all lawful ways and to privacy.” The state appealed to the Montana Supreme Court.
In a Sept. 11 decision, the state’s high court said people have a right to obtain and reject medical treatment. However, this freedom does not include a right to use a preferred drug, regardless of its legality.
“In pursuing health, an individual does not have a fundamental, affirmative right of access to a particular drug,” judges said. “A patient’s selection of a particular treatment, or at least a medication, is within the area of governmental interest in protecting public health, and regulation of that medication does not implicate a fundamental constitutional right.”
The case goes back to the district court, which will make a ruling based on the high court’s opinion.
Medical marijuana challenged elsewhere
The Montana Medical Assn. has not taken a stance on the recent legal challenges against the state’s medical marijuana law, said Jean Branscum, the society’s executive vice president. The association had no comment on the high court ruling.
Montana Medical Assn. policy says evidence suggests marijuana has beneficial effects in the treatment of certain intractable medical conditions. Further evidence also has shown significant risks and side effects related to such use, the policy said. To the extent the law permits use of marijuana for medical indications, marijuana should be used only with proper indications in a safe and effective way, and medical marijuana should be subject to the same regulatory scrutiny as any other psychoactive drug with the potential for abuse, according to the policy.
Montana is one of 16 states that have legalized medical marijuana. Many of the statutes have been subject to legal challenges asserting that state prerequisites for obtaining medical marijuana are too strict.
For example, the Supreme Court of California in August threw out a legal challenge centering on whether cities and counties can regulate medical marijuana dispensaries. An appeals court had ruled that California could not regulate the facilities because marijuana is illegal under federal law. The state high court dismissed the suit, saying the legal arguments were moot.
In March, a district judge declared Nevada’s medical marijuana distribution law unconstitutional. That statute does not provide a reasonable method for patients to obtain medical marijuana lawfully, the court said. The issue is before the Supreme Court of Nevada.
The Montana plaintiffs have not decided whether to ask the state’s high court to rehear the case, Pincolini said. Montana citizens will have a chance to vote on the latest medical marijuana law later this year.
“If people vote no, the law would be off the books and we would go back to the original law,” she said. However, more legislation is needed to improve the initial statute, she said.
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Is a law restricting patients’ access to medical marijuana constitutional?
The Montana Supreme Court says yes. The court said people have a right under the state constitution to obtain and reject medical treatment. However, it said this freedom does not include a fundamental right to use a preferred drug, regardless of its legality.
Impact: Medical marijuana advocates say the ruling prevents patients from obtaining medical marijuana easily and discourages dispensers from supplying medical cannabis.
Montana Cannabis Industry Assn. v. State of Montana, Montana Supreme Court, Sept. 11
http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/09/24/gvsc0924.htm
My life is risky and funny , that why I am here ! You have your own life and risk . Have
Hey guys, haven't been around for a while, just checking up once in a while to read the boards, I was looking at some pinks that have been in the cellars for a long time and many have blown the roof tops, one has been SB** it went from .0001 to .0015, with over 2 billion in O/S, I just can't imagine what HESG can do, and if it will, man O man, how damn happy we will all be.
Neb you for got me, 10 million.
I'll give you an honest advise, stay away from pinks period.
Another pink scam going into the oil business, just one of thousands that have scammed their investors.
More like speculation and total BS from the CEO, these CEO clowns are all the same. Don't believe anything these pinks have to say, get out while you can, I'm done with pinks.
I new this POS wash and rinse pinks where all the same, oh by the way were is Chuck, no I mean Kuni, no I meant to say Glob.
Kuni was always a hoax, he never existed, typical pink scammsters doing their jobs,
The question is why do "they" let these CEO's get away with scamming the investors.
Just look at it as a lottery ticket, are you now seeing 20/20.
Duh,nope I don't know, ha ha ha ha ha. i'm as dooped as you are.
If you're smart enough you should know, why ask questions like, "Who is profiting", we all know who is profiting. If you don't know then you don't belong playing these scams.
Did you get the 56 mill O/S in writing from your broker, if not you're just in the clouds like the rest that believe there is a 56 mill O/S. How long are the day dreamers going to beat around the bush, there are many pinks who have held for years with phantom shares being sold to buyers and are still selling shares, and many have closed there doors after years of ripping off peeps who are so dooped into these BS pinks.
Yea right, this POS is going down hill like a freight train with out breaks, wait till it reaches under one dollar.
Q why is it that most of these BS scam pink and there hard core pumpers always bash the ones who see the BS from the pinks, I respect you because i have monitored not only this BS POS scam but all the other pinks i've invested and done research on and all have been scams, from know on I will monitor every pink stock and will become a basher to stop peeps from investing in all these f@#@ing rip off pinks, I have come to realize that most if not all of these scams are pumped by peeps who live day and night in investors hub, take care Q because I know I'll be not only banned but this true message will be deleted by these so called scammers. I sold this POS with a lost and hope they find this CEO and they'll do with him.
Buddy it's called a total fraud, peeps keep hoping for a miracle, this POS is done, Kuni is a SMF, just like most of the pinks CEO's. It's not that difficult to understand, right?
Corrupted CEO's in the pink's know how to play the game and know how to avoid the SEC. Most of the pink's are the same.
Nor would he ever, don't waste your time or breath leaving messages.
Someone deleted my post yesterday and now they erased a post asking RICh if he owns shares, I guess he doesn't because he never answers. I can care less if they delete this post.
You forgot, nest week we should get news and of course the old famous, to the moon.
Funny stuff right Glob, where have you been all this time and are we expecting another BS email from you know who.
64 mill. If that is true HESG will blow the roof out.
I as well as many investors in the pink industry are frustrated and pissed at all the fraud that many of these companies have commited towards the investors, I for one have lost a lot of money investing in these pink I just want to hit one so I can recover what i have lost, three years ago I had an opportunity ti invest in GO**, KA** and PC** and I didn't you know how high those PPS went to, GO** went from .0005 to .061 in one week, KA** went from .0025 to .25 cents, mind blowing.
I also am wondering who is maintaining the website, what the heck is going on.
I think everyone is anxious and pissed about HESG but if we ever get to see PR's we longs need to hold till we see those 2 digits.
Damn that would be great.
I want to see this sucker at 5 cents a share, wouldn't it be great.
You couldn't have said it any better.
Total BS from Kuni is what's coming.
So then who is selling to the MM's for less then 1 if Kuni isn't, I doubt peeps are selling for less then 1.
Rich I've been long with HESG, I rarely post in these Pinks because they are mostly scams, SEC can give a crap about pinks and even more they laugh at pink investors who end up die hard's by pumping all these POS stocks, I just sit on the side line reading these peeps that continue on believing and hoping that some day dead beat pink stocks will come out and under from the abbys. Well in my opinion, this pinky is won't ever get no where, it ain't going to happen, but then, like the old say, 'let's hope this suc@#r pops'.
What happened know, all of a sudden we're getting the dumping syndrome, guess MM's got their share.
Rock N Roll in your dreams.
Typical crapola pink scam and if you don't believe it you're just another day dreamer pink junkie.
Yea the same old BS we've been hearing for a long time.
And the funny thing is that he's the only one able to talk to Kuni.
I can care less about these Pink's BS revenues,it,s all BS to me, we just need a few pump BS's to get this turd up, typical of all pinks.
Come on Ike, do what you did with G@#g, from .0004 to .061. Come on you can do it.
Probably the company is trying to get rid of shares.