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US HI: Legalization Of Pot For Medical Purposes Will Be Sought
Honolulu Star-Bulletin (HI)
Tuesday 15 May 2001 Website: http://www.starbulletin.com/ LEGALIZATION OF POT FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES WILL BE SOUGHT Cayetano Says He Will Ask For Abercrombie's Help Gov. Ben Cayetano said today that he'll ask U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie to introduce federal legislation to legalize marijuana use for medical purposes. The governor said he wasn't surprised at yesterday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding federal laws against using marijuana for medicinal purposes, despite laws allowing it in Hawaii and eight other states. "The court really just affirmed what we always knew what the law was," he said. "State law cannot supersede federal law." The question now is how seriously will the federal government enforce the law, Cayetano said. "I just think it's a matter of time that Congress finally gets around to understanding that the states should be allowed to provide this kind of relief to the people," he said. "Congress is way, way behind in their thinking," Cayetano said. The governor said Abercrombie (D, urban Honolulu) "is the one who converted me to the cause of marijuana's medicinal uses" and might be willing to introduce the legislation next year. "I'm not sure the rest of Congress is receptive," said Cayetano, noting next year is an election year. "Some of these guys probably will not want to be seen as soft on anything, including marijuana."
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