Medical Marijuana Backers: Raid Illegal
by RACHEL KONRAD,
The Associated Press
July 7th, 2003
A Drug Enforcement Administration raid on a farm that cultivated pot for ailing patients was both illegal and immoral, medical marijuana supporters argued at the start of a federal trial Monday.
This has caused an ``insurmountable'' level of pain and suffering and hastened the deaths of the most vulnerable patients, lawyers said.