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Article: 'It's medicinal' vies against 'It's illegal'; California has become the epicenter of a states vs. feds battle over marijuana use.(USA)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- February 25, 2003
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Byline: Daniel B. Wood Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
LOS ANGELES -- At the "Sixties Paraphernalia" shop on Victory Blvd. here, you can glimpse the past of US marijuana use - hash pipes, "bongs," cigarette papers - and catch an earful about its future.
"The federal government is still stuck in the pre-Beatles days of 'reefer madness,' " says Skip Stanley, a bearded biker who also holds a graduate degree in sociology. He cites a recent poll showing nearly 80 percent support for medicinal marijuana use, and notes nine states have approved such use. "States are trying to move ahead with ways of using this plant to alleviate suffering but the ...