Introduction

The national law for the possession and use of the controlled substance cannabis stativa, or marijuana is illegal and anyone caught with it will be prosecuted. More than a dozen states have now decriminalized possession or personal use of cannabis, while it is still illegal under the federal Controlled Substance Act of 1970. The several state laws and acts such as the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 allowing restricted use are now contradicting a nationals laws that have been put in place. The state to state fluctuation of marijuana laws is really causing a bind in...