SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY — The U.S. Supreme Court Monday refused to hear a lawsuit filed by the counties of San Bernardino and San Diego to have medical marijuana Proposition 215 declared unconstitutional, essentially ending the counties’ bid to avoid issuing ID cards for people who say they use marijuana for medical purposes.
The two counties joined forces for their lawsuit in 2006 and were defeated in the lower courts, the appellate court and the state Supreme Court.
According to Sgt. Dave Phelps of the county sheriff’s Public Affairs Division, the county will now do whatever is required to comply with Proposition 215 and SB420.
“The next step is for the Department of Public Health to issue the ID cards,” said Phelps. “We will develop policies and procedures to deal with those cards.”
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Let’s see how easy San Bernadino and San Diego make it to get those cards. I wouldn’t be surprised if they put all sorts of unnecessary hurdles in the way.
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