Legal Opinion
Marijuna Policy Project v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & Ethics
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 28, 2002No. Civ.A. 01-2595(EGS)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SULLIVAN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in this matter are proponents of a ballot initiative entitled the Medical Marijuana Initiative of 2002 (“Initiative”). The District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics (“Board”) has refused to certify plaintiffs’ proposed ballot initiative because the Board is of the opinion that to do so would violate the Barr Amendment, Pub.L. 107-96, § 127, 115 Stat. 923 (2001). Plaintiffs claim that the Barr Amendment, which prohibits the District of Columbia from expending any monies to enact a law that would decrease the penalties for use or…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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