SANTA FE -- State Public Regulation Commissioner E. Shirley Baca says she won't resign in the wake of her arrest on drug charges and says she's the target of a witch hunt. Baca was taken into custody last Wednesday at Albuquerque's international airport. A criminal complaint says a substance that tested positive as marijuana and a glass pipe were found in her suitcase during security screening. http://www.krqe.com/politics/expanded.asp?RECORD_KEY[Politics]=ID&ID[Politics]=7722

North Vancouver RCMP bust Dial-A-Dope Delivery ring and haul in their expensive hummers, toys, drugs and cash. On the other coast, 2 sailors are busted with the same stuff (no hummers though).thanks to Francouver

Ashcroft v. Raich, the "medical marijuana" case argued this week in the Supreme Court, is less about marijuana and its medical effects than it is about federal power - specifically the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12/02/opinion/main658857.shtml

Ten states allow marijuana for medical purposes. On Monday, the nation's Supreme Court took up the issue to determine whether the states can decide or if the federal government has the final word. The case before the high court centers on two California women who claim marijuana provides the best relief for incredible pain. http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=2626411

SUPREME COURT JUSTICES APPEAR HESITANT TO ENDORSE MARIJUANA FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES. THE HIGH COURT HEARD ARGUMENTS THIS MORNING ON WHETHER SICK PEOPLE IN ELEVEN STATES THAT ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA CAN HAVE THEIR POT - EVEN THOUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYS IT'S ILLEGAL. http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/1104/190910.html

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court questioned whether state medical marijuana laws might be abused by people who aren't really sick as it debated on Monday whether the federal government can prosecute patients who smoke pot on doctors' orders. http://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/29/scotus.medical.marijuana.ap/

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments recently in a case involving the medicinal use of marijuana, a drug which is illegal in the United States. The high court will decide the case as a constitutional matter because it involves a conflict between federal and state laws. But the science behind the case - the medical value of marijuana - continues to be a matter of intense debate. http://www.voanews.com/english/2004-12-01-voa56.cfm

PHILADELPHIA (AP) _Nov. 29, 2004 — A judge has reinstated murder charges against a man accused of setting up a basement marijuana-growing operation that overheated and started a blaze that killed two firefighters. http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/news/112904-allegedpotgrower.html

Two California patients who use marijuana under the supervision of their doctors are arguing the federal government should not be allowed to overule the state law that permits the use of the drug in their treatment. After a report on the case, a Supreme Court expert discusses Monday's court session. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/july-dec04/marijuana_11-29.html

Marc Emery on BC pot in the pharmacy, medical marijuana debate continues in US, 911 phone operators doing drugs on the job & Hunter S Thompson and Conan drinking booze and shooting firearms (Pot TV does not endorse this at home).Thanks to Flash and Francouver.