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Cal Supremes to review medical marijuana law
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Aug 14, 2008

The California Supreme Court has agreed to review a lower court decision that found state law improperly limits the amount of medical marijuana a patient can possess.

The case will test a 2003 law that shields doctor-approved pot users from arrest for possessing up to eight ounces of dried marijuana or growing six plants.

In May, a state appellate panel overturned the conviction of a Los Angeles County patient charged with possessing 12 ounces of pot and seven plants.

The panel found the 2003 law conflicted with Proposition 215, a 1996 voter-approved measure that legalized medical marijuana without setting specific limits.

Some medical marijuana advocates support the newer law, saying it merely provides guidelines to keep police from making unnecessary arrests.