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Justices Give Doctors Right to Discuss Pot

By David G. Savage and Eric Bailey, Times Staff Writers

The high court's action means physicians in nine Western states may recommend marijuana, but U.S. officials insist they'll prosecute users.

WASHINGTON — Doctors in California and other Western states may recommend the use of marijuana to their patients without fear that they will be investigated or punished by federal authorities.

In a victory for the advocates of medical marijuana, the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the Bush administration's appeal of a ruling that held doctors have a free-speech right to advise their sick patients of the benefits of marijuana.......

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