On May 21st of 2012 a three judge panel from the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled upon the case of James v. Costa Mesa. The case argued that the Americans with Disabilities Act protected disabled patients’ rights to use medical marijuana. The ADA was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1990, then following President George H. W. Bush signed it into law onJuly 26, 1990. At that moment it was said to be the cornerstone piece of Civil Rights legislation of our times. It contained wide sweeping powers that were left open and meant to have broadening strength as it evolved to protect the disabled citizens of America. The three judge panel has now ruled with two judges ruling against the patients and one judge dissenting in favor of patient’s rights.
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