The ruling has already begun to shut down medical marijuana use in some states namely, Hawaii. 6
The response to the ruling is mixed, from some individuals who plan to give up the use of medical marijuana, and live with excruciating pain, for fear of being arrested, to pot clubs in San Francisco doing "business as usual".
The only way for medical marijuana use to be legal in states now is for Congress to enact a law. 7
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