The state health department is reviewing Colorado's new medical marijuana law in light of a U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday against a similar law in California. The Supreme Court ruled that a federal law that makes pot illegal applies to everyone, and that there are no exceptions for users who are ill. Colorado's medical marijuana law is set to take effect on June 1. The state will sell $140 licenses to people who have a doctor's permission to use marijuana. The law makes it legal for those people to have up to two ounces of marijuana, or six plants. State health department spokeswoman Cindy Parmenter said that the agency will review the high court's ruling to determine how it affects the Colorado law. Julie Roche, one of the sponsors of the amendment that created the Colorado law, said that she doesn't think the Supreme Court ruling will affect the Colorado law because it doesn't address distribution and how patients obtain the drug. "The law says people in Colorado can possess and use marijuana, and they will continue getting it as they got it before. I think the federal government will continue their war on drugs looking for large amounts. I do not expect a crackdown on patients," Roche said. Scheduled to go into effect in June, the state law will allow those with a doctor's permission to possess a maximum of 2 ounces of marijuana, or six plants, including three flowering plants. The drug is used to treat the side effects of AIDS, cancer, multiple sclerosis and other illnesses. The state will sell $140 licenses to each person who will use the marijuana for medical purposes. See Both Sides Of The Debate The Supreme Court ruling was issued in a 1998 case against the Oakland Cannabis Buyers Cooperative and five other marijuana distributors. Colorado is one of nine states that have laws legalizing marijuana for medical uses. Several other states are considering medical marijuana laws, and Congress may revisit the issue this year. Joel Karlin, a spokesman for Coloradans Against Legalizing Marijuana, which opposed the initiative, said the court decision should spur the state to carefully review the amendment to see if it fits the court's new guidelines. "It's right that the Supreme Court ruled the way it did. I don't think there is any good need for it. I would hope this would stop implementation of Amendment 20," he said. Karlin said the narcotic in the plant is already available in a tablet and will soon be available in a patch. He said people who obtain marijuana illegally run the risk of impurities, lack of dosage regulation and adverse effects from smoking it. Related Story:

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