From the BBC, which must be wondering what the hell is in the water over here.
The White House has said the law was narrowly tailored and not intended as a precedent for Congress to step into battles over the fate of seriously ill patients.
Of course not. It's only setting the precedent to get involved in those cases in swing states where political grandstanding to shore up a brainlessly reactionary political base is involved. For example, if someone is seriously ill and requires medication that is too expense for them to afford but could be imported from Canada for much less, they are on their own. Medical marijuana to relieve crushing pain? Please, just say no to drugs. We have important things to worry about.
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