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BEARMAN v. CALIFORNIA MEDICAL BD.

No. B210868.

176 Cal.App.4th 1588 (2009)

DAVID BEARMAN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CALIFORNIA MEDICAL BOARD et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Six.

August 26, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph D. Allen for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, David S. Chaney, Chief Assistant Attorney General, James M. Schiavenza, Assistant Attorney General, Pamela J. Holmes and Brent W. Reden, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendant and Respondent Laura Sweet.

OPINION

YEGAN, J.—

"Public policy `is a very unruly horse, and when you once get astride it you never know where it will carry you.'" (Leflar, Appellate Judicial Opinions (1974) p. 35, quoting Richardson v. Mellish (1824) 2 Bing. 252.) California public policy allows for the use of marijuana to ease the suffering of people who are seriously ill. Unfortunately, some people...

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