Rob, your going to have to ask Mark what the point of this thread is, it's his thread. To me it looks like a recruitment to a cause using what I hope are fictitious stories of needless pain and suffering. Here is the Governments side of the lawsuit (not mine), and all I can say is good luck beating this in federal court. It's a long read but tells the other side of the story if your interested.
You be the jury.
http://www.justice.gov/dea/marijuana_position.pdf
P.S. if the pages come up to small you can zoom in at the top of the page using the +.