The issue focused on rights of legal immigrants to seek medical care in the U.S. While federal law provides financial assistance for illegal immigrants with legitimate medical needs, states have laws that prohibit federal funding from going to lawyers who represent illegal immigrants.

But attorney lawyer Joanna Lawless said last month she had seen legislation proposed by legislators in California and Florida that would legalize medical marijuana for illegals. Lawless was co-founder of Legalize Justice, a civil rights organization which helped write the lawsuit against Attorney General