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Volume 353:2291-2296 November 24, 2005 Number 21
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Jumping Frogs, Endangered Toads, and California's Medical-Marijuana Law
George J. Annas, J.D., M.P.H.

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Mark Twain wasn't thinking about federalism or the structure of American government when he wrote "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."1 Nonetheless, he would be amused to know that today, almost 150 years later, the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee not only has a jumping-frog contest but also has its own Frog Welfare Policy. The policy includes a provision for the "Care of Sick or Injured Frogs" and a limitation entitled "Frogs Not Permitted to Participate," which stipulates that "under no circumstances will a frog listed on the endangered species list be permitted to participate in the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Department of Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston.


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