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 plaintiff-appellee, Attorney Ralph Seeley. This
 case presents the StateSs appeal from a trial
 court determinations that the statute_s schedule I
 classification of marijuana violates Ralph
 Seeley's rights under the stats constitution.
 Ill. ARGUME_
 THE STATE DRUG SCHEDULING LAWsS CLASSIFICATION OF
 MARIJUANA IN SCHEDULE I_ FOR THE TERMINALLY-ILLs
 LACES ANY RATIONAL BASIS FURTHERING A LEGITIMATE
 STATE INTEREST;
 THUSF IT MUST BE MOVED TO A LOWER APPROPRIATE
 SCHEDULE (ALLOWING ITS PRESCRIPTION TO THE
 TERMINALLY_ILL)_ BECAUSE AS FODND BY THE TRIAL
 COURT:
 TKE SCHEDULE I PROHIBITION AGAINST MEDICAL USE
 VIOLATES THE STATE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS (ART. I_
 SEC. 12e EQUAL PROTECTIONS ANDs SEC° 32s
 FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS-SUBSTAMTIVE DUE PROCESS) OF
 DYING PATIENTS
 The State argues that the trial court erred
 in failing to apply a '_mere rationality _' standard,
 when evaluating the constitutionality of
 marijuana_s schedule I classification (appellant's
 brief at 26-28; reply brief at 18 and 21). Seeley
 and the Amicus ACLU argue that, as the trial court
 found: A higher standard (requiring a relatively
 more compelling state interest) applies, which the