The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2005, however, that federal authorities could continue under federal law to prosecute California patients and providers engaged in the cultivation and use of marijuana for medical purposes.
A quick guide to using the colon. A colon is made up of two dots, one placed above the other. One common use of the colon is to introduce a list of items. For example: To make the perfect jam sandwich you need three things: some bread, butter and strawberry jam. Three items are listed in the sentence above.
Common uses of colons. 1. To announce, introduce, or direct attention to a list, a noun or noun phrase, a quotation, or an example/explanation. You can use a colon to draw attention to many things in your writing.n independent clause is a group of words that can stand on its own (independently)âit is a complete sentence. Semi-colons can be used between two independent clauses. The semi-colon keeps the clauses somewhat separate, like a period would do, so we can easily tell which ideas belong to which clause.