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.
No, because when you use a semicolon you are not beginning a new sentence. Think of a semicolon as an abrubt pause in a sentence instead. As many have said, it helps us know when one sentence ends and the next one begins. As for making life harder, if this is the most difficulty you have in life, you have it made.