VOA慢速英语:Make Marijuana Legal? California Leads Way in Drug Policy Debate

1."Some we cannot rule out are the constant discussions of so-called medical marijuana, marijuana legalization, and the downplaying of marijuana harms so prevalent in today's media."

rule out拒绝考虑,把…排除在外,使成为不可能

例句：I think we can rule out the possibility of objection to us.
      我认为我们可以排除有人反对我们的可能性。

2.The law protects both the patient and the doctor from the risk of legal action.

protect from保护, 保卫

例句：Citrus growers were cautioned to protect the fruit from frost.
      种柑橘者受到防霜保橘的劝告。

      An umbrella will protect you from the rain.
      雨伞可以保护你不至于淋雨。

3.Opponents say the dispensaries are nothing more than businesses that make big money selling marijuana.

nothing more than仅仅, 只不过

例句：They expected nothing more than a new-type machine.
      他们期望的只不过是一台新型的机器而已。