Joel Proyect v. United States

This case involves a challenge to 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), which criminalizes the manufacture of marijuana, on the ground that Congress, in passing the. statute, exceeded its power under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution, U.S. Const. art. I, § 8, cl. 3. Like every other court to have considered the issue, we reject this argument.

In August 1991, following an investigation that indicated that he 'was growing marijuana, Joel Proyeet was placed under arrest. More than 100 marijuana plants were seized from his property. In February 1992, Proyect pleaded guilty to manufacturing marijuana in…