Legal Opinion
Gonzales v. Raich
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 6, 2005No. 03-1454PublishedCited by 920 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
California is one of at least nine States that authorize the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.1 The question presented in this case is whether the power vested in Congress by Article I, §8, of the Constitution “[t]o make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution” its authority to “regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States” includes the power to prohibit the local cultivation and use of marijuana in compliance with California law.
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California has been a pioneer in the regulation of marijuana. In 1913, California was one of the…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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