Legal Opinion
United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative Jeffrey Jones
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 13, 1999No. 98-16950, 98-17044 and 98-17137PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Per curiam
This interlocutory appeal involves a preliminary injunction entered at the United States’ request, to stop the distribution of cannabis in the wake of California’s initiative supporting the medical use of marijuana. The district court held that the distribution of marijuana by certain cannabis clubs and their agents, including appellant, Oakland Cannabis Buyers’ Cooperative and Jeffrey Jones (collectively “OCBC”), likely violates the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (the “Controlled Substances Act”), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). See United States v. Cannabis Cultivators…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- County of Los Angeles v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Swint v. Chambers County CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- United States v. AguilarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Cunningham v. GatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' CooperativeSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- New Hampshire Hemp Council, Inc. v. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- Conant v. WaltersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Entegris (Formerly Known as Mykrolis Corporation) v. Pall CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2007
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