Legal Opinion
United States v. John Anton Richardson, Ralph S. Bowman, Frank Salaman, Robert William Bradford
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 4, 1979No. 77-2203, 77-2204, 77-2262 and 77-2288PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRILL, Circuit Judge:
Laetrile is a substance (drug or vitamin) around which controversy for some time has raged as to whether it provides effective cure of or relief from cancer. The Food and Drug Administration has classified it as a “new drug” under 21 U.S.C. § 321(p): a drug not generally recognized by experts to be safe and effective. Under 21 U.S.C. § 355(b) as a result of this classification an application for approval of the new drug must be filed and the new drug cannot be transported in interstate commerce without such approval. 1 Approval so far has been withheld, which precludes…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Braverman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. Roy B. Kelly, Cecil v. Hagen and Milton J. ShuckCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- United States v. RoselliCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- United States v. Leigh Raymond TamuraCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Walter Ward Dorrell, IIICourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Juan Manuel Contento-PachonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. LorenzoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
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