Legal Opinion

United States v. Parker

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided November 30, 2016No. Case No: 97-cr-293-RCLPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Royce C. Lamberth, United States District Judge

Without objection, the Court hereby ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Harvey.

Defendant’s use of medical marijuana is a violation of federal law. Defendants under federal supervision are prohibited from using medical marijuana even if that use is in compliance with D.C. law or the law of any other state.

The Court agrees, however, that in this case the defendant’s use was not a willful violation of his supervised release, and therefore defendant’s term of supervised release shall not be revoked.

Moreover, the Court agrees…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gonzales v. RaichSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' CooperativeSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  3. United States v. John BigleyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
  4. United States v. HicksDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2010
  5. United States v. EtheridgeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States v. HarrisDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
  2. United States v. JohnsonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
  3. United States v. WesleyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
  4. United States v. TrotterDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2018
  5. United States v. BeyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2018

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