Gonzales v. Raich : Congress's Power Under the Commerce Clause to Regulate Medical Marijuana.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judge-made law.

Circuit courts.

California.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines Supreme Court decision in Gonzales v. Raich, which represented conflict between California State law permitting the medicinal use of marijuana, and the Federal Controlled Substances Act. Discusses Supreme Court reversal of initial Ninth Circuit holding, relying on Wickard v. Filburn, as precedent for concluding that Congress had a rational basis for concluding that leaving home-consumed marijuana outside Federal control would substantially affect conditions in the interstate market.

Notes:

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CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Gonzales v. Raich

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