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federal2005
Additional Highlights:Commerce ClauseControlled SubstancesFederalism
Gonzales v. Raich
United States Supreme Court
Key Holding
Congress may regulate the production and use of home-grown marijuana under the Commerce Clause even where state law permits its use for medical purposes.
Case Summary
Gonzales v. Raich upheld the application of the federal Controlled Substances Act to the personal cultivation and use of marijuana authorized under California's Compassionate Use Act, holding that such local activity, taken in the aggregate, substantially affects interstate commerce.
Primary Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/143460/gonzales-v-raich/