Gonzales v. Raich
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| Gonzales v. Raich | |
| Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
|---|---|
| Citation | 545 U.S. 1 125 S.Ct. 2195 |
| Date decided | |
Facts
Congress passed the Compassionate Use Act, which allowed the respondents to use medical marijuana because of their serious medical conditions.
Issues
Whether Congressional power to regulate commerce includes the power to prohibit the local cultivation and use of marijuana in compliance with California law.
Holding
Congress can regulate medical marijuana use.
Rule
Congress can regulate purely intrastate activity that is itself not commercial in that it is not produced for sale, if it conclude that failure to regulate that class of activity would undercut the regulation of the interstate markets in that commodity.
