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U.S. v. Oakland Cannabis Buyer's Cooperative, et al., No. 00-151 (U.S. Supreme Court) (532 U.S. 483; 121 S.Ct. 1711) (May 14, 2001) (Justice Thomas)

Loaded on May 16, 2001 published in Punch and Jurists April 23, 2001
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Marijuana Laws/Issues.

Here the Court held that that medical necessity is not a defense to criminal charges for manufacturing and distributing marijuana; although the decision left open a number of questions including whether individual patients can assert that defense.

In this case the Supreme Court held, by a vote of …

 

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