Gonzales v. Raich, No. 03-1454 (U.S. Supreme Court) (545 U.S. 1; 125 S.Ct. 2195) (June 6, 2005) (Justice Stevens)
Relying on the Court's 1942 decision in Wickard v. Filburn, the Court held, by a vote of 6-to-3, that Congress had the authority to make it a crime to grow and use marijuana purely for personal medical purposes when recommended by a doctor.
The core issue before the Supreme Court ...
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