Raich v. Ashcroft: Medical Marijuana and the Revival of Federalism

Authors

Samantha Everett

Library of Congress Authority File

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79122466

Document Type

Casenote

Abstract

In Raich v. Ashcroft, the Ninth Circuit ruled that the CSA was an unconstitutional exercise of congressional commerce power when applied to citizens who use marijuana that has not traveled interstate and was never intended for interstate or foreign commerce. This Casenote argues that Raich was correctly decided and should be upheld by the Supreme Court on appeal. In addition, the judiciary should continue to narrowly interpret the commerce power in order to further the fundamental purpose of our dual system of government: protection of individual rights. More specifically, courts should apply the reasoning of Raich and narrowly define the classes of activities involved in Commerce Clause challenges.

Recommended Citation

Samantha Everett, Raich v. Ashcroft: Medical Marijuana and the Revival of Federalism, 41 San Diego L. Rev. 1873 (2004).
Available at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/sdlr/vol41/iss4/24