Gonzales Vs. Raich: A Case Study

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tes. Gonzales V. Raich was foucsed on medical marijuana. In 1996, California passed the Compassionate Use Act ( CSA) which authorize for the use of medical marijuana. Compassionate Use Act is important because this law allow the paients to have medical marijuana to cut down the pain from disease. Seconds, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is executive barnce who is enfronec the druge usger and Drug Enforcement Adminstration are arrested the patients who are used and consummed marijuana. The reason Drug Enforcemnet Adminstration arrested pateints is because the Controlled Substance Act (CSA) prohibited controlled of marijuana doesn’t allowed patients to use marijuana beneath under any situation. Then, the group of medical

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