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Kathryn Venezia: Gonzalez v. Raich 545 U.S. 1 (2005)

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Filburn where the court held that Congress may regulate the intrastate cultivation of wheat because that activity in the aggregate would impose substantial effects on interstate commerce. In 1996, California passed the Compassionate Use Act that allowed its citizens to cultivate and use cannabis for medical purposes. Gonzalez v.

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MAPS Is 36 Years Old – Doblin Provides Precis Timeline of the Organization

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Later that year, Doblin sued the DEA for the first time. MAPS hired Sylvia Thyssen as our first employee , celebrated the 50th anniversary of LSD , outlined perspectives on drug policy , and worked toward facilitating a pilot study for medical marijuana. Lyle Craker, Ph.D.,

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The Marijuana Conspiracy

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Over 50 percent of all chemical pesticides sprayed are used in the cultivation of cotton. It stated that if hemp was cultivated using 20th Century technology, it would be the single largest agricultural crop in the U.S. Hemp cultivation and production do not harm the environment. Mechanical Engineering Magazine (Feb.