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UNITED STATES v. OAKLAND CANNABIS BUYERS' COOPERATIVE

No. 00-151.

532 U.S. 483 (2001)

121 S.Ct. 1711

149 L.Ed.2d 722

UNITED STATES v. OAKLAND CANNABIS BUYERS' COOPERATIVE et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 14, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Acting Solicitor General Underwood argued the cause for the United States. With her on the briefs were former Solicitor General Waxman, Assistant Attorney General Ogden, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, and Lisa Schiavo Blatt.

Gerald F. Uelmen argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were James J. Brosnahan, Annette P. Carnegie, Christina Kirk-Kazhe, Robert A. Raich, and Randy E. Barnett.*

Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and O'Connor, Scalia, and Kennedy, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Souter and Ginsburg, JJ., joined, p. 499. Breyer, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Justice Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Controlled Substances Act, 84 Stat. 1242, 21 U. S. C. § 801 et seq., prohibits the manufacture and distribution of various drugs, including marijuana. In this case, we must decide whether there is a medical necessity exception to these prohibitions. We hold that there is not.

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