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Half Baked: The Federal And State Conflicts Of Legalizing Medical Marijuana, Andrew K. Fevery
Half Baked: The Federal And State Conflicts Of Legalizing Medical Marijuana, Andrew K. Fevery
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The legalization of medical marijuana has been a complicated and confusing process. The drug is used for medical purposes yet is only semi-legal and not approved by the federal government. This piece will observe the legal medical history of this drug in the United States. It will analyze the growth of the medical marijuana movement up to the present with a special emphasis to the importance of federal, state and local supremacy. It will observe important court cases that have been decisive in defining the reach of federal power under the Commerce Clause and the 1970 Controlled Substance Act. This …