gonzales v oregon

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American History

 

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Emmanuel C

 

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December 3, 2014

 

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The rule, referred to as the "Ashcroft Directive," declared that the use of federally controlled substances to assist someone in committing suicide violates the CSA, and should not be considered a "legitimate medical purpose." This ruling placed the CSA in direct conflict with Oregon's Death With Dignity Act, which allows physicians to prescribe medication to end the life of a terminally ill patient...
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Oregon is violating the principle of federalism by seeking to prevent the federal government from pursuing its own legitimate public policy. In the just-announced Gonzales v. Raich, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the federal government is entitled to enforce the CSA's prohibition of the use of marijuana -- even though California laws permit the drug to be possessed legally for medicinal purposes and the marijuana in question was clearly being used by California residents for medicinal purposes...
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