Diane Monson
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Diane Monson is a California medical marijuana patient and activist who became a central figure in the U.S. Supreme Court case Gonzales v. Raich challenging federal authority over state-legal cannabis use.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Diane Monson canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cannabis rights activist
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human ⓘ medical cannabis activist ⓘ medical marijuana patient ⓘ |
| activityChallenged | federal prohibition of homegrown medical cannabis for personal medical use ⓘ |
| advocacyArea |
medical cannabis
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states’ rights in drug policy ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Gonzales v. Raich ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasRole | plaintiff in Gonzales v. Raich ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a central figure in the U.S. Supreme Court case Gonzales v. Raich
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challenging federal authority over state-legal medical cannabis use ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
federal enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act against state-legal medical marijuana
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scope of the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| legalJurisdiction | California medical marijuana law ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfUse | authorized under California medical marijuana law at the time of the case ⓘ |
| medicalCondition | qualifying condition for medical marijuana under California law ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the patients whose cultivation and use of medical marijuana was at issue in Gonzales v. Raich ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Gonzales v. Raich
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surface form:
United States federal government in Gonzales v. Raich
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| partyToLegalCase | Gonzales v. Raich ⓘ |
| positionOnCannabisPolicy | supports legal protection for state-authorized medical marijuana patients ⓘ |
| positionOnFederalism | supports state autonomy in regulating medical cannabis ⓘ |
| residence |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| stateLawContext |
California Proposition 215
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surface form:
California Proposition 215 (Compassionate Use Act of 1996)
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| uses | medical marijuana ⓘ |
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