Angel McClary Raich
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Angel McClary Raich is a medical marijuana patient and activist who was a central figure in the U.S. Supreme Court case challenging federal authority over state-legal cannabis use.
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| instanceOf |
American medical cannabis patient
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cannabis rights activist → human → medical cannabis activist → |
| advocacyFocus |
protection of caregivers and patients from federal prosecution
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| advocatesFor |
legal access to medical cannabis
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patients' rights → |
| associatedWith |
California medical cannabis community
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medical marijuana movement in the United States → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| familyName |
Raich
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| fieldOfActivism |
drug policy reform
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medical marijuana law → |
| gender |
female
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| givenName |
Angel
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| hasMedicalCondition |
chronic, debilitating medical conditions
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| impact |
clarified federal power over state-legal medical marijuana
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influenced subsequent medical cannabis policy debates in the United States → |
| knownFor |
challenging federal enforcement of marijuana laws against state-authorized medical use
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| legalCaseJurisdiction |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| legalCaseOutcome |
Supreme Court ruled that Congress may prohibit local cultivation and use of marijuana under the Commerce Clause
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| legalIssue |
application of the Commerce Clause to intrastate medical marijuana
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federal authority over state-legal medical cannabis → |
| legalPosition |
federal government should not prohibit noncommercial, intrastate medical cannabis use permitted by state law
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| legalStrategy |
argued that federal prohibition violated her rights as a seriously ill patient
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argued that her cannabis use was noncommercial and purely intrastate → |
| mediaCoverage |
featured in national media discussions on medical marijuana
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| name |
Angel McClary Raich
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| nationality |
American
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| notableFor |
being a central figure in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court medical marijuana case
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medical cannabis activism → |
| occupation |
activist
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| opposedBy |
U.S. Attorney General (in Gonzales v. Raich)
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U.S. Department of Justice → |
| partyInLawsuit |
Gonzales v. Raich
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| residence |
California
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| roleInCourtCase |
respondent in Gonzales v. Raich
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| stateLawContext |
California medical marijuana law
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| supportedBy |
medical cannabis advocates
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patients' rights organizations → |
| usesDrug |
medical cannabis
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Angel McClary Raich
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name |
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Gonzales v. Raich
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respondent |