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Supreme Court rules in Gonzales v. Raich

The U.S. Supreme Court held (6–3) that Congress may prohibit the local cultivation and use of marijuana under the Commerce Clause, upholding federal authority to enforce the Controlled Substances Act against home-grown medical marijuana.

The decision affirmed broad federal power to regulate intrastate activities with substantial effects on interstate commerce and limited state-level efforts to legalize medical marijuana against federal prohibition.

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