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Federal & State Law

The medical marijuana issue has been heard at nearly every level of judicial process. The first case, U.S. v. Randall, was tried in 1976 and established the legal precedent of "medical necessity."

The following links will lead you to information and/or the decisions of important medical marijuana cases.

 

Federal Cases
DEA Administrative Ruling (1988) Judge Francis Young
The historic ruling of DEA's chief administrative law judge
USA v Oakland Cannabis Buyer's Cooperative (September 1999)
The 9th Circuit Court rules that "medical necessity" can apply to
Conant v. McCaffrey (1997)