Federal Act Trumps State's Medical Marijuana Law
Gonzales v. Raich, 125 S. Ct. 2195 (2005)
The federal Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 classifies all controlled substances into one of five schedules, with Schedule I drugs considered to have the highest potential for abuse and to lack any accepted medical use. Since the enactment of this law, marijuana has been classified as a Schedule I drug despite considerable efforts to change this classification. As a Schedule I drug, the manufacture, distribution, or possession of marijuana is a federal criminal offense, with no exception provided for its medicinal use...