Cannabis, compassionate use and the commerce clause: why developments in California may limit the constitutional reach of the federal drug laws
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The author discusses the marijuana for medicinal use laws passed by several states, with a focus on California's Compassionate Use Act, and the federal opposition to these laws using the Constitution's commerce clause, and how states may be able to overcome federal control.
Publication Name: Annual Survey of American Law
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0066-4413
Year: 1999
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RU-486: a dramatic new choice or forum for continued abortion controversy?
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Although the drug mifepristone should make it easier for women to have abortions, its effectiveness could be reduced by federal and state government anti-abortion actions. Medical means of pregnancy termination should be legally distinct from surgical abortion.
Publication Name: New York University Annual Survey of American Law
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0066-4413
Year: 2000
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