The Case Of Gonzalez Vs. Raich - 941 Words

The case of Gonzalez vs. Raich in 2005 caught the interest of many people. Angel Raich is a California resident who has a medical condition that causes her to be in excruciating pain. Angel s physician had tried numerous treatments and medicines to help her with the pain, but nothing has seemed to work. In 1996 voters in the State of California voted that the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes should be legal. In November 1996 the law was put into use. Angel s physician decided to try marijuana for her condition. The use of the medical marijuana had alleviated Angel s pain. That being said Angel and her physician could finally relax since they had seem to find a cure. Angel was living the life that is until Federal Agents of†¦show more content†¦The high ruling of the case decided that she was guilty until further pressed when the Ninth circuit, then ruled that the medicinal use of marijuana did not substantially affect intrastate commerce and that Congress had no rulin g in this case. I agree with the ending decision of the case. It is my opinion that if a physician prescribes a prescription that is helping cure the problem, then it should be the patients right to take these actions to survive. In today s society the legalization of medicinal use of marijuana is becoming more common amongst the states. There are 24 states that recognize and accept patient registry or ID cards for medicinal use. Out of these 24 states, California is the only state to not have a specification on the condition you have to have to get prescribed a patient ID. Epilepsy is the main condition that the other 23 states recognize as a condition worthy of prescribing the use of medicinal cards. Of the 24 states only Colorado and Washington allow citizens to use the drug recreationally. One of the main supporting arguments held for legalizing marijuana was that by taxing the drug it would bring in budgets for things such as money needed for schools, also much needed money in the health care field. It also would give the opportunity to free up police resources. One valid point was that