United States of America
Petitioner
Barbara D. Underwood, Acting Solicitor GeneralOn January 9, 1998, the United States brought suit against a number of marijuana distributors in California for violation of the Controlled Substance Act of 1970 (CSA). Government lawyers argued that, although the distribution of marijuana to those with a doctor’s permission had been approved by California voters in a State ballot proposition, such distribution still violated Federal law. On May 19, 1998, a district court filed an injunction barring the aforementioned clubs from growing or distributing marijuana. The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, on September 13, 1999, remanded the case to the district…
