Robert Raich is an American attorney. He served as legal counsel in the only two
medical cannabis
Medical cannabis, or medical marijuana (MMJ), is cannabis and cannabinoids that are prescribed by physicians for their patients. The use of cannabis as medicine has not been rigorously tested due to production and governmental restrictions ...
cases heard by the
United States Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that involve a point o ...
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United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative
In ''United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative'', 532 U.S. 483 (2001), the United States Supreme Court rejected the common-law medical necessity defense to crimes enacted under the federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970, regardless ...
'' in 2001 and ''
Gonzales v. Raich
''Gonzales v. Raich'' (previously ''Ashcroft v. Raich''), 545 U.S. 1 (2005), was a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that under the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, Congress may criminalize the production and use of homegrown ca ...
'' in 2005.
His spouse at the time, Angel Raich, was a party in the 2005 case. In 1995, he became one of the founders of
California Proposition 215, the initiative that created the first medical cannabis framework in the United States. Raich has been an instructor at
Oaksterdam University
Oaksterdam University is self-recognized as the world's first cannabis college. Located in Oakland, CA, the educational facility was founded in November 2007 by medical marijuana activist Richard Lee to offer quality training for the cannabis ...
,
where he teaches "how to create defenses against possible hostile action by the government" for students of the
cannabis industry.
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California lawyers
Living people
Oaksterdam University faculty
Year of birth missing (living people)
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