I have always believed strongly that the Ninth Circuit District and Court of Appeals were wrong in preventing the federal government from declaring that assisted suicide is not a legitimate medical use of federally controlled substances (e.g., narcotics), even in the face of the Oregon law legalizing assisted suicide. Now, with Gonzales v. Raich, it would seem that the Supreme Court of the United States is very likely to uphold the federal view as against the claim by Oregon that its right to regulate medical practice within state borders trumps federal regulation of the CSA. I hope to write a more detailed analysis soon.
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