California Proposition 215
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California Proposition 215 is the 1996 voter-approved initiative that made California the first U.S. state to legalize medical marijuana use for patients with a doctor’s recommendation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| California Proposition 215 canonical | 2 |
| California Proposition 215 (Compassionate Use Act of 1996) | 1 |
| California Senate Bill 420 | 1 |
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Target entity: California Proposition 215 Context triple: [Emerald Triangle, stateLegalContext, California Proposition 215]
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Gonzales v. Raich
Gonzales v. Raich is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal power to prohibit local cultivation and use of marijuana under the Commerce Clause, even when states permit it for medical purposes.
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Bridges v. California
Bridges v. California is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly expanded First Amendment protections by limiting the power of courts to punish out-of-court publications as contempt.
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Whitney v. California
Whitney v. California was a 1927 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a conviction under a state criminal syndicalism law and became historically significant for Justice Brandeis’s influential concurrence on free speech before later being overruled.
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Cantwell v. Connecticut
Cantwell v. Connecticut is a 1940 U.S. Supreme Court case that first applied the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause to the states, striking down a state law that improperly restricted religious proselytizing.
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Oregon v. Elstad
Oregon v. Elstad is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that a suspect’s later, properly Mirandized confession can be admissible even if an earlier unwarned statement was obtained in violation of Miranda.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: California Proposition 215 Target entity description: California Proposition 215 is the 1996 voter-approved initiative that made California the first U.S. state to legalize medical marijuana use for patients with a doctor’s recommendation.
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A.
Gonzales v. Raich
Gonzales v. Raich is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal power to prohibit local cultivation and use of marijuana under the Commerce Clause, even when states permit it for medical purposes.
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B.
Bridges v. California
Bridges v. California is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly expanded First Amendment protections by limiting the power of courts to punish out-of-court publications as contempt.
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C.
Whitney v. California
Whitney v. California was a 1927 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a conviction under a state criminal syndicalism law and became historically significant for Justice Brandeis’s influential concurrence on free speech before later being overruled.
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D.
Cantwell v. Connecticut
Cantwell v. Connecticut is a 1940 U.S. Supreme Court case that first applied the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause to the states, striking down a state law that improperly restricted religious proselytizing.
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E.
Oregon v. Elstad
Oregon v. Elstad is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that a suspect’s later, properly Mirandized confession can be admissible even if an earlier unwarned statement was obtained in violation of Miranda.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California ballot proposition
ⓘ
medical cannabis law ⓘ voter initiative ⓘ |
| allows | seriously ill patients to use cannabis for medical purposes ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Compassionate Use Act of 1996 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | patients with a physician’s recommendation ⓘ |
| appliesToConditions |
HIV/AIDS
ⓘ
surface form:
AIDS
anorexia ⓘ arthritis ⓘ cancer ⓘ chronic pain ⓘ glaucoma ⓘ migraine ⓘ other illnesses for which marijuana provides relief ⓘ spasticity ⓘ |
| approvedBy | California voters ⓘ |
| campaignOpponents |
many law enforcement organizations
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some medical associations ⓘ |
| campaignSupporters |
medical marijuana advocates
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patient rights organizations ⓘ |
| codifiedAs |
California Health and Safety Code
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surface form:
California Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5
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| conflictsWith | United States federal prohibition of marijuana ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| doesNotChange | federal law regarding cannabis ⓘ |
| electionDate | 1996-11-05 ⓘ |
| goal |
encourage federal and state governments to implement a plan for safe and affordable distribution of medical marijuana
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ensure that seriously ill Californians have the right to obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
California law enforcement agencies
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surface form:
California state and local authorities
|
| inspired | subsequent state medical marijuana laws in other U.S. states ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
California, United States
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surface form:
State of California
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| languageEmphasizes | compassionate use of marijuana for seriously ill Californians ⓘ |
| laterClarifiedBy |
California Proposition 215
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
California Senate Bill 420
|
| legalizes | medical use of cannabis ⓘ |
| madeCaliforniaFirstStateTo | legalize medical marijuana use statewide ⓘ |
| policyArea |
criminal justice
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drug policy ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| protects |
caregivers from state criminal penalties for assisting medical cannabis patients
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patients from state criminal penalties for medical cannabis use ⓘ physicians who recommend cannabis to patients ⓘ |
| requires | a physician’s recommendation for legal medical cannabis use ⓘ |
| subject |
medical marijuana
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patient access to cannabis ⓘ physician recommendations for cannabis ⓘ |
| voteNoCount | approximately 4,301,960 ⓘ |
| voteNoPercentage | approximately 44.4% ⓘ |
| voteYesCount | approximately 5,382,915 ⓘ |
| voteYesPercentage | approximately 55.6% ⓘ |
| year | 1996 ⓘ |
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Subject: California Proposition 215 Description of subject: California Proposition 215 is the 1996 voter-approved initiative that made California the first U.S. state to legalize medical marijuana use for patients with a doctor’s recommendation.
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