Holonyms (Nova Lisboa is a part of...): Angola; Republic of Angola (a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990).
California voters passed Proposition 215 in 1996, legalizing the use of medical marijuana. The Federal government of the United States has limited the use of marijuana since the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act came into effect. Defendant Angel Raich used homegrown medical marijuana, which was legal under California law but illegal under federal law.
The relevant precedent here might be the â Chevron Doctrine, â according to which courts are supposed to defer to bureaucrats in interpreting the law. That doctrine applies if there is an ambiguity. Those who found that no tax credits can be awarded outside of state exchanges argue that the text is clear.