225 So. 2d 330 - Raines v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““After argument and upon consideration of the briefs of the parties and study of the record, we have determined that appellant’s contentions are wholly without merit. Marijuana is a harmful, mind-altering drug. It endangers the health of the user and is highly detrimental to the public welfare. This drug is within the category of injurious substances which the Legislature may regulate and prohibit in the exercise of its police power. No fundamental rights of the individual are violated thereby.” Raines v. State, supra, page 330. “Questions of a similar nature have been raised in other jurisdictions and whenever the issue has been presented it has been uniformly held that marijuana is a narcotic drug for purposes of statutory interpretation. (Spence v. Sacks, 173 Ohio St. 419 , 183 N. E. 2d 363 ; People v. Stark, 157 Colo. 59 , 400 Pac. 2d 923 ; Gonzales v. State, 163 Tex. Crim. Rep. 432, 293 S. W. 2d 786 ; State v. Jackson (Del.), 239 Atl. 2d 215; Commonwealth v. Leis (Mass.), 243 N. E. 2d 898 ; Escobio v. State (Fla.), 64 So. 2d 766 ; United States v. Ford Coupe Automobile, 83 Fed. Supp. 866.)” People v. Sheridan, supra, pages 655, 656.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 47 Wis. 2d 321 - State v. Weidner