Angel McClary Raich
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Angel McClary Raich is a medical marijuana patient and activist who was a central figure in the U.S. Supreme Court case challenging federal authority over state-legal cannabis use.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Angel McClary Raich canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T375604 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Angel McClary Raich Context triple: [Gonzales v. Raich, respondent, Angel McClary Raich]
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A.
Katrina Maley Wheeler
Katrina Maley Wheeler is the wife of Portland, Oregon politician and former mayor Ted Wheeler.
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B.
Dana Meadows
Dana Meadows is a high-elevation alpine meadow area in Yosemite National Park, known for its scenic subalpine landscapes and proximity to Tioga Pass.
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C.
Anna Beth Sully
Anna Beth Sully was the first wife of silent film star Douglas Fairbanks, whom she married before his rise to Hollywood fame.
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D.
Lynn Petra Alexander
Lynn Petra Alexander is the birth name of Lynn Margulis, the influential American biologist best known for her work on the endosymbiotic theory of eukaryotic cell evolution.
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E.
Kimberly S. Budd
Kimberly S. Budd is an American jurist who serves as the Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Angel McClary Raich Target entity description: Angel McClary Raich is a medical marijuana patient and activist who was a central figure in the U.S. Supreme Court case challenging federal authority over state-legal cannabis use.
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A.
Katrina Maley Wheeler
Katrina Maley Wheeler is the wife of Portland, Oregon politician and former mayor Ted Wheeler.
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B.
Dana Meadows
Dana Meadows is a high-elevation alpine meadow area in Yosemite National Park, known for its scenic subalpine landscapes and proximity to Tioga Pass.
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C.
Anna Beth Sully
Anna Beth Sully was the first wife of silent film star Douglas Fairbanks, whom she married before his rise to Hollywood fame.
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D.
Lynn Petra Alexander
Lynn Petra Alexander is the birth name of Lynn Margulis, the influential American biologist best known for her work on the endosymbiotic theory of eukaryotic cell evolution.
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E.
Kimberly S. Budd
Kimberly S. Budd is an American jurist who serves as the Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American medical cannabis patient
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cannabis rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ medical cannabis activist ⓘ |
| advocacyFocus | protection of caregivers and patients from federal prosecution ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
legal access to medical cannabis
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patients' rights ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
California medical cannabis community
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medical marijuana movement in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Raich ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivism |
drug policy reform
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medical marijuana law ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Angel ⓘ |
| hasMedicalCondition | chronic, debilitating medical conditions ⓘ |
| impact |
clarified federal power over state-legal medical marijuana
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influenced subsequent medical cannabis policy debates in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor | challenging federal enforcement of marijuana laws against state-authorized medical use ⓘ |
| legalCaseJurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| legalCaseOutcome | Supreme Court ruled that Congress may prohibit local cultivation and use of marijuana under the Commerce Clause ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
application of the Commerce Clause to intrastate medical marijuana
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federal authority over state-legal medical cannabis ⓘ |
| legalPosition | federal government should not prohibit noncommercial, intrastate medical cannabis use permitted by state law ⓘ |
| legalStrategy |
argued that federal prohibition violated her rights as a seriously ill patient
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argued that her cannabis use was noncommercial and purely intrastate ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | featured in national media discussions on medical marijuana ⓘ |
| name | Angel McClary Raich ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a central figure in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court medical marijuana case
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medical cannabis activism ⓘ |
| occupation | activist ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
U.S. Attorney General (in Gonzales v. Raich)
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linked to:
United States Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Justice
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| partyInLawsuit | Gonzales v. Raich ⓘ |
| residence |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
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| roleInCourtCase | respondent in Gonzales v. Raich ⓘ |
| stateLawContext | California medical marijuana law ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
medical cannabis advocates
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patients' rights organizations ⓘ |
| usesDrug | medical cannabis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Angel McClary Raich Description of subject: Angel McClary Raich is a medical marijuana patient and activist who was a central figure in the U.S. Supreme Court case challenging federal authority over state-legal cannabis use.
Referenced by (5)
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