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 length and style of one's hair is necessarily
 so fundamental as those substantive rights
 already found implicit in the 'Vliberty"
 assurance of due process, requiring a
 compelling showing of the state ioefore it may
 "liberty" seems to us an
 be impaired° Yet,
 incomplete p_Kotection if it encompasses onlz
 the right to do with thosg_p_ersonal aspects
 of our lives which have no direc, t bearing on
 ability of others to enj_q/£ their libert_...We
 think the founding fathers understood
 themselves to have limited the government's
 power to intrude into this sphere of personal
 liberty, by reserving some powers to the
 people.
 424 Fo2d at 1284-85 (emphasis added).
 VI. THE RIGHT TO POSSESS, REGARDLESS OF ONE'S INTENT, A
 SUBSTANCE HAVING NO HARMFUL EFFECTS ON OTHER PERSONS, SUCH
 AS MARIJUANA, IS A RIGHT RETAINED BY THE PEOPLE UNDER THE
 NINTH _qD TENTH AMENDMENTSo I
 A. The Latest Scientific Evidence Establishes
 That Marijuana Is A Relatively Harmless Drug
 Having No Detrimental Effects On Individual
 Users Or Society
 A number of major scientific studies and government reports
 on marijuana and other drugs have been published establishing
 that the effects of marijuana are relatively innocuous,
 particularly when compared with the effects of other controlled
 substances such as narcotics and barbiturates° These studies and
 reports also confirm that marijuana presents no substantial
 danger to public safety_ health or welfare The major findings
 For additional support of this portion of the accused_s
 motion, see Exhibits A-D of the Motion of William John Troy, III
 to Dismiss on the Grounds that the Classification of Marijuana
 Violates Due Process and Equal Protection of the Law.
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