hiː ɹˈoʊt ðə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi dᵻsˈɪʒən ɪnðə nˈaɪnθ sˈɜːkɪt pˈænəl ˌɔn ɡənzˈɑːləs vˈiː. ɹˈeɪtʃ, hˈoʊldɪŋ ðætðɪ ˌɪntɚstˈeɪt kˈɑːmɜːs klˈɔːz fɚbˈeɪd ðə fˈɛdɚɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt fɹʌm ˌɪntəfˈɪɹɪŋ wɪð stˈeɪt lˈɔːz ðæt pɚmˈɪɾᵻd ðə jˈuːs ʌv mˈɛdɪkəl mˌæɹɪwˈɑːnə.
He wrote the majority decision in the Ninth Circuit panel on Gonzales v. Raich, holding that the Interstate Commerce Clause forbade the federal government from interfering with state laws that permitted the use of medical marijuana.