R v Clay

R v Clay
Supreme Court of Canada
Hearing: May 6, 2003 Judgment: December 23, 2003
Full case name	Christopher James Clay v. Her Majesty The Queen
Citations	[2003] 3 S.C.R. 735, 2003 SCC 75
Court membership
Chief Justice: Beverley McLachlin Puisne Justices: Charles Gonthier, Frank Iacobucci, John C. Major, Michel Bastarache, Ian Binnie, Louise Arbour, Louis LeBel, Marie Deschamps
Reasons given
Majority	Gonthier and Binnie JJ., joined by McLachlin CJ. with Iacobucci, Major, and Bastarache JJ.
Concur/dissent	Arbour J.
Concur/dissent	LeBel J.
Concur/dissent	Deschamp J.

R v Clay [2003] 3 S.C.R. 735, 2003 SCC 75 is a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada on the constitutionality of the prohibition to possess marijuana. The accused claimed that his section 7 Charter rights were violated. The Court dismissed the claim.

This case is the final of a trilogy of cases regarding the constitutionality of the prohibition of marijuana.