California Sheriff Free to Rob Armored Cars Money of Legal Marijuana Businesses

Re:California Sheriff Free to Rob Armored Cars Money of Lega... by mikece on Monday February 07, 2022 @04:22PM (#30251383)

Under a law that is in violation of the Enumerated Powers and Tenth Amendment. Federal Law only supersedes state or local law where the Constitution stipulates that it does.

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Re:California Sheriff Free to Rob Armored Cars Money of Lega... by beerandt on Monday February 07, 2022 @06:13PM (#30252827)

I'm all for that, but that means a lot of other federal laws and regulations getting wiped from the books.

Which I think is a good thing, but many arguing this angle for marijuana legalization haven't fully considered the implications.

Nevertheless, it's not the current law as far as the courts are concerned, despite what the 10th amendment says. (I suspect the current SCOTUS wouldn't mind rectifying that, given the proper cases and opportunity.)

But in the current political climate, try saying the words "state's rights" without getting labeled a racist or extremist or anti-masker/vaxxer.

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