Re:Washington voters approve legalized marijuana
by illuminate on Thursday November 08, 2012 @11:42AM
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"no one is mentioning the fact that states can't truly decide whether to legalize marijuana because at the end of the day, the federal government has legislation that supersedes local/state regulations in this manner"
They aren't mentioning this because of the "fact" that the federal government will not change its stance until the states change their stance. It's not immutable.
Re:Washington voters approve legalized marijuana
by xiaoma on Wednesday November 07, 2012 @02:42PM
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>"states can't truly decide whether to legalize marijuana because at the end of the day, the federal government has legislation that supersedes local/state regulations in this manner"*
Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the ninth amendment say pretty much the opposite of this?
I'm sure the government will want their cut soon enough, then it'll be 25% state tax + whatever the federal government decides to charge. As it is, no one is mentioning the fact that states can't truly decide whether to legalize marijuana because at the end of the day, the federal government has legislation that supersedes local/state regulations in this manner. It'll be in the supreme court very soon, I'll bet.