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> It's already been tried and failed with medical marijuana. And, for that matter, commercial wheat farming, in Wickard v. Filburn (1942). > It's unlikely recr

by wtbob 10y ago

> It's already been tried and failed with medical marijuana. And, for that matter, commercial wheat farming, in Wickard v. Filburn (1942). > It's unlikely recreational marijuana would result in a different result. I dunno, with originalists like Thomas & (hopefully) Gorsuch it's certainly possible. Bad precedent needn't necessarily stand, after all.

dragonwriter 10y ago
> I dunno, with originalists like Thomas & (hopefully) Gorsuch it's certainly possible. Compared to Raich (2005), even if Gorsuch flipped from the way Scalia went you need another vote; Thomas was on the Court then so is no change.