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You got it reversed. AFAIK, there are no federal laws prohibiting abortion but there are federal laws prohibiting the use and sale of cannabis. Some states chos

• yetanother4968 4y ago
  States aren’t required to enforce federal law, and the federal government can’t force states to help enforce federal law, as it’s unconstitutional.[1] If the feds want to enforce the marijuana ban and the state doesn’t volunteer to help, the feds would have to use e.g. the FBI or DEA to enforce the law. The feds don’t have the capacity to do that nationally, though, so it mostly goes unenforced, except maybe for large busts where it’s worth it for the feds to put the effort in. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commandeering#In_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commandeering#In_the_United_Sta...
  • tunap 4y ago
    >States aren’t required to enforce federal law But Federal funds can, and are, withheld if the States don't enforce Federal Laws. EG: Universal 55 MPH speed limits & 21 yo drinking age come to mind.