> The constitution doesn't allow the feds to ban substances. Article 1 section 8 gives congress the power to regulate interstate goods. The reason we got a co

> The constitution doesn't allow the feds to ban substances. Article 1 section 8 gives congress the power to regulate interstate goods. The reason we got a constitutional amendment was because the teetotalers of the time (rightly) saw that removing a constitutional amendment would be MUCH harder than undoing a law. Employment Division v. Smith, written by Scalia the original originalist justice, makes the argument that religion doesn't shield you from regulations regarding substances.