> The federal government is very clear that only they can affect interstate commerce. Well, the federal government is very clear on that they can regulate anyt

> The federal government is very clear that only they can affect interstate commerce. Well, the federal government is very clear on that they can regulate anything that has an effect on interstate commerce. So, if you grow some corn for personal consumption that's regulated by the federal government because you wouldn't need to buy it on the open market which affects interstate commerce. But yeah if you don't operate in a state there's a lot of difficulty in that state coming after you. However, that state may try to be a nit about federal rules if you do something they don't like (say operate a coal plant on the border of your state so pollution goes into not your state [1]). [1]: https://whyy.org/articles/pa-coal-power-plant-closing-leads-healthier-babies-downwind/ https://whyy.org/articles/pa-coal-power-plant-closing-leads-...