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IANAL, and I'm not going to pretend (like yourself) that I can interpret Supreme Court opinions by "brushing up" on them. Could you point me to an instance in
by nkohari 14y ago
IANAL, and I'm not going to pretend (like yourself) that I can interpret Supreme Court opinions by "brushing up" on them.
Could you point me to an instance in which the cases you cited were used as precedence in support of federal jurisdiction over controlled substances within state lines? Or did you just want me to be impressed that you can cite Supreme Court cases involving the commerce clause?
- chimeracoder 14y agoOn a separate note, the federal government prevents states from exercising their constitutional right to lower the drinking age to 18, by blackmailing them with the threat of losing highway funding. There's nothing stopping them from doing that with marijuana.
- 18pfsmt 14y agoThis was an amendment to the Colorado Constitution by the voters of the state. The Colorado state legislators can't override this like they could a statutory ballot measure.
- Symmetry 14y agoErm, those cases were directly about federal jurisdiction over controlled substances within state lines. Quoth Wikipedia: "Gonzales v. Raich (previously Ashcroft v. Raich), 545 U.S. 1 (2005), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court ruling that under the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, the United States Congress may criminalize the production and use of home-grown cannabis even where states approve its use for medicinal purposes." Not much need for interpretation there.