Rob Natelson
americanthinker.com
January 4, 2014

It’s ironic that one of the few states’ rights battles won in recent times was Colorado’s decision to legalize marijuana in the teeth of federal laws to the contrary.

Pot really isn’t legal in Colorado, of course. The federal government still bans the stuff. And in Gonzales v. Raich (2005), the Supreme Court held that the federal ban is valid and the supreme law of the land. Last I looked, Colorado was still part of the “land.”

But as is its constitutional prerogative, Colorado has removed its own (i.e., state), criminal penalties from the sale of marijuana to adults over 21, so long as certain regulations are followed and participants pony up specified kickbacks to the state in the form of taxes and fees. President Obama’s practice of disregarding laws he doesn’t like has left Colorado with at least a temporary victory.

Read more

The Emergency Election Sale is now live! Get 30% to 60% off our most popular products today!