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Old 05-31-2012, 12:06 AM
 
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Marijuana was 100% legal until the early 20th century and was not federally banned until 1937. Both Jefferson and Washington grew the stuff.
Correct.

And the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act was declared unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court in US v. Leary (as in Timothy...)

The current Controlled Substances Act that forbids marijuana on the federal level depends upon Wickard v. Fillburn's overbroad interpretation of the Commerce Clause to be enforceable. If the SCOTUS strikes down Obamacare it may strike down Wickard in the process. Then the feds will have no authority to ban it.
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Old 05-31-2012, 12:09 AM
 
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Correct.

And the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act was declared unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court in US v. Leary (as in Timothy...)

The current Controlled Substances Act that forbids marijuana on the federal level depends upon Wickard v. Fillburn's overbroad interpretation of the Commerce Clause to be enforceable. If the SCOTUS strikes down Obamacare it may strike down Wickard in the process. Then the feds will have no authority to ban it.
I doubt it. The court has already addressed the validity of the CSA in Gonzalez v. Raich. If the overturn the ACA it is because Scalia is a political hack who has a different view of the Constitution depending on if gays/drugs are involved. I would not put much a much deeper interpretation into it then that.
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Old 05-31-2012, 12:12 AM
 
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I doubt it the court has already addressed the validity of the CSA in Gonzalez v. Raich. If the overturn the ACA it is because Scalia is a political hack who has a different view of the constitution depending on if Gays/drugs are involved and I would not put much a much deeper interpretation into it then that.
Gonzales v. Raich is based on the interpretation of the commerce clause put forth in Wickard.

It's ironic that the feds' argument to defend Obamacare is based on Scalia's opinion in Gonzales v. Raich. If they overturn the ACA they'd also overturn Gonzales v. Raich as well
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Old 05-31-2012, 12:14 AM
 
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Gonzales v. Raich is based on the interpretation of the commerce clause put forth in Wickard.

It's ironic that the feds' argument to defend Obamacare is based on Scalia's opinion in Gonzales v. Raich. If they overturn the ACA they'd also overturn Gonzales v. Raich as well
I don't think so. Just like Gonzalez did not overturn Morrison or Lopez. As I said if the court overturns it I think they, and by they I mean Scalia, will find a BS way to distinguish it.
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Old 05-31-2012, 12:15 AM
 
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Marijuana will never be legalized.
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Old 05-31-2012, 12:21 AM
 
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Marijuana will never be legalized.
The government appreciates your obedience.

[as does those who benefit from the War on Drugs]
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Old 05-31-2012, 12:26 AM
 
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The government appreciates your obedience.

[as does those who benefit from the War on Drugs]
What obedience?

We have one legal intoxicant.

No others are needed.

Marijuana will never be legalized.
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Old 05-31-2012, 12:28 AM
 
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What obedience?

We have one legal intoxicant.

No others are needed.

Marijuana will never be legalized.
"Drys" said the same thing about alcohol in 1929.

If income tax revenues keep falling, and the economy worsens, it will be. It is no coincidence support for the War on Drugs is weakening due to the current economy.

Alcohol, Prohibition, and the Revenuers | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty
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Old 05-31-2012, 12:29 AM
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Supporters of legalization just ousted a veteran Texas Congressman and the Attorney General of Oregon for supporting the war on drugs. If more drug warriors lose their offices than politicians will change their tunes.
Correction. The guy who lost the AG race was, in fact, not the current attorney general. He's a federal prosecutor who went on a crusade against medical marijuana in the state. It was nice to see him soundly defeated, though!
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Old 05-31-2012, 12:35 AM
 
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All these burn-outs need to realize. They will never be able to go and buy this crap and smoke it legally.
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