Lawsuit shows resistance to legalization of pot

Associated Press ^ | Dec 19, 2014 6:36 PM EST | Nicholas Riccardi

[Olog-hai]

Despite growing public support for legalizing marijuana, a lawsuit filed by Nebraska and Oklahoma shows that at least two segments of American society are prepared to fight the idea before the nation’s highest court—social conservatives and law enforcement.

The lawsuit seeks to overturn Colorado’s experiment in legalized recreational pot, alleging that the two conservative states are being overrun with Colorado marijuana that is making it harder for them to enforce their own drug laws. …

[Lurker]

And without the war on (some) drugs old Jim would have to get a real job in the private sector without a fat taxpayer guaranteed pension.

[Olog-hai]

IOW, this is technically “nullification” of federal law on CO’s part?

[morphing libertarian]

It is an exercise in the 10th. If the traffic is intrastate the feds should butt out/

[Vision Thing]

The vast majority of potheads are lib dem.

The lib dem party mascot is the donkey.

Therefore, pot is the opiate of the asses.

[GeronL]

rofl

true

[Ken H]

The Tenth Amendment has to be one that the Obama Administration particularly hates.

Add FR's prohibitionists to the list of 10A haters. Seriously, you cannot get them to address the issue. They love the Drug War more than the Constitution.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Out-of-state Nanny State PING!

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Ken H]

Hey. Here's an idea. Follow Tennessee's lead. Set up a whole special agency that is supported solely off roadside confiscations of cash on the assumption that if you're coming back from Colorado, you were there for nefarious reasons.

You mean like the innocent family who was put through a felony traffic stop and the cops killed their dog? Here's a FR thread from the time with over 700 replies =>

Cop took just 3 seconds to shoot dog (January 9, 2003)

[ConservingFreedom]

what do those states want the feds to do about it? Isn't pot already illegal federally? Do they want it to be doubly illegal?

Now Colorado will be on double-secret probation.

[LouAvul]

Or Demi Moore in a "Few Good Men."

I object.

The judge: Overruled.

Moore: But I "strenuously" object.