It’s a states rights issue. Period. The stamp act as introduced
The war on drugs is a complete loser. We’ve incarcerated people that quite honestly have no business being behind bars. We’re strengthened the financial incentives enough to cartels and gangs to where bloodshed is a way of life and all because of a plant.
Listen, I am no fan of drugs. I wish people wouldn’t do them. However wishing it away isn’t the answer decriminalizing it to legalizing it is. The Marijuana Stamp act of 1934 was a farce, it was overturned by Learv vs US 1969 and congress repealed the stamp act in 1970 yet nothing changed.
Listen people, if you want to be consistent with 10th Amendment issues you get this decision out of the hands of the feds. Plainly put it is not an enumerated power for the Feds to regulate this. This is an area of commerce that can be completely fall within state lines and we have no business telling states if they can or cannot legalize it.
Now, here’s the caveat. If it turns out to be a gigantic problem? Guess what, the state that legalized it has to deal with it.
They should only legalize it on the strict condition it is not taxed.
Ina perfect world, maybe what you say is true. But the FACT is that once a state or the federal government recognizes it as legal, they under our current system, the government will pay for everything for an addict. You still want to steal taxpayer money. (as it stands right now- not in some ideal world)
Your passionate arguments go over the heads of too many people here who are stuck on “Just say no.”
The federal government can regulate interstate commerce. So even if you let states legalize it, the feds would still have to intervene to stop it from being trafficked into states where it remains illegal. I would sure want it to remain illegal in my state. We don't need it to be legal for people to push damaging, mind-altering intoxicants on our children. And we don't need more drugged up people in society who can't hold down a job, can't support their families, cause public nuisance and danger, and put a burden on the welfare system.