[NathanR]

"This whole business of the Feds controlling marijuana is idiotic. Can anyone tell me how, for example, someone growing pot in Santa Cruz, California for use (or sale) in Santa Cruz, California is a concern for the Federal government. To see the idiocy, forget that it's marijuna and pretend it's strawberries wheat."

Apparently during the Depression, the court ruled that Congress could pass laws regulating wheat grown on farms, for a farmer's own use. It was argued that even when wheat was grown for personnal use,it could affect the price on the interstate market and therefore the Commerce Clause applied.

[atomic_dog]

It was argued that even when wheat was grown for personnal use,it could affect the price on the interstate market and therefore the Commerce Clause applied.

Ah yes, WICKARD v. FILBURN rears its ugly head.
It was not the fact that the farmer grew what - rather that he grew wheat in excess of his quota that he had agreed to. If he had not taken subsidies and agreed to the quota they would have had no action against him. While an oject lesson about "taking the King's shilling" it is in no way applicable to the subject at hand.