Ted Cruz WON’T order a pot crackdown in states where it’s legal if he’s made president...

The London Daily Mail ^ | April 20, 2015 | Francesca Chambers in Nasua, New Hampshire

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Ted Cruz is personally against the legalization of marijuana but the Republican presidential candidate said this weekend that he believes states have the right to put decriminalization laws on the books if they want - even though they directly conflict with federal law.

Cruz implied during a conversation with Daily Mail Online on Saturday that if he ascended to the highest elected office he wouldn't make his attorney general enforce federal laws pertaining to marijuana in states that have approved sales and consumption of the drug.

The position stands in contrast to the views of at least three of his GOP competitors, who last week said that while they believe in states' rights to self-determination, they'd lay the hammer down on Colorado and Washington for flouting federal law.

Asked Saturday during a New Hampshire campaign stop if he would direct his attorney general to enforce federal pot laws, Cruz said ‘yes’ before providing a lengthy answer that indicated he would not.

He first said that ‘if the attorney general and the president disagree with federal drug law they should come to Congress’ because Republicans and Democrats can come together on the issue of drug reforms....

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FULL TITLE: Ted Cruz WON’T order a pot crackdown in states where it’s legal if he’s made president: Tea Party favorite says states’ rights come first in contrast to other Republicans in White House race

BOOM! There goes Rand Paul's raison d'être up in a cloud of smoke.

[jmacusa]

How about just legalizing altogether and end this bs once and for all?

[American Constitutionalist]

Federalist Tederalist States Rights.

[lavaroise]

nope, no way. A State or an individual has the right to discriminate against a pot smoker. Let us not turn the tables around like with the federalization fo gay rights

[dp0622]

cloud of smoke

giggles like a teen

[03A3]

No kidding.

[muir_redwoods]

Get used to it. It’s coming and there’s nothing that’s going to stop it.

[jmacusa]

Good, keep it illegal and keep the criminals in business. And lets bring back alcohol prohibition while we’re at it.

[Fester Chugabrew]

decriminalization, regulation, and taxation all within reason and on state/local levels.

[CharleysPride]

Okay, he won’t order a crackdown —

will he direct his subordinates (DEA, Attorney General, et al) not to conduct one, eh?

[Vaquero]

States rights man

[jmacusa]

All half measures and half measures avail nothing.

[Ken H]

BOOM! There goes Rand Paul's raison d'être up in a cloud of smoke.

Are you saying Cruz and Paul have the same position on federal marijuana prohibition?

[Fester Chugabrew]

The larger part of legal writ is comprised of half measures. I guarantee you will not see complete legalization of MJ before the dreaded “half-measures” occur.

[lilypad]

It’s still underground in Colorado.

[JRandomFreeper]

No. I don't want it legalized. I want it back where it belongs, and the federal government back in that tiny constitutional box it came in.

It is none of the Feds business, and all the business and under the power of the States.

/johnny

[jmacusa]

Weed has been illegal since 1938. So hows the war going?

[jmacusa]

Lousy marketing.

[DiogenesLamp]

I don't like it, but It isn't enough to push me out of his coalition. He's doing this to make a move for the Libertarian/Stupid Liberal vote.

They don't amount to much, but every little bit helps.