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I wish this website would be consistent. Isn't the fact that a state has exercised their self-governing right under the constitution a good thing? And why should the administrative and financial burden of such a decision be a factor in consideration? Can you put a price on Constitutional rights?
Pot fans got what they wanted in Colorado: they finally convinced voters there to support the legalization of “recreational marijuana.” It’s seen as a huge victory for those who support the powers of the individual states, and a great example of “federalism” in action. But who is considering the burden of all of this on the American taxpayer?
Before I go further, let me be clear: I have never in my entire life consumed marijuana. When I was a kid I was out of step with my peers on this, but I’ve just never been interested in “trying it,” and that’s...
Marijuana was painted as a "bad" item by Anslinger and Herst mostly on racial terms. They deliberately created a hysteria and destroyed an industry. (Cordage - making rope).
The crimes that marijuana allegedly led to included; rape, white slavery, murder, theft/robbery, riots and other items that did not bear any resemblance to reality then or now. Anslinger & Herst manipulated the facts portray marijuana in the most negative light possible.
I believe it is time for States to begin to assert their Rights over Federal edicts but, as the author pointed out, it will be an expensive proposition. It IS time to do it.