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03-21-2016, 11:05 AM
Supreme Court Rejects States’ Challenge To Colorado Marijuana Law
JONAH BENNETT
11:15 AM 03/21/2016
The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to take up a lawsuit launched by Nebraska and Oklahoma trying to strike down Colorado’s legalization of recreational marijuana.
Justices voted 6-2 to block the lawsuit from reaching the nation’s highest court. Nebraska and Oklahoma attorneys general have complained that Colorado’s legalization of the drug has caused marijuana to uncontrollably pour into their states, prompting a massive drain on law enforcement resources.
Attorneys from the two states also argued that Colorado’s legislation violates the Controlled Substances Act. Colorado in turn responded that a state cannot violate the rights of another state merely for embracing a policy with which its neighbors disagree.
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“There’s no question about it: This is good news for legalization supporters,” Tom Angell, chairman of the Marijuana Majority, told The Daily Caller News Foundation. “This case, if it went forward and the Court ruled the wrong way, had the potential to roll back many of the gains our movement has achieved to date.”
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read more:
http://dailycaller.com/2016/03/21/supreme-court-rejects-states-challenge-to-colorado-marijuana-law/
JONAH BENNETT
11:15 AM 03/21/2016
The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to take up a lawsuit launched by Nebraska and Oklahoma trying to strike down Colorado’s legalization of recreational marijuana.
Justices voted 6-2 to block the lawsuit from reaching the nation’s highest court. Nebraska and Oklahoma attorneys general have complained that Colorado’s legalization of the drug has caused marijuana to uncontrollably pour into their states, prompting a massive drain on law enforcement resources.
Attorneys from the two states also argued that Colorado’s legislation violates the Controlled Substances Act. Colorado in turn responded that a state cannot violate the rights of another state merely for embracing a policy with which its neighbors disagree.
...
“There’s no question about it: This is good news for legalization supporters,” Tom Angell, chairman of the Marijuana Majority, told The Daily Caller News Foundation. “This case, if it went forward and the Court ruled the wrong way, had the potential to roll back many of the gains our movement has achieved to date.”
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read more:
http://dailycaller.com/2016/03/21/supreme-court-rejects-states-challenge-to-colorado-marijuana-law/