Step by Step for Liberty: Cannabis Edition
In the early days of the state-level movement to legalize marijuana, we often got opposition from a surprising camp – libertarians. You would think libertarians would be thrilled with laws rolling back cannabis prohibition, but for many, it wasn’t enough....
Neither Necessary nor Proper
It was sixteen years ago last month that the U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of Gonzales v. Raich (2005), ruled that the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801) did not exceed the power of Congress under the Commerce Clause as applied to the intrastate cultivation...
Thirty-Six and Counting: More States Legalize Marijuana Despite Federal Prohibition
Yesterday, voters in two more states legalized marijuana for the first time, bringing the total number of states defying federal cannabis prohibition to 36, while voters approved recreational legalization in a number of states, bringing the total that have done so to...