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Voters in two more states approved ballot measures legalizing marijuana on Tuesday despite the ongoing federal prohibition of cannabis, continuing a 50-year history of efforts by the states to nullify the feds, cities to nullify the states – and individuals to nullify...
More and more people are nullifying federal marijuana prohibition through individual human action. Cannabis use has risen to record levels with more people now smoking marijuana than cigarettes. According to a Gallup poll, 16 percent of Americans reported using...
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....
Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson (R) doesn’t understand his obligations under the Constitution. Gipson doesn’t want to run a state medical marijuana program. During a radio interview, he said he doesn’t see how his office can...
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...