Why Legalization Can Be a Better First Step than Decriminalization
Despite the downfalls, there are actually advantages to a legalization strategy.
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Path to Liberty: Nullify Them into Oblivion
People and 32 States are Defying Federal Prohibition – and Winning.
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The Proof is in the Pudding: State and Local Action Drives Change in D.C.
State, local and individual actions are effectively nullifying federal law and have been for years.
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Parchment and Plants: What Alcohol Prohibition Can Teach Us About the Drug War
The choice is clear: support the principles of federalism or surrender our Revolutionary Legacy.
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An Open Letter to a State Legislator on Marijuana and Federal Supremacy
“While I am sure your arguments relating to federal supremacy are well-intentioned, they are wrong.”
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Just Say No to Jeff Sessions
“The Constitution does not give the federal government any authority to criminalize marijuana.”
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Gun Rights Supporters Can Learn a Lesson from Marijuana Activists
They couldn’t enforce the marijuana laws once people and states simply started ignoring them. They won’t be able to enforce the gun laws either.
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Under the Constitution, Regulating Marijuana is Mostly a State Concern
Congress may not constitutionally regulate or prohibit in-state growing, processing, or use of marijuana.
DetailsWeed: Blueprint for the Modern Nullification Movement
In 1996, voters in California passed Proposition 215 – the beginning of the modern nullification movement.
DetailsThe Constitution and Cannabis
Take, if you will, cannabis sativa – better known as marijuana. It’s in the news because the states are continuing to legalize it for medical and recreational use, despite federal prohibition. But Donald Trump’s executive branch is making noise that it will begin more vigorous enforcement of federal laws prohibiting it.
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Federal Court Nullifies Federal Marijuana Laws Because States Did It First
The impact of state laws legalizing marijuana despite federal prohibition continues to grow and reverberate through the American political system from the bottom up.
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Nullification in Effect: Recreational Marijuana Sales Begin Today in Oregon
Every state that opts out erodes federal power and hamstrings its enforcement efforts.
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