“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
by Derek Sheriff Just when you thought Arizona couldn’t get any more provocative, or push any more of the federal government’s buttons, it looks like America’s 48th state may actually become the 15th state to adopt another very controversial law!...
by Patrick Reagan On Oct. 20th, 2009, Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) personnel raided the property of Mr. Martin Pieper of Fort Collins, Colorado, confiscating 150 cannabis plants and growing equipment. Mr. Pieper has claimed that his cultivation was allowed by...
by D.T. Armentano, Mises.org Article one Section 8 of the U S Constitution states that the “congress shall have the power to regulate commerce among the several states….” This so-called “commerce clause” is the legal bedrock for all federal...
by Gene Healy, CATO Institute This article appeared in the DC Examiner on November 17, 2009. Friends of federalism cheered last month when the Obama administration reversed the Bush policy of prosecuting medical marijuana cases in states that have legalized the...
by Michael Boldin My home state of California usually interacts with the federal government by genuflecting. Â But, on a few issues – very few, that is – they’ve got plenty of backbone. Most notably, marijuana. Last week, the California State Senate...
