So Much For "Medical Marijuana"

[billt]

Federal Authorities Shut Down 'Legal' Medical Marijuana Providers In California | Fox News

It was bound to happen. If anyone needs proof state issued "Medical Marijuana" cards aren't worth the paper they're printed on, here it is.

[Dakotaranger]

Well, there's definitely no reperosity with them

[tombogan03884]

Better reread the 10th A

[fightingquaker13]

It makes one wonder who is on drugs here.
FQ13

[jnevis]

Better reread the 10th A

Already gone to SCOTUS, CA lost
Most recently, the Commerce Clause was cited in the 2005 decision Gonzales v. Raich. In this case, a California woman sued the Drug Enforcement Administration after her medical marijuana crop was seized and destroyed by federal agents. Medical marijuana was explicitly made legal under California state law by Proposition 215; however, marijuana is prohibited at the federal level by the Controlled Substances Act. Even though the woman grew the marijuana strictly for her own consumption and never sold any, the Supreme Court stated that growing one's own marijuana affects the interstate market of marijuana. The theory was that the marijuana could enter the stream of interstate commerce, even if it clearly wasn't grown for that purpose and it was unlikely ever to happen (the same reasoning as in the Wickard v. Filburn decision). It therefore ruled that this practice may be regulated by the federal government under the authority of the Commerce Clause.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

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[billt]

Already gone to SCOTUS, CA lost. Marijuana is prohibited at the federal level by the Controlled Substances Act.

Correct.

http://www.ehow.com/about_6301148_federal-law-supersede-state-law_.html

[fightingquaker13]

I would still like to see Moon Beam make a stink over it. Maybe get other Governors to repudiate the Court's ruling (which really was about as absurd as Dredd Scott) and insist on the 10A being respected. Maybe send another case up to see if the Court might reconsider. We do have new justices now.
FQ13

[tombogan03884]

Already gone to SCOTUS, CA lost
Most recently, the Commerce Clause was cited in the 2005 decision Gonzales v. Raich. In this case, a California woman sued the Drug Enforcement Administration after her medical marijuana crop was seized and destroyed by federal agents. Medical marijuana was explicitly made legal under California state law by Proposition 215; however, marijuana is prohibited at the federal level by the Controlled Substances Act. Even though the woman grew the marijuana strictly for her own consumption and never sold any, the Supreme Court stated that growing one's own marijuana affects the interstate market of marijuana. The theory was that the marijuana could enter the stream of interstate commerce, even if it clearly wasn't grown for that purpose and it was unlikely ever to happen (the same reasoning as in the Wickard v. Filburn decision). It therefore ruled that this practice may be regulated by the federal government under the authority of the Commerce Clause.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

That does not matter, the law it's self is illegal since it is based on usurpation of authority not specifically granted by the Constitution.

[kmitch200]

That does not matter, the law it's self is illegal since it is based on usurpation of authority not specifically granted by the Constitution.

Good luck finding a fed to agree with you.  Look in the "Honest Politician" aisle of the local Crooks 'R Us.

Even though the woman grew the marijuana strictly for her own consumption and never sold any, the Supreme Court stated that growing one's own marijuana affects the interstate market of marijuana.

The mind boggles....

[Timothy]

Why is this even an issue in todays society?

Are people still convinced that smoking a little pot leads to cocaine, heroin, acid, meth, prostitution and child molestation?

Give me a break.....the war on drugs has failed to the tune of several trillion wasted tax dollars.  I think Momma Moon Beam should get reimbursed for someone confiscating her buds!