Federal marijuana seizure in CA unconstitutional
San Diego State University Press reporting.
The supreme court wrongly upheld a ruling that the federal government can seize and destroy marijuana/prosecute posessors even in a state that permits posession of marijuana for medical purposes.
“A unilateral decision not to comply with state law,” Renner said, “on the grounds that it may be prohibited by federal criminal law, without first receiving the guidance of an appellate, is barred by the California Constitution.”
What happened to states’ rights?
November 2nd, 2005 at 5:23 pm
[...] Of course, even if it was legalized in Colorado, we know what little good that would do. A precedent was set months ago that feds could still seize marijuana and prosecute possessors, even if it violates the state’s constitution, as it did in California. [...]