Marijuana is
illegal in this country and the Federal law has not changed. The problem is if
a state legalizes this drug the federal law still bans it. According to the
wall street journal “All states are explicitly barred from regulating the
possession, use, distribution and sale of pot and narcotics under the federal
Controlled Substances Act of 1970. Like it or not, Congress declared marijuana
to be a dangerous drug that should be banned.” People are saying that this drug
is harmless compared to other crimes that need to be dealt with. Some
enforcement agencies are saying smoke as you want but hat is like picking which
laws we will enforce. “The department of justice has put out a memo saying don’t
enforce this law,”- Joe Rago We can’t suspend a law because of President Obamas
policy preferences. If justices departments find of that the medical marijuana
in California is being distributed to children. Federal is the supreme law. Legalizing
a drug can be very tricky because a state can say its legal but they still have
to enforce the federal law. People can go to states like Colorado or visit Washington
and smoke as much as a person wants. The editorial mention the drug enforcement
has changed. We need to have a debate on the topic and not just sit and talk
about our opinions. A state can’t just suspend a law because they legalized it
in their state. No one in congress has issued any bills to try and pass this
law.
