EOC Week 9: Wall Street Journal Editorial

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.