Oklahoma, Nebraska Challenge Colorado Marijuana Legalization

[Ah Pook]

Not sure if this belongs here or GD. Mods, stick it where ever you want it.

http://m.news9.com/story.aspx?story=...8&catId=112032

Nebraska and Oklahoma are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to declare Colorado's legalization of marijuana unconstitutional.


Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning announced Thursday that the states are seeking a court order to prevent Colorado from enforcing a measure that was approved by voters in 2012. Bruning says Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt is also a party to the lawsuit.


The complaint alleges that Colorado's Amendment 64 runs afoul of federal law.


Washington state also has legalized marijuana, but Bruning says Nebraska isn't suing over that law because it doesn't share a border with Washington.


Colorado Attorney General John Suthers says in a statement that the lawsuit is without merit. He says his office will vigorously defend the marijuana law in the U.S. Supreme Court.

In June, Wilkinson said his officers were on track to make twice as many marijuana-related arrests this year as they did in 2013, when there were 35.

Great use of taxpayer dollars. Don't these legislatures have more important thing to go, like deal with their own state problems?

[Ridge]

Nebraska says they don't like having to spend money to apprehend these people, but it's decriminalized in that state, so I'm not sure what he's even talking about.

[Irving]

Isn't Greeley a big hub for drug running anyway? This wouldn't really change anything.

[Eric P]

Colorado should simply stop enforcing federal drug laws. If the feds don't/won't enforce federal laws, why should the states be compelled to do it for them?

There is nothing that says Colorado Laws must be equivalent to Federal law. We just can't contradict federal law.

[Tinelement]

Just went east through Nebraska yesterday on 80. Saw a total of 5 cars pulled over all the way through. Guess what plates were on all 5 cars pulled over.......

[MBsnow]

Don't our neighboring states technically make money on these people, via fines, court fees, penalties and the like???

[68Charger]

Don't our neighboring states technically make money on these people, via fines, court fees, penalties and the like???

^^^ THIS ^^^

and that also answers why the state would prosecute federal drug laws... Imagine all the drug seizures that they'd miss out on (cash, cars, etc)

[Ah Pook]

Don't our neighboring states technically make money on these people, via fines, court fees, penalties and the like???

... and asset forfeitures.

I wonder how much meth is produced, sold and consumed within these states. Yet CO pot laws are a bigger target.

[Zundfolge]

This is a full frontal attack on Federalism designed to ensnare conservatives into supporting it.

[roberth]

States rights vs federal tyranny, I stand with Colorado. OK and NE are giving up their own state rights as individual states to the federal tyranny in the pursuit of this lawsuit.

Maybe this will come down the abolition of national drug law and return drug law to the individual states where it belongs. The feds need to protect the southern border, that is their mandate, not drug law.