“Obviously you know nothing about the reality in the US. People are flaunting Pot use and claiming medical necessity. I didn’t write the States should have to pass the same law -I wrote they shouldn’t be allowed to pass laws legalizing it -if this isn’t outlawed already by Federal law.”
YOU don’t understand reality in the US. States can repeal their own laws prohibiting marijuana use, but it remains a Schedule I Controlled Substance under federal law. Conservatives would consider this to be an improper expansion of federal power, but the courts have upheld such laws. That the federal government does not prosecute simple marijuana possession cases does not change its legal status.
“Also, the cops aren’t enforcing federal Pot laws -only following State laws. Since when does law enforcement only involve themselves with State laws?”
Since the US Constitution was enacted in 1788. State and local government law enforcement officials have no power to enforce federal law unless they make a specific agreement with the federal government for the specific federal law.
‘ There was this show on “Cops” recently where the Cops helped some people get back their Pot plants because Pot is legal for “medical” use.’
They were simply following the law in that state. The federal government, as I pointed out, chooses not to prosecute simple marijuana possession because it doesn’t have the resources. Do you think that law enforcement officials should not follow the law? And how large a tax increase would you support in order to enable the federal government to strictly enforce the marijuana laws? New York State used to strictly enforce them; all it did was to create a lot of jobs for unionized corrections officers.
” This is what this country has come to, whether you’re in denial or Not! It makes more sense for them to allow people to grow and smoke opium – because this plant has more medical necessity than Weed!”
Many opiates are legal prescription drugs.