Replies to post #89706 on Medical Marijuana Inc (MJNA)

[Feddi]

I don't think that's how it works.
As someone else has already pointed out, doing so would simply imply that the states' votes (comprised of individuals ballots - much more so than the electoral college stuff that goes on during the presidential racew) are just a bunch of b.s.

To do so implies that the vote of the average citizen is completely meaningless and would cause quite a stir, probably along the lines of some sort of ongoing civil disobedience. I mean the feds aren't going to force the hand of the state to drop a dragnet over millions of pot smokers when they've been enjoying it legally already for the past 6 months.

[Salvatorey1234]

Not if the plant is found to be medicinal. If its found to be medicinal, then it cannot be classified as a schedule 1 drug. If it cannot be classified as a schedule 1 drug, then the supremecy of federal law over a medicinal drug is well...non existent. In addition, the fed has not enforced their schedule 1 law to the extent that they have nullified any state bill on the plant---and it's been longer than 4 years. By law, if the federal govt does not act upon the states within that time frame, states can argue that the law is nullified due to the Fed's neglect. So do I agree that the states would lose? No. I don't think the Feds do either because they haven't sued yet. The longer they wait the more catastrophic capital damage they will cause, and they know it.