Unit 1: Constitutional Underpinnings & Federalism
US Should Honor States' New Pot Laws
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/13/opinion/osler-marijuana-federal-law/
Residents of Colorado and Washington,
those who could be punished by federal government for possession, selling, or transportation of weed. The federal vs. State legalization of
marijuana, federalist view is different from moralist view. 3 to 4 states in the United Sates have legalized recreational use of weed and in 2012 that marijuana was
legalized in 2 states (Colorado and Washington), which was the first major move in entirety
of US to legalize weed – “social and statistic experiment." The legalization of marijuana is affecting
my generation as a whole with their use or the laws created as they near the
age of 18, the voting age for those who will represent them in congress and the
state/local government in the state of PA. This is important because there are already talks of medical use and recreational use of marijuana in the state.
There is a difference between someone who is a federalist and someone who is a moralist when it comes to the legalization of marijuana in the United States. I suppose the creation of America started the term, "Federalism" when it was originally creating the Constitution with the original 13 colonies. In this case, federalism speaks about those living in states such as Colorado or Washington who have the opinion that the national government should not pose a threat to them. Moralist believe that the government should be allowed to enforce narcotic laws on states because they believe it establishes social order. The majority of the argument in the legalization of marijuana is that the illegality of marijuana is not helping the public be able to make smart choices in not participating in doing or possessing marijuana. Since the marijuana laws are based on enforcement and not solving the problem of individuals using marijuana. The US government spent $20 to $25 billion dollars over the past decade on prosecuting those involved in drug trafficking or other illegal activities involving marijuana or other drugs. In the end, it should be states that have the say in creating their own laws on says of marijuana use and other issues,
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