On November 6, 2012, Colorado’s citizens approved with a 55%
majority a marijuana-legalization measure that allows residents over the age of
21 to possess up to an ounce. The measure also allows for the commercial
growing and selling of pot. More than a month later, the government of Douglas
county in Colorado passed a law prohibiting companies from growing or selling
cannabis. Meanwhile, the U.S. law continued to make the growth, sale, possession
or use of pot illegal. Over all, it would seem to be a case of federalism as a
pretzel of sorts, all twisted up into itself. This case study can be used to
point to a more perfect union in terms of federalism.
The complete essay is at Essays on Two Federal Empires, available at Amazon.
The complete essay is at Essays on Two Federal Empires, available at Amazon.
