May 6, 2015
Will the justices weigh in on pot?
On Monday, the U.S. high court asked for the solicitor general's views in a case brought by Nebraska and Oklahoma against Colorado over legalized marijuana.
John H. Minan
Emeritus Professor of Law
University of San Diego School of Law
Professor Minan is a former attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and the former chairman of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board.
In 2012, Colorado amended its constitution to allow for the personal use of marijuana. As a result, Colorado adopted a regulatory system for growing, marketing, distributing and taxing marijuana. This commercial and regulatory system is now under assault.
In December 2014, Nebraska and Oklahoma asked the U.S. Supreme Court to exercise its "original jurisdiction" to hear the complaint that they were being harmed by the cross borde...
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