Perspective
Apr. 3, 2015
Pot laws versus the supremacy clause
Colorado's neighboring states, Nebraska and Oklahoma, have invoked the high court's original and exclusive jurisdiction to hear legal disputes between states over marijuana laws. By Robert C. Bonner
When the voters of Colorado adopted Amendment 64 legalizing and licensing the sale of marijuana, they put Colorado on a collision course with federal law, which makes these acts illegal. The issue of which law prevails has been squarely put before the U.S. Supreme Court by Colorado's neighboring states, Nebraska and Oklahoma, who have invoked the high court's original and exclusive jurisdiction to hear legal disputes between states. <...
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