Marijuana
It was bound to come up. I'm just going to talk about the laws associated with the legalization of it.
As many of us know, the use of marijuana was legalized in a few states due to this last election. However, was it really legalized? Marijuana was legalized under state law in these states, but it is still illegal under federal law. So, which one prevails? Well, technically, federal law prevails over state law whenever they are in disagreement. Because of this, I'm curious about how these states will deal with the use of Marijuana. I guess it seems like there's a gray area.
Do gray areas belong in law? Personally, I think it should be black and white.
I thought that the 9th and 10th Amendments dealt with this sort of federal/state overlap. Allowing marijuana usage for those who are licensed to use it in certain states is not taking away from federal law, but rather making an addendum stating an exception. I wish the law were less gray, but that's why lawyers are so esteemed/despised in our culture: they decide what to make of the grayness based on the situation and how well they are to be payed.
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