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1234nameuser t1_jb61uni wrote

I read the form, despite the Federal disclaimer, the form clearly does not ask you to answer on the basis of either Federal or States rights.....it just leaves an empty assumption that you will be answering based on their federal disclaimer.

You can read the form, understand it's illegal under federal law, yet still check the box on the basis of your understanding under states rights. The form doesn't say anything about that.......just have a good lawyer ;)

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Sinking_The_Sea t1_jb5ztbx wrote

Yes, this is exactly the point.

The US operates under a federalist system in which the federal government has the ultimate authority to decide what is legal and what is illegal. However, state governments are given a good amount of autonomy to “test out” policies at a large (but not federal) scale.

A great example of this is women’s suffrage. There were several state that allowed for women to vote prior to the 19th amendment.

This is an example of functioning democracy. Ideally the federal government will recognize that drug decriminalization is a good thing, and will change the federal law to reflect this.

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IStanHam t1_jb5zlvm wrote

a friend of mine who is disabled regularly uses marijuana for pain, and has been doing so since its been medically legal. she's applying for housing now, unfortunately housing for people with disabilities comes with the caveat that there can be no marijuana use on the premises, nor in your car, or at all while living there, due to the federal laws. Unbelievably ass backwards

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gregra193 t1_jb5z7yn wrote

You’re kidding me!

Should we have criminalized marijuana so that gun owners who don’t read up on federal law don’t accidentally buy marijuana and possess it along with their guns?

People need to read the law and familiarize themselves with it before purchasing or possessing a firearm.

It’s simple— don’t use or possess cannabis if you also want to buy or possess a gun.

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Notmystationbro t1_jb5yo2q wrote

So what if he called it the China Flu? It came from China. Keystone pipeline never went to Mexico at all. It flowed from Canada through the Midwest and Gulf Coast. Poor quality and insignificant crude oil? Cmon man you’re just spitting nonsense. Either way Biden shut it down and stopped new leases for US oil production in Alaska and the Gulf Coast. We never had this problem until he took over.

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