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I have given this a bump because the Supreme Court is likely to make a decision on this next month. The specific issue is:
Can federal agents raid the homes of California patients who grow marijuana for their own use. Although the medical use of marijuana is legal in California and nine other states, federal authorities say they can override those states laws.
As others have mentioned above, the feds need to rely on interstate commerce precidents to defend their position. But, in this case the patients grew their own with a doctor's Rx, it was legal in the state, and they had not crossed state lines. So what am I missing here? What other precident are the feds relying on to further their case?
There are already laws in place to confront abuses of the law, both by the state and the feds. I see this particular issue as an infringement on states' rights and I hope it will be struck down.
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