Pubdate: Mon, 04 Feb 2013 Source: San Francisco Chronicle (CA) Copyright: 2013 Hearst Communications Inc. Contact: http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/submissions/#1 Website: http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/388 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v13/n058/a02.html Author: Maxime Villeneuve STATE'S PREROGATIVE The Feb. 1 article "Oakland, feds fight over pot dispensary" is missing one important constitutional issue. In order to implement Prohibition, we had to amend the Constitution to give the federal government the authority to regulate alcohol. No such amendment has ever passed in regards to cannabis. As such, per the 10th Amendment of the Constitution, cannabis regulation belongs to the states. Maxime Villeneuve, San Francisco - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom