Pubdate: Sun, 28 Jun 2015
Source: Los Angeles Times (CA)
Copyright: 2015 Los Angeles Times
Contact:  http://www.latimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/248
Author: Craig Simmons
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v15/n344/a05.html

MARIJUANA SUIT DOESN'T HOLD UP

Re "The case against Colorado's pot law," Opinion, June 25

President Richard Nixon signed the Controlled Substances Act in 1970. 
In 2015, marijuana is still considered a Schedule I drug despite the 
fact that several states have legalized recreational or medicinal use.

In his op-ed article, Zachary Bolitho points out that federal law 
trumps state law when it comes to the pending court case pitting 
Nebraska and Oklahoma against Colorado.

There is a simple solution: Petition Congress to remove marijuana 
from the Schedule I list and allow individual states to legislate 
their own positions on marijuana. Nebraska and Oklahoma could then 
benefit from agricultural production of hemp (the best botanical for 
biofuel production) and Colorado from boosted tax revenue.

Craig Simmons

Northridge
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