Thread: Federal laws trump state laws

I am not a smoker, but have visited the shops in Colorado. The ban of narcotics in this country is the most ludicrous set of laws. I don't understand how rational people can understand alcohol prohibition and how it caused so much havoc yet contend it would be any different with drugs. We need to legalize everything across the board and let people have their freedom to choose. Drugs aren't the problem...it's the black market on which they are sold! If people think there is any way to stop drug usage as a whole, I'm sorry to say, they are utter fools.

I did wonder if the guys I was with had forgotten some weed in their bags what would happen at the airport. Would they be cool and just have them toss it or haul them off on felony charges.

Originally Posted by feltspanky

Both Oklahoma and Nebraska have Federal Run Exchanges. Federal ran exchanges may not be legal based on the original language in the Affordable Care Act. The Supreme Court Will Decide the Case in 2015. Depending on the Supreme Court ruling the states of OK and NE may have a valid argument.

But it is still the law until overturned or an injunction suspending it.

Originally Posted by RezDog

Don't get me started on the pot laws. Most people don't want to hear another rant.

Shaun, don't get started.
It is almost Christmas. Don't risk the "naughty or nice".

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

I could care less,you wanna smoke dope,knock yourself out

+1
Just don't light up in my house. If I can't smoke my pipe indoors, you cannot burn weed in the living room.

IMO it's all about the taxes in regards to pot. Oklahoma is one of the largest producers of pot in the first place, why would we need to bring it from Colorado? This state line stuff will be interesting to see how it's played out...

Driving through Kansas to the Kansas City Meet with Colorado plates, I expected to be profiled as many Coloradans had told me they had been. No problems though.

My understanding is that the legal pot in Colorado is way more expensive than black market pot. So since anyone in Oklahoma or Nebraska with pot would be illegal anyway, it seems pretty stupid to go to Colorado to pay more than what they would pay at home.

Originally Posted by bluesman7

Driving through Kansas to the Kansas City Meet with Colorado plates, I expected to be profiled as many Coloradans had told me they had been. No problems though.

My understanding is that the legal pot in Colorado is way more expensive than black market pot. So since anyone in Oklahoma or Nebraska with pot would be illegal anyway, it seems pretty stupid to go to Colorado to pay more than what they would pay at home.

Exact same up here in Idaho

People were laughing at the ISP and local LEO's as they thought there would be huge amounts coming across the WA border,,, The legal WA pot is so much more expensive it just hasn't been an issue..
It was a bigger deal in the media then on the road...

Jail all pot-heads & force them to enroll in ObamaCare before they can be released.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Jail all pot-heads & force them to enroll in ObamaCare before they can be released.

Oh, Hirlau, you just want to create more paperwork to jam up the works to where they will actually have to do something about it (or resign and move to Slovenia).

As far as buying from a store or off the street, most people do not want to commit a crime. They are not given a choice due to the laws of where the live. The feds are screwing with the stores in Colorado just behind the scenes. The Feds regulate and back the banking industry. What do you do with money you make when the banking industry will not allow you to open a account? Now you have millions of dollars of the stores revenue and no where to safely deposit it. Now you have one stop shopping for the criminals. They get all the pot and maybe big money. I am sure there are plenty of shops that cannot afford big security guards

They will always find a way to screw you if they want to.

I heard the stores are looking at doing something on their own.

As far as crossing state lines, very similar to buying beer and then taking it home to a dry county. Heck, you cannot even taste a sample when you tour of the Jack distillery. It is a dry county.