Which still amuses me that people think FDL can be trolled. This is a place where people actually advocate what they believe, not just worship the whims of the power structure.

On drug policy, the President is the only actor that counts – Congress and Republicans simply are not an obstacle at all.

Prigg v. Pennsylvania, 41 U.S. 539 (1842), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that the Federal Fugitive Slave Act precluded a Pennsylvania state law that gave procedural protections to suspected escaped slaves, and overturned the conviction of Edward Prigg as a result.

In the Prigg case, the Pennsylvania statute was invalidated because it conflicted with the right of return of slaves then guarantied by the Constitution.

The federal government cannot require states to spend their money on anything, including on enforcing federal law. However, most law enforcement agencies do cooperate with each other to a degree.

Listen I am playing devils advocate here. No opponent ever mentions this sort of worker performance and safety thing so it’s probably not a factor in their opposition. I think the main opposition comes from some deep suspicion that somehow pot is subversive to the existing social order and I think that is true. In a minor way maybe but true.