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Hugabear

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1. Have any drug laws ever been tested by the SCOTUS?

Reply to Pryderi (Original post)

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 05:50 PM

Nov 2012

It took a Constitutional amendment to ban the sale of alcohol. I don't know if any cases regarding the prohibition of certain drugs have ever made it to the SCOTUS. If so, I'd be interested in knowing on what grounds the SCOTUS upheld these laws.

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SCOTUS and the new Marijuana laws. [View all] Pryderi Nov 2012 OP

Have any drug laws ever been tested by the SCOTUS? Hugabear Nov 2012 #1

Gonzales v. Raich upheld federal bans on drugs NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #3

And that Constitutional amendment tama Nov 2012 #4

The U.S. still honors its treaties? RC Nov 2012 #5

That particular UN drug treaty tama Nov 2012 #6

Well, that explains that, doesn't it? RC Nov 2012 #8

Its going to be interesting Thrill Nov 2012 #2

Could he decide not to enforce it as he did with immigration? n/t Pryderi Nov 2012 #7

The feds can enforce any federal law. The 2 states are incapable of stopping them. Angleae Nov 2012 #9