- Sep 19, 2020
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Wow, even Conservative hero Clarence Thomas says it's time to legalize, as the current state of the Fed simultaneously tolerating and forbidding local use of marijuana is contradictory and unstable....
Justice Thomas' full statement is here:
(The case is quite interesting, and is about unequal federal tax law treatment for medical marijuana businesses. Businesses who lose money, still owe income tax, according to the IRS. I am kind of surprised the SCOTUS did not hear the case.)
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says 'contradictory' and 'unstable' federal marijuana laws may no longer be necessary because states can make up their own policies
- Conservative justice says federal approach to marijuana is 'half-in, half-out'
- Clarence Thomas made his comments as Supreme Court declined to hear appeal brought by medical marijuana dispensary
- He said piecemeal approach that both 'tolerates and forbids' marijuana use no longer makes sense
- His comments came amid a push for an overhaul of federal law after 18 states legalized recreational use of the drug
- Public opinion has softened on the issue in recent years
Clarence Thomas says federal marijuana laws may no longer be necessary
Federal laws against the cultivation and sale of marijuana may 'no longer be necessary,' according to Clarence Thomas, one of the Supreme Court's most conservative justices.
www.dailymail.co.uk
Justice Thomas' full statement is here:
(The case is quite interesting, and is about unequal federal tax law treatment for medical marijuana businesses. Businesses who lose money, still owe income tax, according to the IRS. I am kind of surprised the SCOTUS did not hear the case.)