Doobie Doobie Don't

Today the Supreme Court overruled 10 states which have medical marijuana laws and declared that despite the state law, users of medical marijuana could still be arrested under Federal drug statutes. I personally am against marijuana use in any form, but I'll readily admit that I don't know much about any reported medical benefits that may arise from its use. I'll leave that argument to others.

My concerns about this decision have nothing to do with the medical efficacy of marijuana, but with the basis upon which the Supremes made their decision. The Constitution clearly gives the Federal government the right to regulate interstate commerce, and it was under this theory of law that the Supremes declared the state laws invalid. But is medical marijuana usage really part of interstate commerce?

In California, I've just got to believe that there are enough unrepentant hippies growing this stuff in their back yards to satisfy local demand; certainly enough that California would never have import more dope from the unrepentant hippies in Oregon. If there's anything in California that could be considered a domestic product, it's pot.

I'm a states rights guy, and I think the courts have once again overstepped their bounds and granted the Federal government authority that should rightly be retained by the states. I don't have to agree with what my state does, and it has certainly been proven true on more than one occasion that a majority of Californians can be very, very wrong (see Gray Davis and Barbara Boxer). However, as a citizen of the state, I have three options which I can pursue when my state does something stupid:

1. Write it off a dumb and go on with my life
2. Attempt to persuade my fellow citizens in the error of their ways and try to change the law
3. Move

Given the weather out here on the Holy Coast, I'll probably just go with Plan 1 and put up with the dopers and dumb politicians.