Government
Oct. 20, 2010
Scholars Question Proposition Theory
Opponents of Proposition 19, the ballot measure that would repeal state laws criminalizing recreational marijuana, cite federal law to make their case, but scholars disagree.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In the closing weeks of campaigning before the statewide general election, high-profile opponents of the ballot measure to repeal state laws criminalizing marijuana have claimed repeatedly that it is unconstitutional.
But few, if any, legal scholars appear to endorse that view.
The most recent incarnation of the argument came Friday, when Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee B...
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