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Would and should the feds sue California if it legalizes marijuana through Prop 19?

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in this CBS News piece, which is headlined "Ex-DEA Administrators Call on Obama to Sue if CA Voters Legalize Pot," the prospect of California's voters legalizing marijuana this fall already has fans of big government talking about a federal lawsuit. Here are the details: As California voters gear up for a November 2 vote on Proposition 19, a ballot measure that would legalize the growth, possession and distribution of marijuana, nine former administrators of the Drug Enforcement Administration have issued a preemptive call to the White House: If Prop 19 passes, they say, President Obama should sue. The Associated Press reports that in an August 24 letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, the former DEA officials wrote that the potential legalization of marijuana would challenge federal authority and merit a lawsuit against the state --- much like the one Mr...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on September 11, 2010 (boomark / email).