Marijuana in America: Doing What Is Stupidest

POPULAR COLORADO HAS a shiny new toy, legalized marijuana, and the nearby neighbors Oklahoma and Nebraska, and probably Kansas too, are pitching a jealous fit. All that new money and fun, high in the Rockies. Folks passing as quickly as possible through the relative blandness of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, getting to the party in the Rockies. And guess who's jealous? The three cry baby states claim they have the burden of all that illegal pot passing through their pure and righteous states, the cost of law enforcement, prosecution, and so forth. Their plan is to take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, alleging that Colorado's legal marijuana law is unconstitutional, since it is in direct contradiction to federal law, which supercedes all state laws. And, on the surface, if you think about it, it seems like they are right. But word is that the Supreme Court isn't interested in hearing the case, and you can hardly blame them. It could become quite the sticky legal mess, if it hasn't already. And of course, the U.S. supreme court does not have to hear any case it does not want to. It might be better just to sit this one out, because whatever it would decide, no matter what it decides, would upset the applecart much more severely than it already is; perhaps its better to just let the states and their people work it out, and trust that they will. The best way, of course, would be for the federal government, and every state in the union, to legalize marijuana. In Colorado and Washington state, the laws seems to be working very well. And why shouldn't it, anywhere else? However, never underestimate the ability of the American government to do whatever is most stupid. We've all been through that enough times; we oughta know.