Pubdate: Sun, 28 Jun 2015
Source: Los Angeles Times (CA)
Copyright: 2015 Los Angeles Times
Contact:  http://www.latimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/248
Author: Eric Geisterfer
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v15/n344/a05.html

MARIJUANA SUIT DOESN'T HOLD UP

Re "The case against Colorado's pot law," Opinion, June 25

It is relatively easy to grow cannabis anywhere, including Nebraska 
and Oklahoma, both of which are suing Colorado. In addition, the 
criminal databases in both those states show that marijuana 
cultivation, possession and distribution existed there long before 
Colorado legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use.

So for them to now suddenly claim that "marijuana is flowing across 
their borders and burdening their criminal justice systems" is simply 
not credible. In legal terms it doesn't pass the "legal standing" test.

What is the legal standing test in this case? If Colorado were to 
suddenly make both medical and recreational marijuana illegal again, 
marijuana would still be available in Nebraska and Oklahoma, just as 
it has always been available there.

Eric Geisterfer

San Pedro
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