Gonzales v Raich

Holder's Baby Step On Medical Marijuana

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Obama's plan is good news for medical marijuana advocates, but although this is a historic shift in the War on Drugs, it does not go far enough because it does not resolve the illogic of the underlying legal issue.

Emerging GOP Theme: Nullification

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

The code words change over time (from "nullification" to "states' rights" to Pawlenty's "state sovereignty"), but the idea is the same -- we retain the right to ignore any laws we don't feel like following.