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State Law Vs. Federal Law

This is posted in response to tenaheff's suggestion regarding a person convicted of federal law in the USA while living in a state with a different law.

One example is Robin Prosser, who was arrested on federal charges while living in a state where medical use of marijuana was legal.

I don't want this to become a debate about medical marijuana -- that's a different topic -- but a discussion about differences between state and federal law and the injustice of prosecution for those differences.

Roz

Edited: FarSeer on 3rd Jul, 2004 - 3:02pm

Law Federal Vs Law State

This is a good topic and I am surprised no one has taken it up. As far as I understand doesn't Federal Law have a command over State law and policies? However I do not see how that would apply in the case you gave unless the guy was wanted in other States or did an act that was a felony in addition to the marijuana charge?

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The Federal Government wouldn't have a "different law" to that of any State if it kept within its Constitutional bounds.

State law should be the one that applies in 99% of cases.


Dubhdara.

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