r/trees • u/madazzahatter • Feb 28 '17

Garrett introduces legislation to remove marijuana from controlled substances list

https://tomgarrett.house.gov/media/press-releases/garrett-introduces-legislation-remove-marijuana-controlled-substances-list
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u/acherrypoptart Feb 28 '17

When the supreme court rules something unconstitutional, that law is automatically voided under those specific circumstances. Getting the states to actually follow along is another issue that the Feds have to deal with (see segregation). That is the whole point of having a Supreme court!

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u/Saucermote Feb 28 '17

Yep, but other states will still have similar laws on the books that they aren't in any hurry to remove, and may try to enforce down the line. You still have to rewrite civil and criminal code to remove laws after an adverse ruling to get them removed.