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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);"><em><strong> RENEE PAAPE ESSAY:</strong></em></span></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: medium;"> The Tenth Amendment and Medicinal Marijuana</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Since the founding of the United States, and the creation of our government, the people of America knew that a federal government needed to be limited. The Tenth Amendment is an important &ldquo;check&rdquo; to keep the powers of the federal government from growing too strong. It confirms that any power not delegated to the United States federal government is given to the states and or the people. Yet lately, there has been confusion and anger regarding the Tenth Amendment. The federal government has, throughout history, continuously reached its hand in state affairs, causing much debate and conflict between state and federal governments. One such affair is the issue on medicinal marijuana laws and its confliction with federal laws stating marijuana as an illegal substance and a Schedule I drug.&nbsp; </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The direct conflict comes from the federal Controlled Substances Act and the twenty states and the District of Columbia [2] that goes against the CSA&rsquo;s regulation of banned substances.&nbsp; According to the CSA the federal government &ldquo;does not recognize the difference between medical and recreational use of marijuana&rdquo; [1], it is a Schedule I substance that is highly addictive and has no real medical value. This conflicts with many state laws, including Michigan&rsquo;s own law stating that &ldquo;allows medical marijuana use by patients who have been diagnosed by physician as having debilitating medical condition&rdquo; [3]. Thus the controversial issue of the limits of the federal government versus the rights of the state government arises.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The state government has every right to decide their own policies concerning the use of medical marijuana. All states have the right to &ldquo;to exercise a police power for the benefits of their particular residents&rdquo; [4], and the federal government and the DEA (the Drug Enforcement Administration that polices federal drug laws) are unjust in encroaching on these basic state rights. Nowhere in the delegated federal powers presented in the constitution give the federal government any right to govern over this matter federally. The federal government protects their right to govern over the issue by claiming that the distribution of medicinal marijuana falls under their right to regulate commerce. This defense was held up by the Supreme Court in the case Gonzales v. Raich where the court stated that &ldquo;the commerce clause gave Congress authority to prohibit the local cultivation and use of marijuana, despite state law to the contrary&rdquo; [5]. This court case shows the gross stretching of the federal government&rsquo;s delegated clauses and shows the Tenth Amendment being stripped of its power to protect state rights. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Another issue that arises with medicinal marijuana is the confusion over the enforcement of the federal law versus the state law. Even though the DEA, at the present time, has the unjust right to arrest people for the use of medical marijuana, it has been stated that &ldquo;ideally, the DEA will leave medical marijuana patients and their caregivers alone&rdquo; [1]. The Obama administration has also been noted in encouraging federal prosecutors to not prosecute &ldquo;people who distribute marijuana for medical purposes in accordance to state law&rdquo; [6]. This new loosening of enforcement has also heightened the peoples&rsquo; confusion over the topic of medicinal marijuana. Why should the federal government still stand by the Controlled Substance Act&rsquo;s clause about marijuana if they choose not to even enforce it to its full capacity? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The federal government is clearly encroaching on the state&rsquo;s delegated power by stripping them of their Tenth Amendment right and stretching their own delegated powers. To the issue of medicinal marijuana and many other controversial issues involving state verse federal government powers, the federal government should step back and allow the state&rsquo;s their right to create their own policies concerning the issue&rsquo;s matter, and not overstep the boundaries given to them in the Constitution. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> Works Cited:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> [1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Federal Marijuana Law.&quot; Americans For Safe Access . Americans For Safe Access. Web. 4 Apr 2014. &lt;http://www.safeaccessnow.org/federal_marijuana_law&gt;.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> [2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Where is Marijuana Legal .&quot; USA Today. N.p.. Web. 4 Apr 2014. &lt;http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/01/06/marijuana-legal-states-medical-recreational/4343199/</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> [3]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;MedicalConditions.&quot; MMMA. The Michigan Medical Marijuana Association. Web. 4 Apr 2014. &lt;http://michiganmedicalmarijuana.org/page/articles/health/conditions&gt;.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> [4]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;State Marijuana Laws.&quot; NCSL. National Conference of State Legislatures. Web. 4 Apr 2014. &lt;http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/state-medical-marijuana-laws.asp&amp;xgt;.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> [5]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;GONZALES v. RAICH.&quot; OYEZ. Oyez Inc. Web. 4 Apr 2014. &lt;&quot;State Marijuana Laws.&quot; NCSL. National Conference of State Legislatures. Web. 4 Apr 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> [6]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Daunt, Lesely. &quot;State vs. Federal Law: Who Really Holds The Trump Card?.&quot; The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com Inc, 28 01 2014. Web. 4 Apr 2014. &lt;&quot;MedicalConditions.&quot; MMMA. The Michigan Medical Marijuana Association. Web. 4 Apr 2014. .&gt;.</span><br />
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