[bdisraeli]

This is totally wrong. Previous Supreme Court decisions, especially Gonzales v. Raich, have set a pretty clear precedent that the Federal Government has the authority to criminalize drugs even when their use is legal in a particular state.

[tamana]

Right, it depends on the judiciary.

[pdabbadabba]

But not anymore, because decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court are binding on all lower state and federal courts in the U.S.

[anonbanker]

only if stare decisis means nothing to them.

[jack9]

stare decisis is not a rule. Moreover, interpretation can and does change over time. The law is not absolute across a given timeframe.

[anonbanker]

Clarence Thomas agrees with you. The rest of SCOTUS does not.