Life Issues / Family Ethics Political Action Committee of Southwest Washington

Marijuana Is Not A State's Rights Issue
Waalm.org  

Letter from Scott Chipman, Vice President of Americans Against Legalizing Marijuana (AALM.info), 2023

To whom it may concern,
I like Nikki Haley generally. She seemed to be a decent governor. However, her position on "leaving the marijuana legalization issue up to the states" indicates that she is thinking like a governor and not as a potential president. As president she should consider:
  • Article VI, Paragraph 2 of the U.S. Constitution is commonly referred to as the Supremacy Clause. The supremacy clause requires states to follow federal law when there is a conflict between state and federal law.
  • The US has international drug policy treaties that are being violated by allowing states to "permit" marijuana drug dealing. The president has a responsibility to see that international treaties are honored.
  • The interstate commerce clause is being violated by allowing pot sales in one state to have impact on another state and/or for the drug to cross state lines virtually unimpeded. All states have the right of protection by the enforcement of federal law within the other states.
  • The federal government has multiple agencies tasked with protecting the health and safety of the nation's citizens including the FDA, Public Health Services Dept, CDC, and others. Allowing pot sales and trafficking to injure citizens, children and youth is an abrogation of the responsibilities of the Federal Government.
Nikki Haley should not be considered a viable candidate for president without reversing her position on marijuana policy and any other candidate that thinks similarly should not be considered qualified.
Sincerely,
Scott Chipman
STOP POT
Scott Chipman
Vice President
Americans Against Legalizing Marijuana
AALM.info