https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/07/administration-weighs-action-against-states-that-legalized-marijuana/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 07:23:18 -0400<![CDATA[Marijuana use in both states continues to be illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act. One option is to sue the states on the grounds that any effort to regulate marijuana is pre-empted by federal law. Should the Justice Department prevail, it would raise the possibility of striking down the entire initiatives on the theory that voters would not have approved legalizing the drug without tight regulations and licensing similar to controls on hard alcohol.]]>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:00:41 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/07/administration-weighs-action-against-states-that-legalized-marijuana-n98085