The Court declined to hear petitioners’ arguments that the DeSantis administration improperly dismissed tens of thousands of signatures.
Topic: Court Decision
“Marijuana’s classification as a Schedule I substance unequivocally provides, for purposes of federal law, that it has no accepted medical use,” the Court determined.
In a unanimous opinion, Justices on the California Supreme Court determined that the state’s “open container” law should not be applied so broadly as to pertain to situations where police find “any loose marijuana” in a motor vehicle.
Petitioners had argued that Congress’ reliance on the Commerce Clause of the Fifth Amendment to prohibit the trafficking of state-legal cannabis products exceeds its constitutional authority.
“The state need not provide just compensation every time it adjusts its regulatory scheme, even if those changes incidentally impair or even destroy the businesses of some,” the Court ruled.
“No firefighter or public servant should have to choose between their health and their career.”
“The mere odor of cannabis standing alone no longer can make it clearly or immediately apparent that the substance is contraband,” the majority ruled.
“The Missouri Supreme Court majority is clearly substituting its personal preferences for the will of the voters as expressed in the plain language of the initiative,” Missouri NORML’s Dan Viets said.