With the influx of availability in marijuana, Colorado’s neighboring states struggle to enforce their anti-drug laws. Oklahoma and Nebraska requested the Supreme Court strike down Colorado’s marijuana reform. The lawsuit states that Nebraska and Oklahoma have suffered economic impacts as a repercussion of legalization. Consistent reports have been made about an increase in marijuana arrests and seizes in surrounding areas. States are claiming that their tax payers are suffering the negatives of legalization; although there is no way to keep track of exactly how much is being transported or the cost it’s creating.
The Attorney Generals responsible, Jon Bruning (Nebraska) and Scott Pruit (Oklahoma), are long time anti-federalists who advocate for state sovereignty. Nebraska calls for Federal Supremacy, and requests the Supreme Court take action against Colorado’s law reform. Bruning said in a press release “Colorado has undermined the United States Constitution, and I hope the US Supreme Court will uphold our constitutional principles.”
The issue they’re addressing should be aimed at the Federal government more so than Colorado itself. The lack of enforcement and regulation on the federal level creates these challenges between states. The root problem stems from the lack of enforcement of federal law.
