ash soc 331 entire course Ash SOC 331 Week 2 State vs Federal Marijuana Lega | Page 2

various circumstances, and two states had
legalized recreational marijuana use.
Legalization proposals are pending in other
states. At the same time, the federal
government’s Controlled Substances Act (CSA)
bans the possession, production, sale, or
distribution of marijuana, even when such
activity is technically in compliance with state
law. Moreover, the Supreme Court has
affirmed the constitutionality of federal
enforcement of the CSA against individuals
who were in possession of or were growing
marijuana for medical use in compliance with
California law. Analyze the retributive,
commutative and distributive justice of this
complex situation from each of these different
perspectives:
a. A recreational pot smoker who lives in a
state that recently legalized growing,
possessing, selling, and distributing, through
state-regulated dispensaries, limited amounts
of marijuana for medical use.
b. A parent living in the same state, concerned
that her 12-year-old will be exposed to new