WASHINGTON — Newly licensed marijuana growers in Washington state may find themselves without a key source of water just as spring planting gets underway.
Federal officials say they’ll decide quickly whether the U.S. government can provide water for the growers or whether doing so would violate the federal Controlled Substances Act, which makes possession of the drug illegal.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which controls the water supply for two-thirds of Washington’s irrigated land, is expected to make a decision by early May and perhaps as soon as this week, said Dan DuBray, the agency’s chief spokesman.
When the US federal gov't's tentacles reach everywhere, "states' rights" become a joke. Not what the Founders envisioned when they crafted the Tenth Amendment. (The same applies to Bundy & the BLM.)
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
In a contest between the Tenth Amendment and a federal program, which should prevail?
Further, the money the Fed Gov't spends on water works, etc., comes from the states (individuals, actually). The Feds don't have their own magic bucket of $$$.
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
