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"This is not an issue over medical marijuana. The legality of using marijuana for medical purposes can easily be argued, but that is completely unnecessary in this case. This is instead an argument over who is sovereign in this case, the state or federal government.
I personally believe that in any issue that applies to all states equally, the federal government should have the final rule. Our nation is made of many individual states, but we are all part of America. We are all different, yet ultimately the same. Therefore I think that the federal government should be in charge of decisions that apply to all states.
The national government ruled that marijuana is illegal in all circumstances, even for medical use, unless there is special reasoning. Because of this decision I think that Oregon, along with the other nine states that currently allow the use of marijuana for medicine, needs to reform its law."
Lacey Bitter, senior,
Roseburg High School
"Although I believe that medical marijuana should not be legalized, I think that the decision should be left up to the state Legislature to decide. Our government was established so that there would be an equal balance between state government and federal government.
Allowing one group to have too much authority is clearly against the Constitution. And recently, the Supreme Court has been given too much power. Nine people are instituting new laws and legislation without the participation of elected representatives and senators. Activist judges are interpreting the law to coincide with their personal political ideologies.
The power of the judicial review enables them to override laws already passed in Congress. The Supreme Court has more power than the other two branches of government because they get to decide what is constitutional.
I want the people whom the American citizenry elect to Congress to pass a national law. An oligarchy of a privileged few ruling our nation is not what our forefathers intended. In conclusion, medical marijuana should either be decided in state courts or in Congress."
Shay Miles, sophomore,
Umpqua Valley Christian
"I agree with the Supreme Court's ruling of the prosecution of medical marijuana over state laws. Medical marijuana is currently legal in 10 states including Oregon, and I think that the medical aspect of marijuana isn't handled by the consumers with enough responsibility.
If every state were to allow the use of medical marijuana, then drug traffic in the U.S. would increase immensely because people with a marijuana card could grow and smoke the drug in their very own yard. The irresponsible use of medical marijuana can result in the spread of disease, unemployment and crime.
Marijuana smoke isn't just affecting the user, but those around are capable of having a high as well. I understand that some do use their marijuana cards responsibly, but it is those that do not that make the difference for everyone."
Holly Thompson, junior,
Douglas High School
Truth of Youth, which appears in Monday's News-Review, is an opportunity for teens to express their opinions. If you would like to submit a question, write to Erin Snelgrove at P.O. Box 1248, Roseburg, OR 97470 or e-mail her at esnelgrove@newsreview.info.
I personally believe that in any issue that applies to all states equally, the federal government should have the final rule. Our nation is made of many individual states, but we are all part of America. We are all different, yet ultimately the same. Therefore I think that the federal government should be in charge of decisions that apply to all states.
The national government ruled that marijuana is illegal in all circumstances, even for medical use, unless there is special reasoning. Because of this decision I think that Oregon, along with the other nine states that currently allow the use of marijuana for medicine, needs to reform its law."
Lacey Bitter, senior,
Roseburg High School
"Although I believe that medical marijuana should not be legalized, I think that the decision should be left up to the state Legislature to decide. Our government was established so that there would be an equal balance between state government and federal government.
Allowing one group to have too much authority is clearly against the Constitution. And recently, the Supreme Court has been given too much power. Nine people are instituting new laws and legislation without the participation of elected representatives and senators. Activist judges are interpreting the law to coincide with their personal political ideologies.
The power of the judicial review enables them to override laws already passed in Congress. The Supreme Court has more power than the other two branches of government because they get to decide what is constitutional.
I want the people whom the American citizenry elect to Congress to pass a national law. An oligarchy of a privileged few ruling our nation is not what our forefathers intended. In conclusion, medical marijuana should either be decided in state courts or in Congress."
Shay Miles, sophomore,
Umpqua Valley Christian
"I agree with the Supreme Court's ruling of the prosecution of medical marijuana over state laws. Medical marijuana is currently legal in 10 states including Oregon, and I think that the medical aspect of marijuana isn't handled by the consumers with enough responsibility.
If every state were to allow the use of medical marijuana, then drug traffic in the U.S. would increase immensely because people with a marijuana card could grow and smoke the drug in their very own yard. The irresponsible use of medical marijuana can result in the spread of disease, unemployment and crime.
Marijuana smoke isn't just affecting the user, but those around are capable of having a high as well. I understand that some do use their marijuana cards responsibly, but it is those that do not that make the difference for everyone."
Holly Thompson, junior,
Douglas High School
Truth of Youth, which appears in Monday's News-Review, is an opportunity for teens to express their opinions. If you would like to submit a question, write to Erin Snelgrove at P.O. Box 1248, Roseburg, OR 97470 or e-mail her at esnelgrove@newsreview.info.
