RALEIGH, N.C. – The Los Angeles Times today published an op-ed on Colorado’s pot law authored by Campbell Law Assistant Professor Zac Bolitho. In the op-ed, available here, Bolitho argues that U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch should side with Nebraska and Oklahoma in a lawsuit against Colorado because of the Controlled Substances Act.
“This is an important issue that is currently before the Supreme Court,” said Bolitho. “Although the legalization of marijuana has recently gained traction in some states, marijuana remains illegal in all 50 states under federal law. It is my position that state laws legalizing marijuana conflict with federal law and are, therefore, preempted under the Supremacy Clause.”
Prior to joining Campbell Law, Bolitho was a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee. During his time as a federal prosecutor, he handled a wide variety of cases ranging from violent crime to sophisticated white collar crime. He also previously served as a law clerk to Judge David W. McKeague of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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