Topic: Bond V United States

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Episode 478 51:01 - 54:35

478: Cranks and Firebrands

Michael Greves, States Opting Out of Federal Law

Law professor Michael Greves of George Mason University argues that states are not legally required to enforce federal prohibitions, such as those against marijuana. He cites the case *Bond v. United States*, involving a chemical weapons convention law applied to a local dispute, to illustrate federal over-criminalization. Greves suggests that local officials should stop cooperating with federal agencies to render ludicrous federal laws ineffective.