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Originally Posted by SackAttack
I honestly have no idea how SCOTUS is going to be able to interpret the Interstate and Supremacy Clauses such that states will be able to permit sports gambling and yet not able to permit the possession and sale of marijuana.
But I have no doubt that that is exactly the long-term outcome, and watching those contortions is going to be fascinating.
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Because the feds have criminalized marijuana. And SCOTUS says that they can. In contrast, the feds have not criminalized gambling. They instead say that states (save Nevada) are not allowed to make it legal. Practically, not much difference. Legally, it will be huge.