Reader: Wyoming’s Pot Lawsuit Threat Meant to Impress Bible-Thumping Backwoods Hicks

Plenty of readers were exorcised by William Breathes's post about Wyoming's possible lawsuit against the federal government for failing to stop Colorado's pot laws. Here's one particularly memorable example. See also: Marijuana: Wyoming Won't Sue Colorado Over Pot Laws, but Might Take on Feds...
By Michael Roberts
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Plenty of readers were exorcised by William Breathes’s post about Wyoming’s possible lawsuit against the federal government for failing to stop Colorado’s pot laws. Here’s one particularly memorable example.

See also: Marijuana: Wyoming Won’t Sue Colorado Over Pot Laws, but Might Take on Feds

Michael Price writes:

Does anyone really think SCOTUS wants four states of angry voters marching in Washington? This is a stunt to appeal to their backwoods, bible-thumping hick voters who cry about states rights until a state actually passes some new ones that they don’t agree with. This will only waste their tax dollars.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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