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VMI77 wrote:http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/ ... ethru.html

A United Nations-based drug agency urged the United States government on Tuesday to challenge the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in Colorado and Washington, saying the state laws violate international drug treaties.

Could this set a precedent for enforcement of the UN arms treaty? I have to wonder if this isn't rigged for an attempt to establish a precedent prior to bringing a revamped arms control treaty up for a vote. Or simply a Federal supremacy test for gun laws.

What we have here is a supposed conflict between a state's laws an international treaty. The United States Constitution already has this one covered under the supremacy clause which basically says that a states consitution and laws can not override a treaty. What really needs to be investigated is does the laws in those states actually conflict with the language of the treaties and if so what remedies are there for those states.