If a state law allows the use of medical marijuana but federal law prohibits it, the state law violates which clause of the constitution?

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Norah Peterson

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4 February, 08:59

If a state law allows the use of medical marijuana but federal law prohibits it, the state law violates which clause of the constitution?

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Abril Davila · Answer 1

If a state law allows the use of medical marijuana but federal law prohibits it, the state law violates: The supremacy clause of the Constitution

The supremacy clause indicates that in an event where a Federal law and a state law contradict one another, the federal law must be held at a higher standard than the state law