We should take note that the current response by the Court does not answer all the aspects of the current federal and state laws. It only gave a narrow response that many believe will create years of challenges to the various state laws and how they mesh with current federal law.
For example, under current federal law it is illegal to sell pot for recreational use or medical use. The states are testing the federal government to see what will happen. It is a problem with the states selling pot because the sellers are not allowed under federal law to deposit their money in the banks. That is why many sellers have been robbed of both plants and cash by crooks. The banks are lothe to test the federal govenment when it comes to money deposited in their banks. So problems have come to the fore front that currently has no law to solve. The federal government wants to see how much potential revenue is available to them in the future. So they are comfortable to wait and see at this time. It won't be long until they get their cut via taxes or enforcement options.
I suspect the states will have problems with enforcement due to the new requirement to have audit teams set up to cover all the various tax districts and how to identify and persue inforcement across state lines with a small work force. We will just have to see. But try to get someone to answer the phone for help or questions in any of the state tax offices such as California or Washington and you will see what I mean. Then there is Oregon with no sales tax who requires Washington or Idaho business to accept a drivers license and charge no sales tax on a sale in the border states. Talk about nexus. Oregon residents can and do demand tax free sales on Washington and Idaho soil...how about that wrinkle. So some one could sell small parcels of land to individuals who might claim residency in Oregon....who knows what would happen.
The decision by the Court leaves many more questions than answers. I personally would not allow out of state interest to govern the laws of my state unless you want to kick the door open to many more legal problems in the future. It could be decided by ending state rights as they stand today and no one wants that outcome.
I think we should all fight this unfair rule. In many cases it is more expensive to buy via internet due to shipping costs. Just because it is easy to point and click does not make the landed cost less. People should shop. It is possible that the internet his killed many local businesses due to availibility of items not for sale locally. You have to pick and choose as a small business owner unlike Amazon who uses a shotgun approach and then weeds out non performing products.
For example, under current federal law it is illegal to sell pot for recreational use or medical use. The states are testing the federal government to see what will happen. It is a problem with the states selling pot because the sellers are not allowed under federal law to deposit their money in the banks. That is why many sellers have been robbed of both plants and cash by crooks. The banks are lothe to test the federal govenment when it comes to money deposited in their banks. So problems have come to the fore front that currently has no law to solve. The federal government wants to see how much potential revenue is available to them in the future. So they are comfortable to wait and see at this time. It won't be long until they get their cut via taxes or enforcement options.
I suspect the states will have problems with enforcement due to the new requirement to have audit teams set up to cover all the various tax districts and how to identify and persue inforcement across state lines with a small work force. We will just have to see. But try to get someone to answer the phone for help or questions in any of the state tax offices such as California or Washington and you will see what I mean. Then there is Oregon with no sales tax who requires Washington or Idaho business to accept a drivers license and charge no sales tax on a sale in the border states. Talk about nexus. Oregon residents can and do demand tax free sales on Washington and Idaho soil...how about that wrinkle. So some one could sell small parcels of land to individuals who might claim residency in Oregon....who knows what would happen.
The decision by the Court leaves many more questions than answers. I personally would not allow out of state interest to govern the laws of my state unless you want to kick the door open to many more legal problems in the future. It could be decided by ending state rights as they stand today and no one wants that outcome.
I think we should all fight this unfair rule. In many cases it is more expensive to buy via internet due to shipping costs. Just because it is easy to point and click does not make the landed cost less. People should shop. It is possible that the internet his killed many local businesses due to availibility of items not for sale locally. You have to pick and choose as a small business owner unlike Amazon who uses a shotgun approach and then weeds out non performing products.
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Good luck all 
