Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's marijuana statement isn't about marijuana

Thomas says federal marijuana policy bans pot that but lets states legalize marijuana is incoherent. He's right but it doesn't help pro-legalization Democrats.

 This has been his established marijuana position since 2005 — he was just pointing out on Monday how much more unconstitutional he believes the situation is now. More importantly to Thomas, addressing the gulf between the country’s de facto and de jure marijuana policy fits within a larger project of his (and other conservatives) that would see a reduced role for the federal government in many areas of the law.