On January 20, 2009, the Obama Administration released a memorandum instructing federal agencies not to use federal regulations to preempt state laws. Here is a link: click here. On January 30, 2009, the Obama Administration released a second memorandum instructing federal agencies not to use federal regulations to preempt state laws. Here is a link: click here
On January 22, 2009, the Obama Administration released guidance for religious exemptions from the federal Controlled Substances Act. Here is a link to the online version: click here and a link to the version I scanned and converted to a text document: click here
On May 20, 2009, the Obama Administration released a memorandum instructing federal agencies not to use federal regulations to preempt state laws. Here is a link to the online version: click here. Here is a link to a copy I downloaded: click here.
Executive Order 13132 of August 4, 1999 ("Federalism")
Federal Register, Vol. 64, No. 153, Tuesday, August 10, 1999, page 43255
Presidential Memorandum of May 20, 2009 ("Preemption")
Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 98, Friday, May 22, 2009, page 24693
On October 19, 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice released guidelines for respecting states' rights to enact medical marijuana laws. Here is a link to the online version: click here and a link to the version I downloaded: click here