Gov. John Hickenlooper appeared on “Meet the Press” on Sunday to state, again, his both-ways position on legalized pot.

Hickenlooper’s opinion matters to the world because he oversees the world’s most liberal, anything-goes drug market. Legislators, governors and world leaders hang on every word Hickenlooper says as their jurisdictions consider enacting our laws.

“First I opposed it,” Hickenlooper said of recreational legalization. “But our voters passed it 55-45. It’s in our constitution. I took a solemn oath to support our constitution. The states have a sovereignty just like the Indian tribes have a sovereignty, just like the federal government does.”

“You don’t think it’s clear the federal government can stop you? You don’t think it’s a clear-cut case?” asked “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd.

“I don’t think it is,” Hickenlooper replied.

The Supreme Court of the United States says otherwise.

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