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The article discusses two recent rulings, which legalized recreational marijuana in Colorado, including Nebraska v. Colorado and Safe Streets Alliance v. Alternative Holistic Healing, LLC. It mentions that both the cases challenged Colorado's Amendment 64 on the grounds that it violates federal drug law. It mentions that the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug.

The article offers information on the scope of the forgotten "affecting jurisdiction", which is a constitutional provision for the U.S. federal court jurisdiction over all the cases that affect ambassadors, public ministers, and consuls. It discusses the roles and purposes of the U.S. federal courts as reported in Article Three of the U.S. Constitution including affecting jurisdiction, original jurisdiction, and appellate jurisdiction.