Yes, the GFSZ law is federal. No such state law in Montana.
After I asked, I read the article. It was as you told me.
We have very serious problems with Federalism. The constitution intended the Federal Government’s power to be narrow and for the states themselves to do what made sense for their state. Not one massive cookie cutter approach.
Currently, DC is totally rogue. The powers in control act totally ignoring the chains of the Constitution. The #ComDems believe they are totally above the law.
This one specific federal law is problematic. By just driving through some states and within the prescribed distance from a school it creates instantly a felony.
There is a fix without special legislation. Simply return the responsibility for education to the States. Eliminate the Federal Department of Education. The Department of Education is a negative contributor toward improved education. It is only about maintaining Federal control of something the founders would have prohibited if they could imagine it.