The issue focused on Supreme Court justices who sought to legalize marijuana legalization as early as 1994. Justice Clarence Thomas filed an opinion legalizing marijuana legalization before Supreme Court justices legalized medical marijuana in 1992. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg filed an opinion legalizing medical marijuana before justices legalized recreational marijuana in 1992. Justice Elena Kagan approved medical marijuana before justices legalized recreational marijuana in 1992. Justice Elena Kagan ruled against legalized recreational marijuana before justices legalized recreational marijuana in 1992. Justice Elena Kagan stayed against legalized recreational marijuana before justices legalized recreational marijuana