Senate Judiciary Chair: U.S. 'Ought To Respect' State Marijuana Laws

[scroteface]

not just marijuana but they ought to respect all state laws..government at the local level is the way to go

[TSA]

I think that currently, in Montana, you cannot own, possess, or purchase a firearm while having a medical marijuana license (unless it has changed since the time this article and others were published 2 or so years ago:

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44712648/n.../#.UiETvBusi8g

pretty much same here in CA. Any time I fill out a 4473 it asks if you are addicted to any drugs, marijuana being one. No mention of being faced and wielding a gun though.

[Th'Pusher]

not just marijuana but they ought to respect all state laws..government at the local level is the way to go

Hitler would slice your scrotum in half for this comment. Stay consistent you ty troll.

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today's DoJ move is going to encourage other (non-red) states to follow WA and CO, and probably quite quickly.

The barriers to mj medical research and therapy should also be lowered or disappear.

ing HUGE change in policy.

These States Are Most Likely To Legalize Pot Next

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...comm_ref=false

[Jacob1983]

Why are liberals inconsistent when it comes to state laws and states' rights?

[boutons_deux]

why are right-wingers so consistent in their pervasive ignorance?

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Jailed For Medical Marijuana: Five Stories Of Why DOJ’s Pot Policy Matters

Compliance with comprehensive local laws and regulations that eliminate bad behavior, they said, would be a major factor in potential prosecution. It is unclear how much yesterday’s revised policy will change the behavior of U.S. attorneys, who retain discretion to implement the the policy as they see fit. But what is clear is that without the change, many medical marijuana providers paid the price for operating openly and in seeming in compliance with state law, and believe they were made an example of:

Matthew Davies, California, at least five years in prison

Chris Williams, Montana, five years in prison

Richard Flor, Montana, died in custody

Jerry Duval, Michigan, ten years in prison

Harborside Health Center and Berkeley Patients Group, northern California, doing battle with the feds to preserve their assets

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/201...olicy-matters/

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25 Years Ago: DEA’s Own Administrative Law Judge Ruled Cannabis Should Be Reclassified Under Federal Law


Friday, September 6, 2013 marks the 25-year anniversary of an administrative ruling which determined that cannabis possesses accepted medical utility and ought to be reclassified accordingly under federal law.

The ruling, issued in 1988 by US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Chief Administrative Law Judge Francis Young “ In the Matter of Marijuana Rescheduling,” determined: “Marijuana, in its natural form, is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. By any measure of rational analysis marijuana can be safely used within a supervised routine of medical care.”

Young continued: “It would be unreasonable, arbitrary and capricious for DEA to continue to stand between those sufferers and the benefits of this substance in light of the evidence in this record.”

Judge Young concluded: “The administrative law judge recommends that the Administrator conclude that the marijuana plant considered as a whole has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, that there is no lack of accepted safety for use of it under medical supervision and that it may lawfully be transferred from Schedule I to Schedule II [of the federal Controlled Substances Act].”

http://www.alternet.org/drugs/25-yea...tter892873&t=5