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California Rep. (R) introduces legislation to legalize MJ by state
Posted on 2/13/17 at 5:25 pm
Posted on 2/13/17 at 5:25 pm
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All you Sessions fans out there in favor of the AG enforcing the law should be in favor of this, rather choosing to or not to prosecute MJ infractions.
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During the Obama administration, eight states, plus the District of Columbia, legalized marijuana for recreational purposes. Dozens more passed laws regarding marijuana use for medicinal purposes. Obama's DOJ generally agreed to a hands off policy regarding states that have voted to legalize recreational marijuana. With the new administration, there is considerable stress about whether or not these policies will still be in place. This is true both for medical marijuana patients as well as for people whose livelihoods are in the cannabis industry.
Enter Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), a medical marijuana patient himself, who introduced the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act on Wednesday to the House of Representatives. The bill would protect people from being prosecuted under the Controlled Substances Act as long as they are following their particular state's laws regarding marijuana.
Rohrabacher has introduced the bill before, in 2015 and in 2013. In 2015, a bipartisan group of representatives joined Rohrabacher in co-sponsoring the bill.
All you Sessions fans out there in favor of the AG enforcing the law should be in favor of this, rather choosing to or not to prosecute MJ infractions.
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Posted on 2/13/17 at 5:29 pm to NYNolaguy1
Legalize it. But until then, weed is still illegal so it should be prosecuted.
Posted on 2/13/17 at 5:33 pm to NYNolaguy1
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Obama's DOJ generally agreed to a hands off policy regarding states that have voted to legalize recreational marijuana.
Not really.
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When he was running for president, Obama famously said he wouldn’t be using federal resources to “circumvent state laws on the issue” of medical marijuana. But not long after he got into office, his administration began a crackdown on growers and dispensers in states that had legalized it. By 2012, he had publically changed his tune from 2008, arguing that not to enforce federal anti-pot statutes in states where medical marijuana was legal would be to “nullify congressional law.”
Posted on 2/13/17 at 5:38 pm to NYNolaguy1
This is the correct 'rule of law' path to doing this.
The Obama 'rule of men' method was very concerning.
The Obama 'rule of men' method was very concerning.
Posted on 2/13/17 at 5:40 pm to NYNolaguy1
Legalize it. Finally get it done.
Posted on 2/13/17 at 5:48 pm to NYNolaguy1
My biggest fear with Trump was on this issue. He personally probably doesn't have a strong opinion on MJ but I worry about the people around him who still think God made a mistake when He created weed.
Posted on 2/13/17 at 5:52 pm to NYNolaguy1
Not that I'm hating on the move, but if he really wanted to help, he would file a bill to reschedule pot via the controlled substance act.
Posted on 2/13/17 at 6:09 pm to NYNolaguy1
I'm all for state's deciding things like this.
However, if your state still says it's illegal, and you get busted, you should be prosecuted.
However, if your state still says it's illegal, and you get busted, you should be prosecuted.
Posted on 2/13/17 at 6:43 pm to NYNolaguy1
quote:He's a "medical marijuana" patient in the same sense that Gary Johnson is
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), a medical marijuana patient himself
Posted on 2/13/17 at 6:52 pm to NYNolaguy1
Dam, they sure are flooding the legislature with bullshite while there are more important things to tackle at the moment
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