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"The Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment was originally set to expire on Friday (see update above), which would open the door for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to do what he's been hinting he wants to: Launch a federal war on states that have partly or completely legalized marijuana use."
"This will-they-or-won't-they game is why Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a California Republican, and a bipartisan group of 24 other lawmakers have introduced the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2017, which would prevent the federal government from prosecuting any marijuana users, growers or distributors who are in compliance with state laws."
"The Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment was originally set to expire on Friday (see update above), which would open the door for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to do what he's been hinting he wants to: Launch a federal war on states that have partly or completely legalized marijuana use."
"This will-they-or-won't-they game is why Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a California Republican, and a bipartisan group of 24 other lawmakers have introduced the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2017, which would prevent the federal government from prosecuting any marijuana users, growers or distributors who are in compliance with state laws."
I wonder why this already-unpopular presidential administration would do anything so unpopular.
Well, actually, no I don't. But there it is.
Trump's base will love this, even though a majority of Americans won't. Most conservatives, especially the older generation, view marijuana as sinful against God and as a detriment to the moral fabric of society. Therefore, we must crack down on it, forcing states that have legalized it to criminalize it again and increasing the penalty and enforcement of the laws against it.
It might be worth noting that Rep Rohrabacher (whose district encompasses primarily the more-libertarian southern half of Orange County) has a long history of independent thinking -- particularly with regard to social issues. He was one of the leaders of a faction which broke away from the campus conservative group Young Americans for Freedom back in 1969, and formed the nucleus of the modern Libertarian Party.
Trump's base will love this, even though a majority of Americans won't. Most conservatives, especially the older generation, view marijuana as sinful against God and as a detriment to the moral fabric of society. Therefore, we must crack down on it, forcing states that have legalized it to criminalize it again and increasing the penalty and enforcement of the laws against it.
22 states that voted for the Trump creature, with well over 200 electoral votes, have some sort of legal marijuana laws. Go for it, Sessions.
It might be worth noting that Rep Rohrabacher (whose district encompasses primarily the more-libertarian southern half of Orange County) has a long history of independent thinking -- particularly with regard to social issues. He was one of the leaders of a faction which broke away from the campus youth group Young Americans for Freedom back in 1969, and formed the nucleus of the modern Libertarian Party.
Yep. It seems like a lot of people assume that all conservatives are puritan Bible thumpers, but that's not at all the case. It seems that nowadays, more and more conservatives are basing their arguments on secular principles and logic rather than defaulting straight to religion.
Yep. It seems like a lot of people assume that all conservatives are puritan Bible thumpers, but that's not at all the case. It seems that nowadays, more and more conservatives are basing their arguments on secular principles and logic rather than defaulting straight to religion.
That may be, but the Puritan bible-thumping nut cases are still the ones these so-called "moderate" conservtives are voting into office. So as far as I'm concerned, they're all one and the same.
I don't care whether the opposition is a Bible-thumping Fundamentalist or a dinosaur who still believes in the New Deal; both are authoritarians seeking to impose their personal beliefs on all of us. Like Marxists and Nazis, they're both the fruit of a poisonous plant.
Seeing that there are now 4 states where pot is legal, I think Sessions could better use his time coming up with a plan to make the federal and state laws line up better, instead trying to mess with state's rights.
I live in a state that's halfway between 2 others where pot is legal.
As it is now, anyone who attempts to transport legal pot from one to the other state, where the sale is legal in both, runs a risk of being busted for felony possession and could go to prison.
Several transporters have gone to prison for just this in the past couple of years here. The pot was grown in one state and was being transported for sale in the other.
I don't think that's right. Any goods that are grown legally in their state or origin, and are consigned for sale in another state where purchasing those goods is also legal should be able to more those goods without breaking the law.
Alcohol sales are still not legal in all states, but the transporters aren't busted for moving it from one state to another where it is legal in both, and I think that marijuana should be the same. Just like alcohol, pot should be sealed, taxed, stamped. invoiced, and carried by bonded carriers without fear of legal jeopardy when the product is sold in properly legal channels.
The federal government is in charge of interstate commerce, so the transport laws should change. If the federal government wants to take the issue of legality up with the states, then that's what the courts are for.
But as it stands, it's now an arbitrary penalization of free interstate trade.
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