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macbill

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US judge weighs challenge to federal marijuana prohibition
The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to overturn the United States’ longstanding prohibition of marijuana, the latest court battle over federal policy under President Donald Trump’s administration.

The argument, before U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan, came about a month after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced he would abandon a policy of former President Barack Obama that had left regulation of the drug largely up to states.
 

Silver420Surfer

Downward spiral
US judge weighs challenge to federal marijuana prohibition
The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to overturn the United States’ longstanding prohibition of marijuana, the latest court battle over federal policy under President Donald Trump’s administration.

The argument, before U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan, came about a month after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced he would abandon a policy of former President Barack Obama that had left regulation of the drug largely up to states.

Looks like judge is gonna make them take this to the DEA, unfortunately we'll know what'll happen then, especially with the amount of money the feds have thrown at them with new budget.
 
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Tranquility

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Looks like judge is gonna make them take this to the DEA, unfortunately we'll know what'll happen then, especially with the amount of money the feds have thrown at them with new budget.
Basic cannabis policy is not going to change through the courts. There is enough precedent out there to keep drugs in general and marijuana specifically scheduled no matter the reason. Some are trying a religious exemption where the purported "sincerely held religious belief" has the consumption of cannabis an "exercise of religion" and the prohibition would be against the first amendment. (In the "legal" state of CA, some unlicensed sellers are having customers sign some statement to that effect. I assume others too.)

Cases (even in the 9th) tend to find prohibition is not a "substantial burden" on the exercise of religion as the members don't have to choose between obedience to their religion and criminal sanction. I mention religion because it has greater protection than the right to take a drug that could save your life. There is enough case law out there to show the government can deny life-saving drugs to individuals who need them for any number of reasons--including scheduling.

As to the regulatory route, on another site, a person describes the process they are going to take with the DEA for a religious exemption:
https://www.420magazine.com/forums/420-religion/419059-dea-religious-exemption-process.html
 

Silver420Surfer

Downward spiral
Munchies, meet Thin Mints: Girl Scouts will now allow cookie sales outside Colorado pot shops
Girl Scouts of Colorado now treats marijuana dispensaries like any other business in considering cookie sales sites, a spokeswoman says

By Lindsey Bartlett and Alex Pasquariello, The Cannabist Staff

It’s a pairing as natural as milk and cookies, or beer and pretzels. The Girls Scouts of Colorado have decided it’s now cool to peddle their baked goods outside marijuana dispensaries.

Munchies, meet Thin Mints, Tagalongs and Samoas.

Girl Scouts of Colorado updated their policy for the 2018 cookie season to treat “adult-oriented” businesses such as marijuana dispensaries the same as any other business, council spokeswoman AnneMarie Harper told The Denver Post on Friday.

All proposals for sales at any site, including adult-oriented sites, must be approved by Girl Scouts of Colorado, Harper said.


“(Potential cookie sales) sites are now all treated the same, and approval of those sites is contingent on whether they meet our guidelines and safety requirements,” she said. “Safety is the biggest concern.”

Safety factors considered include the location of the business and the distance Scouts will be positioned from parking lots and roadways, Harper said. The council also makes sure Scouts have the permission of both the business owner and the property owner.

The state’s Girl Scout Cookie Locator lists sales sites that have been approved by Girl Scouts of Colorado, Harper said. This weekend’s listings include bars, a tattoo parlor, coffee shops and a Lakewood marijuana dispensary.

“Decisions regarding where, when and under what circumstances girls can sell Girl Scout Cookies are made by troop leaders, with guidance and oversight from local Girl Scout councils, Girl Scouts of the USA officials said in a statement emailed to The Denver Post. “Local councils and leaders are best situated to set safety parameters in keeping with the well being of girls engaging in the cookie sale in their communities.”

Until this year, Girl Scouts of Colorado’s policy forbade sales outside adult-oriented businesses such as liquor stores, casinos or marijuana dispensaries.

The new policy gives more control to leaders, parents and scouts within each troop, Harper said.

“We think the new policy empowers Scouts to be the best cookie entrepreneurs they can be,” she said.



It's nice to see that people/organizations are willing to listen and change or adapt to new ideas/thoughts/policies regarding our collective culture.
Another generation of children who will not grow up brainwashed about cannabis. I will purposely buy some cookies each and every time I see them near or close to a dispensary, even if I am not visiting the dispo they are near. And I encourage all who read this as well.
I'm sure the other "green"(money) may have something to do with this decision, but at the same time, I will just look at it as a chance to show these children we are no different from the rest of society because of how we chose to medicate.
 

marduk

daydreamer
Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner Sues Big Pharma, Drops All Marijuana Possession Charges

On the same day a Philly.com op-ed was published in which Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (and Mayor Kenney) admitted the failure that was the “War on Drugs,” in the 1980s and ’90s, the DA’s office announced that it is suing 10 pharmaceutical companies in connection with the opioid epidemic and is dropping all outstanding marijuana possession charges.

In just a little over a month since taking office, Krasner has already built on the progress that began under former mayor Michael Nutter’s administration by further reforming the city’s drug policy to the point where getting busted with pot now no longer means a court date is in your future. Krasner says citations are issued approximately 90 percent of the time someone is caught with marijuana.

“What we’re talking about is the 10 percent or so that are being charged as they used to be, as misdemeanors in court,” Krasner said during a press conference Thursday. From now on, the DA will advise his staff not to pursue criminal charges against anyone arrested for marijuana possession in the city. Citations currently range from $25 for possession to $100 for those caught toking up in public.

“I did it because I felt it was the right thing to do,” Krasner said when asked of his motivation. “We could use those resources to solve homicides.”


Read more at

https://www.phillymag.com/news/2018/02/16/krasner-big-pharma-marijuana-possession/

 

C No Ego

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It looks like this misguided "Prohibition 2.0" is starting to come apart at the seams. People are seeing it for what it is... not a war on drugs, but a war on PEOPLE! :o

It's about time.
mostly people are becoming psychotically confused and bipolar toward the GOV etc.... once lied to how many more lies etc.... makes for a psychotic unstinting society to feel your constantly LIED to... a need for at least one tiny truth is an honorable request from all men....
 

macbill

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New Research Debunks Two Medical Marijuana Myths

Mention legalizing medical marijuana, and people often think two things:

  • This will prompt teens to think marijuana use is OK, and more will start using it.
  • Legalizing marijuana will reduce the number of adults overdosing on opioids.
As it turns out, neither has proven to be true, according to new research.
 

cybrguy

Putin is a War Criminal
Munchies, meet Thin Mints: Girl Scouts will now allow cookie sales outside Colorado pot shops
I gotta say I just love this fucking idea. There are few things that go as well with cannabis as snacks. And cookies? OMG... :lol:
  • Legalizing marijuana will reduce the number of adults overdosing on opioids.
As it turns out, neither has proven to be true, according to new research.
I don't know about ODs, but I can tell you for certain that I use less pain meds when I can get high.
 

macbill

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IS MARIJUANA THE WORLD’S MOST EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR AUTISM?
http://www.newsweek.com/2018/02/23/...worlds-most-effective-remedy-core-806758.html
CBD works differently, and often with opposite effects. It doesn’t bind directly to cannabinoid receptors, it’s not psychoactive, and it doesn’t alter how the brain functions. Instead, CBD interacts with the brain indirectly. That process, called modulation, combats psychosis, depression, inflammation, anxiety and depression. While it’s THC that gets people stoned—and poses a potential danger to immature brains—it’s the plant’s CBD that relaxes them and counters anxiety, making it relevant to epilepsy and autism.
 

cybrguy

Putin is a War Criminal
I wonder if anyone has ever considered taking Jeff Sessions out for a few nights of partying to give him some idea of what he is actually fighting against. He obviously has NO IDEA what cannabis is or what it does. Maybe if he went to Colorado or some other legal state (DOJ would cover the costs of course) and tried a night or two of mj debauchery (thinking of JS buzzing out makes me giggle a little) he would back down on the crazy. He MUST know people who could introduce him, and if not I would be GLAD to.

I'd even bring along some Keebler elves so he doesn't feel out of place... (sorry)
 
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szai

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I wonder if anyone has ever considered taking Jeff Sessions out for a few nights of partying to give him some idea of what he is actually fighting against. He obviously has NO IDEA what cannabis is or what it does. Maybe if he went to Colorado or some other legal state (DOJ would cover the costs of course) and tried a night or two of mj debauchery (thinking of JS buzzing out makes me giggle a little) he would back down on the crazy. He MUST know people who could introduce him, and if not I would be GLAD to.
Someone on Reddit smoked a joint in his office last year.

It's why he probably got even more hard at the thought of prohibition 2.0!
 

Ramahs

Fucking Combustion (mostly) Since February 2017
I wonder if anyone has ever considered taking Jeff Sessions out for a few nights of partying to give him some idea of what he is actually fighting against. He obviously has NO IDEA what cannabis is or what it does. Maybe if he went to Colorado or some other legal state (DOJ would cover the costs of course) and tried a night or two of mj debauchery (thinking of JS buzzing out makes me giggle a little) he would back down on the crazy. He MUST know people who could introduce him, and if not I would be GLAD to.

I highly doubt that he hasn't used cannabis before. Everyone tries it growing up. Sessions is just an asshole who knows exactly what he's doing.
 

cybrguy

Putin is a War Criminal
I know at least a half dozen people who have TOLD me they never tried pot. Even if half are lying (no real reason to) that is still 3 folks who have admitted it to me. There are likely more.
Sessions doesn't impress me as the "curious" type. I have no doubt he has beliefs that are by choice, not from gathering knowledge himself, so the idea he has never tried pot is not that unlikely for me.
Certainly his fear of gay people doesn't come from his own experience. Sessions world is all black and white.
 

szai

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I know at least a half dozen people who have TOLD me they never tried pot. Even if half are lying (no real reason to) that is still 3 folks who have admitted it to me. There are likely more.
Sessions doesn't impress me as the "curious" type. I have no doubt he has beliefs that are by choice, not from gathering knowledge himself, so the idea he has never tried pot is not that unlikely for me.
Certainly his fear of gay people doesn't come from his own experience. Sessions world is all black and white.

I know a lot of people who haven't tried it. In my social circle I'm the odd one out. I've had to suss out people, it's been interesting!
 

CarolKing

Singer of songs and a vapor connoisseur
I know at least a half dozen people who have TOLD me they never tried pot. Even if half are lying (no real reason to) that is still 3 folks who have admitted it to me. There are likely more.
Sessions doesn't impress me as the "curious" type. I have no doubt he has beliefs that are by choice, not from gathering knowledge himself, so the idea he has never tried pot is not that unlikely for me.
Certainly his fear of gay people doesn't come from his own experience. Sessions world is all black and white.
Be careful when a politician governs from the religious pulpit. I don’t think too many other people could be any harder on cannabis. I think he’s even capable of going after medical. There are too many that would intervein, I hope. I’m hoping Trump does fire him. Sessions has a real hatred of cannabis.

Don’t get me started on his hatred for gays and lesbians.

All I can say is everybody vote in 2018. Not to mention 2020.
 

Ramahs

Fucking Combustion (mostly) Since February 2017
I know at least a half dozen people who have TOLD me they never tried pot. Even if half are lying (no real reason to) that is still 3 folks who have admitted it to me. There are likely more.
Sessions doesn't impress me as the "curious" type. I have no doubt he has beliefs that are by choice, not from gathering knowledge himself, so the idea he has never tried pot is not that unlikely for me.
Certainly his fear of gay people doesn't come from his own experience. Sessions world is all black and white.

I know, I know, I know....But, the man wants my livelyhood taken away from me and for me to be locked in a cage.

That means he's my enemy, above all else...and besides that, he just seems like a bad person in general. The man wants to hurt a lot of people, if he's allowed to. More than just drug users.
 
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macbill

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Judge tosses lawsuit challenging federal marijuana laws

A judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging federal laws criminalizing marijuana as unconstitutional, saying the five plaintiffs had failed to pursue changes in the drug's legal status by first going through the Drug Enforcement Administration.

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein did not address the plaintiffs claim that marijuana has medical benefits, but said the DEA has the authority to make that decision and not the courts.
 

cybrguy

Putin is a War Criminal
The most annoying thing to me is the basic principle of Schedule One is that the substance HAS NO MEDICAL VALUE, yet the Govt HOLDS A PATENT on CBD based on it's MEDICAL VALUE! How does one reconcile that? You can't. It just puts a name to the lie. FRAUD!
 

Tranquility

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the fuck? Isn't the DEA supposed to be executive, not legislative? They should be unconstitutional
The legislature allowed the DEA to make the call on drug scheduling. The whole of the bureaucratic state is based on such delegations. The U.S. Code in section 26 (income tax) is exponentially shorter than the regulations the executive (through the IRS) puts out describing what the code means. All tax bills have a provision stating something to the effect that the code is subject to regulations promulgated by the Commissioner. (Of the IRS)
 
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