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Title: Bombshell Ruling — Feds Have to Keep their Dirty Hands Off Legal Medical Pot Shops
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Activist Post
URL Source: http://www.activistpost.com/2015/10 ... f-legal-medical-pot-shops.html
Published: Oct 21, 2015
Author: Jay Syrmopoulos
Post Date: 2015-10-22 08:52:10 by Deckard
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Views: 530
Comments: 5
In a landmark decision on this week, a federal court found that the federal government has no standing to block the legal operation of medical cannabis dispensaries, provided they comply with state laws. The decision was a direct result of a congressional act last December, in which Congress cut off federal funding for the prosecution of cannabis clubs, provided they were operating within current state law. The landmark decision came in the case of Lynette Shaw, who ironically opened the first licensed medical marijuana dispensary in the United States. Her dispensary was ultimately raided and shut down by the DEA in 2011. Shaw has been in court over 100 times fighting the legality of the closure since her dispensary was shuttered, according to NBC. The decision by U.S. Judge Charles Breyer ended the long-running battle she has been engaged in with the federal government. Judge Breyer ruled that the congressional decision to cut off funding for the prosecution of medical cannabis clubs took precedence over the Department of Justice, thus meaning that a federal injunction in place against Shaw and her dispensary had no legal standing. Shaw’s attorney, Greg Anton, believes that this decision is a tipping point for medical marijuana in the U.S. The U.S. Attorney’s Office has 30 days to file an appeal to Breyer’s ruling. With an ever-growing body of research indicating the extreme medicinal benefits of cannabis, efforts to continue lining the pockets of the profiteers of the prison-industrial-complex by criminalizing non-criminal behavior are doomed to fail. The reality is that people no longer believe the “Reefer Madness” hysteria still being propagated to the masses by corporate media. This decision by Judge Breyer highlights the changes that have been made and represents the future of medical marijuana in America.
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
"Marijuana use in US adults doubles in decade, surveys show"
Did that pass the Senate?
Gee whiz Stone - this is about MEDICAL marijuana. Try and keep up, will ya? In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much This was a federal District Court for the Northern District of California. This ruling, such as it is, only applies to that district. "The decision was a direct result of a congressional act last December, in which Congress cut off federal funding for the prosecution of cannabis clubs" Wrong. Congress did no such thing. The House voted to cut off funding. The Senate has yet to vote. And Obama has to sign it. U.S. Judge Charles Breyer should be thrown off the bench.
#2. To: Deckard (#0)
#3. To: Deckard (#0)
"Judge Breyer ruled that the congressional decision to cut off funding for the prosecution of medical cannabis clubs"
#4. To: A K A Stone (#1)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#5. To: Deckard (#0)
"In a landmark decision on this week, a federal court found ..."
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