If that’s something that’s not desired any longer, Congress should pass a law to change the rule.

Since the 17th Amendment, state governments have no say in federal laws. Until the 17th, US senators were appointed by state legislatures so the Senate was controlled by the state governments collectively. Under that scenario, 56 senators would likely now be in in favor of legalizing Cannabis nationwide, which would likely be enough to get the job done.

According to the article, 60% of Americans are in favor of legalization. That shows that those favoring continuing criminalization of Cannabis to be only a minority of Americanns, and therefore should no longer in the interests of the DOJ to prosecute.

What Sessions is suggesting is simply a formality of a foregone conclusion.

"According to the article, 60% of Americans are in favor of legalization."

Yeah. And 85% were going to vote for Hillary.

"But polling absent consequences is a form of protest. With accountability, minds may change ..."
-- Jonah Goldberg

“Good people don’t smoke marijuana,” he’s on record saying.

"60% of Americans are in favor of legalization."

“Good people don’t smoke marijuana,” he’s on record saying.

Sarah Palin

“I can’t claim a Bill Clinton and say that I never inhaled.”

Martha Stewart

“Of course I know how to roll a joint.”

Rush Limbaugh

“I wouldn’t have been able to make it through hundreds of shows if it weren’t for the benefits of medical marijuana”

Clarence Thomas

“The White House said today that Judge Clarence Thomas, President Bush’s Supreme Court nominee, had smoked marijuana while in college.”

“Good people don’t smoke marijuana,” [Sessions is] on record saying.

God bless them!

Who among those in your post still smoke marijuana?

Here are just a few smart “celebrities who quit smoking weed:”

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt told Hollywood Reporter that he eventually grew tired of his Mary Jane habit towards the end of the '90s. It was causing him to feel sluggish and depressed. Pitt said, "I was hiding out from the celebrity thing, I was smoking way too much dope, I was sitting on the couch and just turning into a doughnut and I really got irritated with myself."

Lady Gaga

When Lady Gaga injured her hip during her 2013 Born This Way Ball tour, she started smoking pot to ease the pain. Gaga was reportedly smoking up to 15 joints a day, and eventually realized that her habit was a problem. "I was just numbing, numbing, numbing myself then sleeping it off, then getting on stage, killing it in pain, then getting off and smoking, smoking, smoking, not knowing what the pain was," she told Mirror.

Upon realizing that she needed help to get sober, Gaga called on performance artist, Marina Abramovic, to help her curb her weed cravings. Abramovic put her through an intense 3 day rehab at her own home, where she immersed Gaga completely in art. Gaga was able to kick the habit, and now only smokes "a little bit [of weed] at night."

Natalie Portman

Everyone remembers that infamous line from the SNL skit, "Natalie's Rap:" "When I was at Harvard/I smoked weed every day/I cheated every test/I snorted all that yay."

Although Portman was kidding about the cocaine and cheating, it seems that her claims about smoking pot were true. Portman told Entertainment Weekly that she indulged in a little marijuana use in college, but that she's "too old for that now."

Paul McCartney

Sir Paul McCartney first smoked weed with Bob Dylan back in the '60s, and has been toking on and off for about four decades. However, now that he's getting older, Sir McCartney has decided to quit in order to set a good example for his grandkids.

"Back then, I was just some guy around London having a ball, and the kids were little, so I'd just try and keep it out of their faces," he explained. "I don't do it anymore. The truth is, I really don't want to set an example for my kids and grandkids. It's now a parent thing."

Yelawolf

In 2011, Yelawolf confessed to the Baltimore Sun that he no longer smoked weed because it gave him anxiety and paranoia. Most people smoke weed to chill out and mellow, but that lifestyle seemed to clash with Yelawolf's style. He went on tour with Wiz Khalifa, and spent many weeks opening for this chilled-out stoner. "I don't even smoke weed," he said. "I scream and jump around, act crazy. He's chill."

Although their styles seemed to clash, the two had an awesome time on tour together.

GZA

In an interview with New York Magazine in 2007, GZA admitted that he was probably the only member of Wu-Tang Clan at the time who had quit smoking ganja. GZA quit smoking weed in order to be more productive. He said, "I could have done so much more in the past. I'd get up, roll a blunt at seven in the morning. If I played chess online, I wanted a blunt. If I read a book, I would smoke a blunt, and then I'm reading the same page like five times."

Although he relapsed a year later when Wu-Tang went on tour, he claims to have quit for good. Nowadays, he doesn't even allow people to smoke joints in his car, because he doesn't like the smell. If one of his buddies wants to get high, they'll have to take it outside.

RZA

GZA wasn't alone on the sobriety wagon for long! In 2012, RZA confessed in an interview to Chelsea Handler that he had given up the greens for good. Like his fellow Wu-Tang rapper, he sites lack of focus as one of the reasons why he stopped smoking pot.

"Making music and weed kind of went together for me," he said. "Many rears, I've been in the studio making music, making hits, and weed was always there, but I've transferred myself to directing now. I'm a movie director. You gotta play it sober. I've been playing it sober. Superman focus. Superman stamina, zooming in."

Mark Wahlberg

When he went onstage to accept Variety's Indie Impact award, no one expected Mark Wahlberg - head of Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch - to state that he had quit smoking weed. Wahlberg, now a successful actor, says he did it for his kids.

"One day, we were driving and you could smell it from somewhere. My daughter asked what the smell was so I told her it was a skunk. Then she said, 'Sometimes Daddy smells like that!' to me and my wife. So I knew I had quit."

J. Cole

In a special video interview for Hip Hop N More, J. Cole admitted that although he used to smoke, he doesn't anymore. "I just had a phase toward the end of college," he said. "That was my phase, but it was never for me."

Cee Lo Green

Cee Lo Green quit smoking pot in 2010, despite contributing vocal tracks to Slim Thugs's "Marijuana" the same year. The "Forget You" singer said that he had a panic attack once while smoking weed, and that the experience of lighting up was never the same again for him.

Mark Foster

Surprisingly, Snoop Dogg was the one to convince Mark Foster of Foster the People to quit smoking weed. In an interview with Q, Foster revealed, "I told Snoop, 'I quit smoking but I'd have [a blunt] with you now if I had the chance." Snoop Dogg replied, "Y'know what, brother: sometimes you gotta slow down and focus on your s--t."

The "Pumped up Kicks" singer took this as a sign to put down the peace pipe for good.

Travis Barker

Travis Barker Travis Barker is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list Celebrities Who Quit Smoking Weed Photo: uploaded by Robert DeSalvo Travis Barker admits that he "used to love smoking weed," but after a cancer scare in 2012, the Blink-182 drummer decided to give it up for good. "I would smoke weed at night if I had anxiety. I always thought I'd be able to do that for the rest of my life, but when your health is on the line, you don't mess around."

Barker was diagnosed and treated for 6 stomach ulcers. He plans to use his sobriety to become a better dad to his children.

George Michael

Wham!'s frontman, George Michael, tried to cut back on pot in 2009. He claimed to have decreased his weed intake a lot, slimming down the number of joints he smoked per day to only 8 or 9.

In 2012, Michael contracted pneumonia, and slipped into a coma for 3 weeks. He realized that his health took #1 priority, and decided to quit smoking marijuana for good.

André 3000

During his time performing with Outkast, singer Andre 3000 said he'd keep an ounce of weed on him at all times. However, in 1998, the "Hey Ya" singer gave up drinking, smoking weed, and consuming animal products altogether.

“I was kind of abusing it," he told The Guardian. "I wasn’t looking my best. I had a platinum album out and I would do stuff like go to [the] projects to buy weed."

Neil Young

For nearly four decades, Neil Young has been toking weed. But after suffering a stroke in 2005, he decided to quit drinking and smoking all mind-altering substances. Young also quit smoking pot in order to have a clear head while he worked on his memoir, Waging Heavy Peace.

“I did it for 40 years," he told The Guardian. "Now I want to see what it’s like to not do it. It’s just a different perspective.”

Kid Cudi

Kid Cudi quit smoking weed because he couldn't handle the pressure of his overnight success. He told Headkrack's Hip Hop Spot,"I couldn't deal with fame, short and simple. For me, I could not wrap my head around the fact that a week before I blew up, I was just a regular dude."

He decided to quit drinking and smoking pot after his fame led him down a dark path of substance abuse and destructive behavior. Now, he engages in a much more healthy lifestyle, and has adjusted to his celebrity status in a much better way.

http://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-who-quit-smoking-weed/robert-desalvo

Though 28 states have legalized medical marijuana use, eight states have passed recreational laws and 21% of the U.S. population now lives in a state where smoking weed is legal, the federal law still states marijuana is an illegal substance. And the drug is classified as a Schedule I drug along with heroin, LSD and ecstasy.

No state has legalized either medical or recreational marijuana. Possession, use, or cultivation is a Federal crime in all 50 states. Nobody lives in a state where possession, use, or cultivation of marijuana is legal. All states can do is remove their own criminal laws against marijuana.

At this point, the possibility of additional states taking the plunge, or federal legalization getting closer is unknown, but unlikely.

Under a Trump administration, expect Federal prosecutions to resume. They can enter any pot farm or retail outlet and seize all property, cash or other, used to facilitate the unlawful activity.

Rush Limbaugh: “I wouldn’t have been able to make it through hundreds of shows if it weren’t for the benefits of medical marijuana”

I challenge THAT quote, in particular...but more American folks have partaken in the pleasures/threats/whatever of THC-based products than haven't...as Bob Dylan once famously crooned, "EVERYBODY must get STONE'd!!"

Only the TRUE WEIRDOZ have never even tried pot...LOL!! Yeah...I'm talkin' ATchoooU...MUD)B^/>]

BTW...not U in particular, Deckard.

Mudboy Slim, can you provide a source for your statement that: “More American folks have partaken in the pleasures/threats/whatever of THC-based products than haven't.”

All I can find are research reports like this one:

Gallup shows:

• 43% of U.S. adults say they have tried marijuana.
• 13% report being current marijuana users.

I also found that smoking cannabis causes ‘reality’ problems. Scientists have shown for the first time how cannabis users can become paranoid and lose grip of reality. A study revealed that the drug’s most powerful active ingredient reduces activity in a part of the brain that helps keep people sane. The inferior frontal cortex acts as a check on irrational thoughts and prevents inappropriate behaviour. But brain scans carried out on a group of volunteers showed that THC – the chemical responsible for a cannabis “buzz” – dampens down activity in the region. This was born out by the results of psychological tests, which revealed signs of temporary psychosis.

That is essentually correct. But over repeated use over time, the primeses of the psychosis become habitual, acceptable, and permanent references rather than temporary. The result is cognitive slippage and deterioration.

Neil Young is a monotone horrible singer... who can only talk through his songs. He is one of the worse singers in history. Hopefully he OD's

Looks like your one week time-out didn't improve your manners little boy.

Real class act - wishing death on someone whose music you don't like.

"Mudboy Slim, can you provide a source for your statement that:
“More American folks have partaken in the pleasures/threats/whatever of THC-based products than haven't.”

"Looks like your one week time-out didn't improve your manners little boy.

Real class act - wishing death on someone whose music you don't like."

"Men's Wearhouse founder reveals how smoking marijuana for 50 years changed his life"

He was fired from his own company! A company HE founded.

This is your shining example of success?

"Under a Trump administration, expect Federal prosecutions to resume. They can enter any pot farm or retail outlet and seize all property, cash or other, used to facilitate the unlawful activity."

Yep. And they'd have to do that only once. Once the word gets out that they'd lose everything, there'd be a massive "Going Out of Business" sale.

But, then again, dopers are the brightest bunch, so the feds would probably have to do it twice.

Men's Wearhouse founder reveals how smoking marijuana for 50 years changed his life.

George Zimmer had a change in his life….he got pushed out of the startup called Men’s Wearhouse that he made famous….it’s now been almost three years since Zimmer was abruptly fired by the company he built from a single store into a multibillion-dollar empire.

"... it’s now been almost three years since Zimmer was abruptly fired by the company he built"

Yeah, but he wasn't fired overnight. My guess is that his leadership and judgement had been in decline long before he was fired.

Probably because years of smoking dope finally caught up with him.

He was fired from his own company! A company HE founded.

He was fired from Men's Wearhouse, the company he founded 40 years earlier, in 2013 over differences with the company's board.

This is your shining example of success?

Yeah - I'm sure you have done oh-so-much better.

...he built from a single store into a multibillion-dollar empire.

While using marijuana - don't forget that part.

...he built from a single store into a multibillion-dollar empire.

While using marijuana - don't forget that part.

How much had his daily consumption increased when he was fired – don’t forget that as a consideration for his termination.

Yeah - I'm sure you have done oh-so-much better.

That's a really piss poor response ...

It's aughable ...

don’t forget that as a consideration for his termination.

Let's see - smoking pot for 50 years, started the company 40 years ago and suddenly fired in 2013 over differences with the company's board.

Seems to me you are grasping at straws again.

Yeah - I'm sure you have done oh-so-much better.

That's a really piss poor response ...

Your opinion of my responses are not of interest to me. The fact remains - George Zimmer started a business, ran it successfully for 40 years, and he smoked pot.

Your inane posts don't change that simple fact.

Your idea of a pothead comes from "Reefer Madness" or worse - Cheech and Chong.

I bet you have "potheads" living in your gated community and don't even realize it.

Your opinion of my responses are not of interest to me.

The truth is not of interest to you either….you have shown and proven that for years.

You don’t even know what truth is….you are never exposed to truth in the “fake news” articles you post.

don’t forget that as a consideration for his termination.

Let's see - smoking pot for 50 years, started the company 40 years ago and suddenly fired in 2013 over differences with the company's board.

Seems to me you are grasping at straws again.

What was the change that caused him to be “suddenly fired” from the company he started 40 years ago?

If it wasn’t pot….then maybe male menopause?

Seems to me that you need to do more comprehensive research next time….you may find a better example for your promotion of an illegal drug.

What a reprehensibly obnoxious little twat!

What was the change that caused him to be “suddenly fired” from the company he started 40 years ago?

WTF man - can you not read?

He was fired over differences with the company's board.

That happens uncountable times in business, you didn't know that?

But, seeing you quote him, he appears to be a perpetual nuisance so he'll remain there.

33...XXXIII...thirty-three!!

HOOS tater?

"What a reprehensibly obnoxious little twat!"

Tsk..tsk..tsk...must we ALWAYS resort 2 ad hominems, mis hermanos?...MUD

Neil Young is a monotone horrible singer... who can only talk through his songs. He is one of the worse singers in history.

I think *I* might need a few bong hits after seeing you write something that isn't insane.

I actually agree with you on something. Both Neil Young and Bob Dillon are and always have been horrible singers. They just got away with it because they were such good song writers and musicians.

Hopefully he OD's

And you being you,sanity could only pay a short visit before feeling in terror.

NOBODY OD's on pot,you freaking idiot.

HOOS tater?

tater = Gatlin

Originally the handle was tater, then it was changed to Gatlin.

Trying to hide his tracks when he came over from LP, but they point to those handles belonging to long time Obama supporters tater/Gatlin. Anything globalist, anti-American, with a government job, tater/Gatlin supports for the most part, no mater how evil they are.

He's just a gov asskisser from way back.

Maybe Fred remembers the phony excuse for the name change?

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Look what just washed up on shore. Welcome.

Tater's return, with a new name... Gatlin.

Reverend yukon preaches several sermons, before getting banned. Funny stuff!

I bet you have "potheads" living in your gated community and don't even realize it.

If you really believe that gatlin lives in a 'gated

I bet you have "potheads" living in your gated community and don't even realize it.

If you really believe that gatlin lives in a 'gated community', I'll pay your bus fare up to the old folks home where he's warehoused, --- so you can visit.

One thing is fer shure about gatlin, --- he could never have passed muster to be an officer in our armed forces.

gatlin, --- he could never have passed muster to be an officer in our armed forces.

Gatlin, North Korean Air Force?

"North Korean Air Force?"

Heh heh heh...MUD

"If you really believe that gatlin lives in a 'gated community', I'll pay your bus fare up to the old folks home where he's warehoused, --- so you can visit."

U gonna TAKE dat, Gatlin?!...tpaine's p'OWNin' U, dude...MUD

I wasn't talking "pot", shit breath.

ROLFMAO! You actually think it's possible to OD on pot!

That one earns a humor ping list ping.

"Chicken Little only has to be right once."

(Compliments of the Linux Fortune program.)

AlGOREz raison d'tre...heh heh heh.