Posted on 11/04/2017 10:01:41 PM PDT by free_life
For the very first time in history the United States Government will have to answer to the judiciary about the scheduling of cannabis and its unconstitutionality. Jeff Sessions, the DEA, and the DOJ will all have to stand trial according to the judge overseeing their case. This is the first time that a trial to legalize cannabis has proceeded past the normal attempts at dismissal. All of the defendants will have to get recorded depositions. This is great news for the plaintiffs in the case which include Army combat veteran, Jose Belen, former NFL player Marvin Washington, 11 year old Alexiss Bortell who uses cannabis to treat her epilepsy, Jagger Cotte. The developments are also welcome news for cannabis advocates around the country. If this lawsuit is successful, it would mean the scheduling of cannabis will be ruled unconstitutional and completely de scheduled federally. Some of the best quotes from the 80+ page filing in federal court can be found below.
Despite the relatively recent stigmatization of cannabis in the United States as a supposed ‘gateway drug’ used primarily by ‘hippies’ and minorities, there is a long and rich history of people from virtually every part of the world using cannabis for medical, industrial, spiritual, and recreational purposes,” the suit reads. “Indeed, those who have cultivated, encouraged the cultivation of, and/or used cannabis include, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison, James Monroe, Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama — an assortment of the most intelligent and accomplished statesmen in American history.”
Jose’s treatment providers at the Veterans Administration informed Jose that they are unable to prescribe medical cannabis because it is illegal under the CSA,” reads the suit, referring to Belen, the military veteran.
“We are seeking a ‘declaration’ to that effect, and also a permanent injunction restraining enforcement of the CSA as written, as it pertains to cannabis,” said Lauren Rudick, one of the plaintiffs attorneys. “The classification of cannabis as a Schedule I drug deprives individuals of basic constitutional rights, including Due Process and the fundamental right to travel. Some of these individuals, such as Alexis Bortell and Jagger Cotte (both plaintiffs in the action) are patients who seek cannabis as a means of life-saving medication. The government has a federal patent on cannabis, and has recognized the medical efficacy of cannabis in a variety of ways, yet Sessions is trying to reverse policy on cannabis use and contend that it has no medical use. It’s hypocritical.”
One thing is for sure, Jeff Sessions and the federal government will not go down without a fight.
Our neighbors to the north in Canada only had their rights recognized after challenging medical marijuana as a right through the courts. It appears this is how the Jeff Sessions legacy is about to be written. Instead of doing the right thing, his Justice Department will be forced to recognize the rights through the court system.
Miller is an excellent and valuable person and learned a lot working in Sessions Senate office. That doesn’t excuse Sessions’ deliberate and unfortunate deviance from adhering to constitutional principles (Mj/AF) and pursuing justice equally (HRC). I do share your hope that Miller continues to have some measure of influence in the liberal-infested WH.
Yes, if we don’t clean out the illegals, there is essentially no country left. I have no doubt DJT has long ago gleaned what he needed to know re: immigration from Sessions and is more than capable of continuing the fight to restore our nation with or without him.
Amen!
“I was not a hippie then and not now.”
But you are a proud pothead.
Don’t drive your car near mine.
You potheads turn my gut.
“The people who want to ban drugs are the same people who want to ban guns.”
HORSESH*T
No discussion of marijuana would be complete without mention of Ricky Gates, the Poster Boy for marijuana, who drove his Conrail train through 3 red stop signals head on into an Amtrak train in 1987, killing 16 and injuring 174.
In a 1993 interview with the Baltimore Sun, Gates said the accident would have never happened if not for the marijuana.
We respectfully disagree. How can I trust much of decisions that would be made while Jared and Ivanka are still part of the WH staff?
Poor Marvin. A prohibitionist with a bellyache is surely in a bad way these days. Darn those voters for choosing freedom over the nanny-state. :)
Rabid pothead poster TheSickman doesn’t know how to read:
No discussion of marijuana would be complete without mention of Ricky Gates, the Poster Boy for marijuana, who drove his Conrail train through 3 red stop signals head on into an Amtrak train in 1987, killing 16 and injuring 174.
In a 1993 interview with the Baltimore Sun, Gates said the accident would have never happened if not for the marijuana.
Killing 16 and injuring 174 is pothead sickman’s idea of “freedom.”
I have not smoked a lick for over 30 years. Jackasses like you turn my stomach. You are self righteous assh0les. Not a microgram of Liberté, égalité, fraternité in your body. Jack booted thugs. Let me guess. LEO or ex LEO? A brown shirt nonetheless. Human debris. A progressive thinking they are conservative.
Why did they plant trees along the Champs-Élysées? So jackasses like you march down it in the shade.
Pothead advocate Lesbianetcetcetc is a self righteous pothead asshole.
You sir are a real peace of work. Franklin farm house?
Poor Marvin. So obsessed with a tragedy. So defeated by voters.
Have nice day, Marvin hoping you one day support individual freedom and liberty. :)
Opioids are a $10 billion per year business, with millions of repeat customers.
And it grows every year.
The pushers have lobbyists on Capitol Hill.
Congress has no incentive to allow Cannabis as medicine. They just characterize all who call for it as dopers.
Actually the bulk of the medical benefits come from CBD in most cases.
THC makes people high and often dissuades patients from using the product.
Potheads are a real piece of work.
Don’t drive your car near mine.
Pothead sickman thinks 16 dead and 174 injured equals “individual freedom and liberty.”.
>>We respectfully disagree. How can I trust much of decisions that would be made while Jared and Ivanka are still part of the WH staff?
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Although Jared & Ivanka should in NO way be part of WH staff, ultimately, our faith in God must exceed human obstacles.
We can banter back and forth about human concerns, and that is fine and fun, but ultimately it really rests in His Hands. I believe He has heard our prayers, and brought DJT thus far, and will stay the course as He sees fit.
Have a blessed day, Grania.
Drug Nazi.
Pothead.
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