Posted on 04/24/2017 1:39:09 PM PDT by deplorableindc
Four marijuana legalization activists were arrested near the U.S. Capitol on Monday after smoking the drug in public, just a few days after eight members of the same group were arrested while offering free joints to congressional staff.
The activists were arrested by U.S. Capitol Police during a second annual “Reschedule 420” rally urging federal cannabis legalization. Police moved in immediately after what was described as a religious ceremony.
Activists offered Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Rastafarian and non-religious invocations, in their opinion extending First Amendment protection to cannabis consumption.
Police officers appeared to adhere to a common court finding that the Constitution doesn’t protect pot use.
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I’m thinking about stealing Senator’s wallets as a religious demonstration.
Were their names Barak and Malia?
I’ll be ingesting wallets unapproved, not stealing them.
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