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Jeff Sessions says prosecutors won't pursue "small marijuana cases"
CBS News ^ | 03/10/2018 | CBS

Posted on 03/10/2018 12:55:20 PM PST by Drew68

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Drug warriors will not be happy.
1 posted on 03/10/2018 12:55:21 PM PST by Drew68
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The recent dramatic progress in grow light efficiency will not go to waste.


2 posted on 03/10/2018 1:00:06 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine ("Married with children.")
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What is small? This is where laws and enforcement go wrong. Is small 1 lb or 1 oz? To a trafficker, 1 lb is small. This is going to lead to very uneven application of the law, a clear violation of equal protection.

If Sessions wanted to be honest about it, he needs to set a weight specification. Those that want their pot just need to keep under the limit. Even then, nothing about this will ever make people happy. One thing I do know is that potheads will be potheads regardless of the law.


3 posted on 03/10/2018 1:02:15 PM PST by Dutch Boy
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Jeff Sessions has been AG for 1 year, 1 month, 1 day.


4 posted on 03/10/2018 1:05:14 PM PST by proust ("The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.")
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To: Drew68

It’s good that he continues to leave the definition of “small” and “major” deliberately amorphous.

That means folks like my cousin in Sonoma County will be able to continue to make a living. He and his cohorts are strong supporters of Sessions war on pot.

They all stay inside the Sonoma County limit of 99 registered and tagged plants. So, if the DEA has the resources to drive the back roads of Sonoma County...even with helicopters...to root out these scattered and camouflaged plots, I’d be surprised.

They’ll likely go after the big retailers first.


5 posted on 03/10/2018 1:08:57 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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Jeff Sessions has been AG for 1 year, 1 month, 1 day.

Hillary walks free, along with her minions. the FBI is still corrupt and partisan. Obama is getting away with his FISA abuses. California mayors are alerting illegals that ICE is coming.

and Jeff Sessions hasn’t done squat about any of it.

Fire him and get someone who will do Something


6 posted on 03/10/2018 1:10:07 PM PST by Cubs Fan (Trump is all that stands between America and left wing totalitarianism)
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Next month Comey will begin his book tour.


7 posted on 03/10/2018 1:11:38 PM PST by proust ("The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.")
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I read you. (chuckling...)


8 posted on 03/10/2018 1:13:32 PM PST by RitaOK (Public education/Academia are a farm team for more Marxists coming. Infinitum.)
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To: Dutch Boy
What is small? This is where laws and enforcement go wrong.

Indeed, arbitrariness is a problem with selective law enforcement. The ideal solution is legislative acton. It's hard to argue against Sessions' logic on the matter that it is best to repeal bad laws rather than simply choosing to not enforce them.

9 posted on 03/10/2018 1:15:27 PM PST by Drew68
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What is small? This is where laws and enforcement go wrong.

So you want police handing out tickets for anyone who goes 1mph over the limit?

10 posted on 03/10/2018 1:19:19 PM PST by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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“California mayors are alerting illegals that ICE is coming and Jeff Sessions hasn’t done squat about any of it.”

Mr. Magoo has threatened to take them to court. If that doesn’t put the fear of G-d into them, I don’t know what will.../s


11 posted on 03/10/2018 1:21:20 PM PST by Electric Graffiti (Obama voters killed America...Treat them accordingly.)
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1 mph is a gateway to higher speeds. :-)


12 posted on 03/10/2018 1:22:39 PM PST by Rebelbase ( Hillary, DNC, DOJ and FBI colluded with a British National to influence the 2016 Pres. election)
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“”””Jeff Sessions has been AG for 1 year, 1 month, 1 day.””””

So??? He has already written a sternly worded letter to California. I bet next year he is gonna really kick some ass and maybe put a stamp on the letter, who knows?


13 posted on 03/10/2018 1:22:49 PM PST by shelterguy
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Jeff Sessions says prosecutors won't pursue "small marijuana cases"

Or massive Obama/Clinton corruption cases.

He doesn't want to be Arkancided

14 posted on 03/10/2018 1:26:22 PM PST by Iron Munro (If Illegals voted Republican 66 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall!")
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Cat is out of the bag. With all of the legal jurisdictions, new tech and products - vape pens etc. - there is simply no way to put the toothpaste back in the tube.

And who would want to? Waging a war on people vaping CBDs would not be practical or even possible.

15 posted on 03/10/2018 1:28:41 PM PST by AAABEST
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Good. Local crime should not be a federal case.

If it doesn’t involve Interstate Commerce, National Defense, or Immigration in a pre-20th Century sense, the Feds should keep their noses out of it.

Now expand this to other issues.


16 posted on 03/10/2018 1:33:37 PM PST by PAR35
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Thank You for posting Drew68.

For your interest.

17 posted on 03/10/2018 1:43:57 PM PST by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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In other news, the National Weather Service has announced that they won’t try to stop the rain from falling.


18 posted on 03/10/2018 1:49:09 PM PST by Wolfie
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The real legacy of Jeff Sessions is Doug Jones!


19 posted on 03/10/2018 1:58:09 PM PST by Theodore R.
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AG Sessions can’t get a break from his critics. His statement was totally reasonable. He’s not going after people who are keeping matters to themselves. He’s investigating the out-of-control cases that are his priority because their impact affects others in a massive way.


20 posted on 03/10/2018 2:02:33 PM PST by grania (Deplorable and Proud of It!)
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