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Patrick Kennedy sees ‘mad rush’ to legalize marijuana
Washington Times ^ | 01/11/13

Posted on 01/12/2013 5:01:28 PM PST by Wolfie

Patrick Kennedy sees ‘mad rush’ to legalize marijuana

Ex-congressman’s cautionary efforts provoke pushback

DENVER — Not all Coloradans appreciated former Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy harshing their buzz Wednesday with his anti-marijuana effort.

Mr. Kennedy received a mixed reception at the unveiling of Project Smart Approaches to Marijuana, known as Project SAM, which seeks to spread information about the medical and public-health drawbacks of legalizing marijuana.

“Project SAM was created because we were concerned about the mad rush to legalization in this country and the false dichotomy presented as policy,” Mr. Kennedy said. “Incarceration or legalization. Lock ‘em up or let ‘em use. This is not where we want this debate to devolve to. … We need a more enlightened, thorough and thoughtful discussion and policy debate.”

Immediately beforehand, Mason Tvert, Colorado’s best-known legalization advocate, held a news conference outside the Denver Press Club where he accused Mr. Kennedy of hypocrisy for lecturing the public on marijuana even though the Kennedy empire was built on liquor.

“Why is it that someone who is an heir to an alcohol fortune would want to keep an alternative to alcohol that’s less harmful illegal?” said Mr. Tvert, who ran the successful Amendment 64 campaign. “This is an effort to keep marijuana illegal when the public is overwhelmingly stating to recognize that it doesn’t work.”

He displayed a sign that purported to show the distinctions between “Marijuana Sold by Stores” and “Alcohol Sold by Patrick Kennedy’s Grandfather.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Mexico
KEYWORDS: amendment64; cannabis; colorado; drugs; drugwar; falseflagfreepers; fff; libertarians; marijuana; masontvert; medicalmarijuana; mexico; patrickkennedy; projectsam; warondrugs; wod; wodlist; wosd
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To: DLfromthedesert
So your answer to the question - 'Do you support leaving intrastate mj decisions to the states per the 10th Amendment?' - is 'NO', right?

Don't be shy, say it loud and proud!

41 posted on 01/12/2013 6:47:14 PM PST by Ken H
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To: dirtboy
Maybe you could consider it to be a 10th Amendment issue and act accordingly?

I agree with you, if any issue should be decided by the 10th, it this one..

42 posted on 01/12/2013 6:47:52 PM PST by cardinal4 (Constitution? What Constitution?)
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To: GeronL
Uh, yes, it is a federal case under current law.

Please answer the question. Yes or No. Do you agree with federal law about pot cultivation for personal use being illegal? Your dodges are getting tiresome.

43 posted on 01/12/2013 6:49:12 PM PST by dirtboy
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To: Wolfie

Mr. Kennedy is a dork. How long can he make a living off of famous ancestors?


44 posted on 01/12/2013 6:50:11 PM PST by popdonnelly
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To: GeronL
an American citizen is growing children for their own use..

You are such a flaming liberal.

Liberals raise kids as justification for unconstitutional actions.

Just like you have done repeatedly on this thread.

45 posted on 01/12/2013 6:51:52 PM PST by dirtboy
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To: popdonnelly
And the irony is twofold on this thread.

First of all, a Kennedy talks about any kind of federal prohibition when his ancestor profited immensely from past prohibitions.

And then so-called conservatives chime in about fedgov pot prohibitions when there is no authority for such under the Constitution.

46 posted on 01/12/2013 6:56:30 PM PST by dirtboy
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To: dirtboy

The federal government can have laws too, can’t they?

I thought you were talking about state laws bieng overridden by federal law.

I do not think fed law overrides state law. I do not think agents and agencies of the federal government (should) obey state laws either.


47 posted on 01/12/2013 6:57:24 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: dirtboy

I am not a libertarian who wants to abolish the age of consent and legalize pedophilia and incest.

That does not make me a liberal.


48 posted on 01/12/2013 6:58:20 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: dirtboy

I sure don’t know and it seems pretty obvious that the authorities are not real sure either, as States vote to allow it and the Feds say no.


49 posted on 01/12/2013 7:00:13 PM PST by Venturer
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To: GeronL
The federal government can have laws too, can’t they?

Well, that is the debate here.

And once again, you are too dishonest to debate this. I have asked simple questions. And you have evaded them like the cheerleader for federal usurpation you are.

50 posted on 01/12/2013 7:01:22 PM PST by dirtboy
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To: Venturer
I sure don’t know and it seems pretty obvious that the authorities are not real sure either, as States vote to allow it and the Feds say no.

Read the 10th Amendment again and get back to me.

51 posted on 01/12/2013 7:02:25 PM PST by dirtboy
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To: GeronL
I am not a libertarian who wants to abolish the age of consent and legalize pedophilia and incest.

You are such a weasel. That is not what I am debating here. The fact that you keep raising such shows how lame your position is here.

Once again, I will ask a simple question. Where in the Constitution does the Fedgov get the power to mandate what someone can grow in their own basement?

I expect you to continue to be a complete coward in answering that simple question.

52 posted on 01/12/2013 7:06:47 PM PST by dirtboy
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To: Wolfie

Ya, right....legalize marijuana.....ban guns...uh huh...


53 posted on 01/12/2013 7:12:25 PM PST by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods.)
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To: dirtboy

I have already said fed laws do not override state laws, but state laws do not invalidate federal laws either. As long as the person has no run-in with feds, I guess he’d be safe.


54 posted on 01/12/2013 7:12:46 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: GeronL
I have already said fed laws do not override state laws, but state laws do not invalidate federal laws either. As long as the person has no run-in with feds, I guess he’d be safe.

And that is a wimp-out on the 10th Amendment. So you are a conditional conservative. Take notice, other Freepers.

55 posted on 01/12/2013 7:15:36 PM PST by dirtboy
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To: dirtboy

do you think federal agencies are going to enforce state laws?

Maybe we should be more interested in dismantling those federal agencies.


57 posted on 01/12/2013 7:20:29 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: GeronL

I decided to ignore the Paulbots. They’re too cumbersome to deal with.


58 posted on 01/12/2013 7:21:32 PM PST by DLfromthedesert
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To: GeronL
I have already said fed laws do not override state laws

Re-read the 10th Amendment and get back to me, fascist.

59 posted on 01/12/2013 7:21:39 PM PST by dirtboy
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To: goodnesswins
You do realize that federal anti-RKBA laws are made possible by the Wickard Commerce Clause, right? It's the same Wickard Commerce Clause that feds use to impose national drug prohibition.

Not that such inconvenient facts matter to the prohibitionists here.

60 posted on 01/12/2013 7:21:58 PM PST by Ken H
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