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kelly1mm

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11. No, its really not. There is much history to nullification if you want to read up on it. There are

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #9)

Mon May 2, 2022, 11:44 PM

May 2022

TONS of federal crimes that are not state crimes and vice versa. Nullification ONLY refers to a state saying that federal laws do not apply in their jurisdiction. MJ legalization is nothing like that.

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Is it a realistic possibility... [View all] LiberatedUSA May 2022 OP

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The rebirth of nullification. roamer65 May 2022 #3

MJ legalization is nothing like nullification. MJ legalization is a change to STATE law and kelly1mm May 2022 #8

It is a milder form. roamer65 May 2022 #9

No, its really not. There is much history to nullification if you want to read up on it. There are kelly1mm May 2022 #11

I don't see it that way. pwb May 2022 #4

Unfortunately, yes, for a lot of reasons Diablo del sol May 2022 #5

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I don't think you'd see a split... regnaD kciN May 2022 #7