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PoliticAverse

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12. Until the Feds don't...

Reply to Omaha Steve (Reply #11)

Mon Feb 23, 2015, 07:40 PM

Feb 2015

DEA Raids Legal Medical Marijuana Dispensaries In Washington, 'Humiliating' Shop Owners
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/25/dea-raid-marijuana-dispensaries-washington-state_n_3653071.html

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Alaska becomes 3rd state with legal marijuana [View all] Omaha Steve Feb 2015 OP

Excellent! Pot IMO is far better than booze. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2015 #1

Nope, still illegal in Alaska as pot is illegal at the Federal level. n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2015 #2

Then how is it legal in Colorado? Omaha Steve Feb 2015 #5

It's not. Just because there is no state law against something doesn't make it legal. PoliticAverse Feb 2015 #6

No. It's legal here. We decided. bravenak Feb 2015 #7

That's not how it works. Federal law > state law, despite what certain 'states rights' PoliticAverse Feb 2015 #8

No. It's actually working the opposite. We decided. We the people. Can't take it back now. bravenak Feb 2015 #10

Well apparently the federal pot police are taking a smoke break Omaha Steve Feb 2015 #11

Until the Feds don't... PoliticAverse Feb 2015 #12

From the link Posted: 07/25/2013 1:32 pm EDT Updated: 07/25/2013 2:55 pm EDT Omaha Steve Feb 2015 #13

I suppose that depends on what happens in 2016. Should a drug-warrior get elected President PoliticAverse Feb 2015 #14

Agreed Omaha Steve Feb 2015 #15

You can't put the cat back in the bag. elias49 Feb 2015 #17

That drug warrior will be impeached within minutes of being elected. android fan Feb 2015 #23

It would be political suicide. eggplant Feb 2015 #31

Try to enforce it. Gore1FL Feb 2015 #18

Watch what happens with these federal bills... cascadiance Feb 2015 #24

It violates the 10th Amendment anyway Reter Feb 2015 #29

Tell that to abortion doctors in the midwest. nt TeamPooka Feb 2015 #32

Sounds like nittin' picks to me madokie Feb 2015 #9

I guess you haven't heard of the 10th Amendment android fan Feb 2015 #22

I don't think the Supreme Court is about to overturn all federal drug regulation based on the PoliticAverse Feb 2015 #28

Yes, but the Supreme Court can't make a state criminalize marijuana, either. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2015 #30

That's only if one recognizes federal laws as valid. DeSwiss Feb 2015 #37

All federal laws are invalid now, or just the ones you don't like? n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2015 #39

One by one... MrMickeysMom Feb 2015 #3

Brisket, Swallow and Trash IdiotsforPalin Feb 2015 #4

It was also legal when I lived there in the early 90s. Aldo Leopold Feb 2015 #16

Unfortunately you still need a medical marijuana license for Phlem Feb 2015 #19

MAYBE that will keep Sarah Palin at home yuiyoshida Feb 2015 #20

Alas, Wasilla has passed a local ban KamaAina Feb 2015 #41

I suspect that Sarah has been inhaling for quite some time. (n/t) thesquanderer Feb 2015 #42

Native American communities might find themselves thankful if drugs, including alcohol were replaced by weed. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #21

That Democrats are ceding this issue to "a coalition including libertarians ... Scuba Feb 2015 #25

yep. Phlem Feb 2015 #26

It a winning isue but they are scared idiots. TeamPooka Feb 2015 #35

Or they don't want to win. Scuba Feb 2015 #36

Excellent news. bobjacksonk2832 Feb 2015 #27

Ah I see Oregon and Alaska approved it at the same time davidpdx Feb 2015 #33

YES!! Wisconsin is up next!! Elmer S. E. Dump Feb 2015 #34

K&R DeSwiss Feb 2015 #38

bump...nt Jesus Malverde Feb 2015 #40