The States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act Has Been Reintroduced

[nobogart]

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Dear NORML Supporter:

Republicans Ron Paul (TX) and Dana Rohrbacher (CA) and Democrats Barney
Frank (MA) and Sam Farr (CA), have reintroduced the States' Rights to
Medical Marijuana Act. This bill, which will be assigned a bill number
within a day or so, has been introduced in each of the last several
sessions of Congress, and has gained increased support and
co-sponsorship
each time around.

This bill would reschedule marijuana under federal law so those states
that wish to legalize the medical use of marijuana under state law
could
do so without federal interference. If this bill were approved by
Congress, federal prosecution of patients who qualify for medical use
under state law would end, and states could actually provide medical
marijuana to patients who qualify under state law.

While the States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act has drawn more and
more
co-sponsors each year, it has failed to receive a hearing in committee.
Our hope is that this year the bill will finally receive a fair
hearing,
and be voted out of committee. However, this will not happen unless
members of Congress hear from their constituents in support of this
legislation. We are asking every NORML supporter to contact their
Congressman and urge their full support for the States' Rights to
Medical
Marijuana Act.

Please take two minutes to send a pre-written letter to your Member of
Congress, asking them to co-sponsor and support the States' Rights to
Medical Marijuana Act by visiting:
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Thank you for your time and support.

Sincerely,


Kris Krane
Associate Director

[rangerdanger]

Last year the supreme's agreed to take a case is which it was to be decieded if federal authorities should have the power to arrest/prosecute people if the people are following their own states' guidelines re: med-MJ.
They also promised a decision "by summer".
If the supreme's deciede theat the feds DON'T have the right, we will see hase 2 start to kick in--income tax fraud.
People who sell--even if they sell only to cover their expences--will be prosecuted for failure to pay income tax on the transactions.
Remember, that's how they got Al Capone--income tax evasion.

The truth of the matter is the U.S. gov't makes billions off pot being illegal and will do whatever they can to prevent legalization/decrim.

[Hill_billy]

We're on the same page here ranger. Too much money and too many jobs at stake for the feds to let it happen without a good fight, at the very least. However, if legal, maybe folks would pay taxes on the income. If it could be setup as a legal business, with the same deduction oppurtunities/abilities.
I wouldn't mind. Hell last year I owed 'em $1,200, I sent in 2 toilet seats and a claw hammer, hope that covered it..:O

[rangerdanger]

Since industrial hemp will become legal in the U.S. once marijuana is legalized/decrim'ed, probably a million jobs will be lost.
Judge's, jailers, att'ys, construction companies, pharmicutical companies, textiles, timber--on and on.
BUT just as many jobs will be created. Instead of growing timber and cotton, for instance, people can grow hemp.

[nobogart]

it is quite simple realy most politicians dont do the job they are supposed to do according to our constitution The single, most-important responsibility of government and its public officials is to protect the life-and-property rights of each individual citizen. Praise-garnering, politically-enhancing collectivist endeavors -- from building new golf courses and city fishing ponds to street-and-building beautifications -- are done with taxpayers money. But if local governments fail in their prime responsibility -- fail in the unglamorous, politically-bothersome tasks of protecting the life and property of each individual citizen -- their jurisdictions will stagnate and then decline regardless of their self-glorifying projects.