Former NFL Player Sues Jeff Sessions Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Marijuana Laws

greg nr said:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/marvin-washington-jeff-sessions-marijuana-lawsuit_us_597746f6e4b0a8a40e825949

Former New York Jets defensive end Marvin Washington sued Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday in an effort to legalize marijuana at the federal level.

The suit alleges that the government has “wrongfully and unconstitutionally criminalized the cultivation, distribution, sale, and possession” of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, which became law in 1971. The lawsuit was filed in a federal district court in New York City, The New York Post first reported, and challenges the law’s classification of marijuana as a Schedule I substance ― meaning it is considered as dangerous as drugs like LSD and heroin.

The suit cites the racist origins of marijuana laws as one reason for the drug’s criminalization being unconstitutional.

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greg nr said:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/marvin-washington-jeff-sessions-marijuana-lawsuit_us_597746f6e4b0a8a40e825949

Former New York Jets defensive end Marvin Washington sued Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday in an effort to legalize marijuana at the federal level.

The suit alleges that the government has “wrongfully and unconstitutionally criminalized the cultivation, distribution, sale, and possession” of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, which became law in 1971. The lawsuit was filed in a federal district court in New York City, The New York Post first reported, and challenges the law’s classification of marijuana as a Schedule I substance ― meaning it is considered as dangerous as drugs like LSD and heroin.

The suit cites the racist origins of marijuana laws as one reason for the drug’s criminalization being unconstitutional.

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tampee said:

LSD is actually a pretty safe drug right up their with marijuana no recorded overdose deaths but the RC chemicals being sold as LSD have killed people in a single hit.

Most of the mental health bullshit is just that, bullshit, reefer madness like propaganda claims.

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tampee said:

LSD is actually a pretty safe drug right up their with marijuana no recorded overdose deaths but the RC chemicals being sold as LSD have killed people in a single hit.

Most of the mental health bullshit is just that, bullshit, reefer madness like propaganda claims.

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JaJaJaJa said:

It would be safer for the public to just legalize LSD and sell controlled doses of the real thing. Much better than people getting research analogs which can cause extreme adverse effects.

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