Ruggles Excused

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Originally posted by ironyak

Punatic007 - Why isn't decriminalization working here like it is in other states?

Because Hawaii hasn't decriminalized it. As pointed out, no state has, some have just regulated it to varying degrees (medical, recreational, etc)

Punatic007 - But most importantly, why is Ruggles breaking the law as opposed to changing it?

You understand that all the states regulating marijuana use are breaking federal law right? The states are working to change the law by breaking it, as are some people. Bit of a time honored American tradition really, but if the feds were so inclined they could step in and legally arrest the millions of people involved. They don't however because of the enormous potential for serious backlash - the power of the law capitulating to the power of the people.

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This opens up a whole new area of discussion, and I don't know how long the mod will put up with it, but here goes, (since somebody else raised the issue).

The Constitution set up a central govt whose jurisdiction is a mile wide and inch deep, with powers set forth in Article I Section 8 USC. The 10th Amendment make it clear that all other powers (other than the ones granted to the Fed. Government are reserved for the States and the people.

This arrangement was respected through prohibition when, absent an enumerated power to ban substances, they first got a Conditional Amendment, and then, based on that Amendment, passed the banning legislation.

Nowadays the Congress thinks the Constitutions means whatever they want it to mean on any particular day.

Bottom line is there is no Constitutional grant of power to the Federal Government to ban MJ or any thing else, but they do it anyway because, as the Founders knew and tried to guard against, those who seek power are never satisfied, and will always seek more and more and more and more and more and more.... Once the Interstate Commerce clause was "expanded" by fraudulent "interpretation" to mean *.*, it meant the beginning of the end of Constitutional government. The federal government has gone from a mile wide and inch deep to a mile wide and all the way to the bottom.

So yes, there is Federal Legislation banning it, and their conviction rate is about 95% and you aren't even eligible for parole until you've served something like 90% of your sentence. Not to mention "diesel therapy"!!!!!



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