Judge says Feds violated 10th Amendment by subverting state marijuana laws

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

A landmark decision for all Californian's quietly made history on August 20th in a Santa Cruz courtroom.

For the first time since 1996, when the Compassionate Use Act was passed, the federal authorities have been charged with violating the 10th Amendment for harassing medical marijuana patients and state authorities.

The case of Santa Cruz vs. Mukasey, was heard by U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel, who said the Bush Administration's request to dismiss a lawsuit by Santa Cruz city and county officials, and the Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana (WAMM), wasn't going to happen.

In a recent telephone interview with Alan Hopper, an ACLU counsel familiar with the case, I asked him what came next?

”The plaintiff will get a get a court-ordered discovery document that will allow them to get documents, and even depositions, from the federal authorities to support their claims,” he explained.

http://www.times-standard.com/ci_10461558?source=most_viewed

[WheelWalker]

1. With compassion, I kick and recommend...

:kick:

[silverweb]

2. Excellent.

"The court has recognized a concerted effort by the federal government to sabotage state medical marijuana laws, which violates the U.S. Constitution. The significance of this ruling, the first of its kind, cannot be overstated.

10th Amendment: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

Damn skippy!

[HCE SuiGeneris]

3. Yay for Santa Cruz and Judge Fogel.

Hoping for the best of outcomes here.

[meow mix]

4. feds are mentally sick, they believe the will of the voters is meaningless.

and i mean they truly are sick.

[AtomicKitten]

5. I lived in Santa Cruz when Junior started the DEA raids in earnest.

The courts in Santa Cruz are notoriously pretty fabulous on these issues.

The people will be heard on this.

:patriot:

[Peace Patriot]

6. The Tenth Amendment...

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment10/

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