Comments on: Change We Really Can Believe In

By: Dave Price

Dave Price — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:21:33 +0000

The question is why does the federal government have the right to declare heroin illegal. This is done under the interstate commerce clause.

Which is so ridiculous and immoral a ruling it ranks up there with the Dred Scott decision.

By: jrogge

jrogge — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:27:15 +0000

McK

You need to try a joint once in your life seriously.

By: B. Durbin

B. Durbin — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:44:13 +0000

California has a huge budget shortfall.

California also has a vast agricultural complex that is entirely part of the black market.

Legalize pot. And TAX it.

Heh heh heh…

By: mikeca

mikeca — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:06:21 +0000

Whether or not states have a right to legalize heroin…

The question is why does the federal government have the right to declare heroin illegal. This is done under the interstate commerce clause.

Now exactly how does the interstate commerce clause applies to medical marijuana that is grown in California and legally (by state law) distributed to people in California with a doctor prescription. I don’t understand. There doesn’t seem to be any interstate commerce involved.

Nonetheless, people were convicted for that and the federal government convinced judges that since this was a federal case, the jury could not be told that the case was only about medical marijuana.

That is how our federal government has been wasting tax payer dollars prosecuting medical marijuana cases in California.

By: deadrody

deadrody — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:04:35 +0000

Oh and John, that is quite a strawman since no state has actually legalized heroin. Which would certainly throw a wrench into the works. Why would a state want to block the DEA from enforcing heroin laws still in place in their state.

Whether or not states have a right to legalize heroin – well, I don’t see why they have any less right to legalize that than marijuana. Granted, pot has been all but legalized in some places under the auspices of “medical marijuana”, but even those in favor of legalizing it recognize that for the cover that it is.

By: deadrody

deadrody — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:00:29 +0000

Don’t be surprised if this economic crisis and the defecit become SO bad that they seriously consider legalizing and taxing marijuana. That may legitimately wind up as one of the only ways out of this mess.

By: Trudy W. Schuett

Trudy W. Schuett — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:28:55 +0000

Thing about ending the War on (some) Drugs is that all the municipalities across the nation are addicted to the Drug War funding — and how do we get around that?

By: Dave Price

Dave Price — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:25:53 +0000

Foster,

Yep. There’s a document called the Constitution too, which says we shall be secure in our persons.

By: Dave Price

Dave Price — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:24:59 +0000

So states should be allowed to make their own rules on heroin on the basis of privacy rights ?

Of course not. They have no right to make such laws.

Think of it, we could end the needless herion and opium trade from Afghanistan and elsewhere.

That would be nice. If people are going to use heroin, why not from patriotic American farmers rather than Al Qaeda narcoguerrilas?

By: David Foster

David Foster — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:09:08 +0000

Isn’t there something in the Presidential oath about “faithfully execute the laws of the United States?”