On this episode of Good Morning Liberty, host Michael Boldin (follow) discusses a new poll on secession that shows strong support for state nullification as well. He also covers previous polls on nullification from 2013 and 2015. Plus, ignorant comments of the week – on obedience to the government and CBD. SHOW LINKS zogby poll…
"Oklahomans for Health, the folks behind the initiative ought to be feeling pretty good right about now. They have successfully passed a very enlightened medical marijuana law in the face of opposition from the state's Republican and religious establishment."
"It’s the culmination of a long, arduous effort to legalize medical marijuana in the Sooner state."
Individuals are the ultimate nullifiers. Legislation can set the stage to nullify federal acts by withdrawing cooperation and removing a lawyer of laws, but ultimately nullification is most effective when individuals are willing to do the things governments prohibit. The lack of regulation when state and local police stand down creates space for markets to…
"Fewer politicians are in a position to say 'no' to legal marijuana. Especially in cash-strapped areas of the country where jobs and opportunities are hard to come by."
"The U.S. attorney in Maine has now indicted two men on federal firearms charges for allegedly lying about their marijuana use on the gun purchase form."
"Meanwhile, thousands of people who were arrested previously for what is now legal in many places continue to languish in prisons."
"Under the new bill, marijuana would be removed from the list of substances classified under the Controlled Substances Act. Schumer's legislation would leave in place decisions by states on how to regulate marijuana."
"The Trump administration is abandoning a Justice Department threat to crack down on recreational marijuana in states where it is legal, a move that could enable cannabis businesses in California and other states that have legalized pot to operate without fear of federal raids and prosecution."
In 1798, President John Adams signed a bill into law criminalizing speech critical of the federal government. Today, the feds take a more subtle approach to controlling speech, but the spirit of the Sedition Act lives on. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts.…