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…
AUGUST, Maine (Aug. 22, 2016) – A Maine grower has planted the state’s first hemp crop, ignoring federal prohibition and taking another step toward effectively nullifying the fed’s ban. According to the Portland Press Herald, Steven Zeno planted an acre of hemp in Monmouth last month. He obtained the seed from a food bank in…
When enough people decide they just aren’t going to follow a law, there really isn’t a whole lot the government can do about it. That’s exactly what is happening in Oregon right now.
CHICAGO (Nov. 9, 2015) – For the first time, thousands of people will be able to buy marijuana for medical purposes, legally, under state law in Illinois today. This represents another step toward nullifying the federal ban on cannabis in practice in the Land of Lincoln. Illinois legalized marijuana for medical use more than a two years ago,…
GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee recently urged gun dealers to nullify in effect any future presidential orders requiring firearms background checks. In a recent interview with Newsmax TV, Huckabee said gun dealers should simply refuse to cooperate with any executive order requiring new background checks. “The president can’t make law, he just can’t,” Huckabee said.…