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> PRISIM intercepts bill talking to his dealer, and knows that he will have a small amount of weed on his person for sciatica because his state doesn't have medical marijuana.

Forget the state; possession of marijuana is a federal crime rendering the possessor eligible for jail time in all 50 states, including the states where it is regarded by the general public as "legal".

This strikes me as an incredibly dangerous development that most seem to ignore. Selective enforcement of laws broken by everyone, all the time, is just as terrifying as the loss of privacy.



Wrong. If the Feds try to prosecute someone from Colorado for pot they have now created standing to overrule the Federal law. They can cut their own throats if they like, but that is not in their interest, they are fighting against a rising tide and they want to hold on as long as they can.




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