Subject: Re: [LPNY DISCUSS] FWD: Tulia 13 to go free!
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:46:42 -0400
To:        <lpny_discuss@yahoogroups.com>
From:     Bob Armstrong <bob@cosy.com>
On Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:26:55 -0400, G Triest wrote:
>=A0Blay:
>
>=A0Great Idea!
>
>=A0It would seem to be a rather quick and legal method for a state=
 to completely circumvent
> the current federal law.
>
>=A0Is this a new idea? Is there anyway to convey this to the=
 powers that be that want what we want?

 John Clifton mentioned such a thing in his :

Subject: [LPNY DISCUSS] LP Unified Plan? (Long)
   Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 05:54:44 GMT

Santa Cruz Deputizes Pot Farmers:
http://www.kcbs.com/pages/kcbs/news/news_story.nsp?story_id=3D35068=
572&ID=3Dkcbs&sca\
tegory=3DComputers

 But I can't get the folded link to work .
 
>=A0=A0----- Original Message -----
>=A0=A0From: Blay Tarnoff
>=A0=A0To: lpny_discuss@yahoogroups.com
>=A0=A0Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 1:22 PM
>=A0=A0Subject: Re: [LPNY DISCUSS] FWD: Tulia 13 to go free!
>
>
>=A0=A0I don't know why California doesn't just deputize them for the=
 purpose
>=A0=A0of "carrying out" California law (viz. carrying out the=
 provisions of
>=A0=A0prop. 225, e.g.). =A0I believe there is a loophole in the=
 federal drug law
>=A0=A0that allows the possession of controlled substances by such=
 persons,
>=A0=A0which exists so that local police can arrest drug=
 users/dealers and
>=A0=A0possess the evidence against them without they themselves=
 being in
>=A0=A0violation of federal law for drug possession.
>
>=A0=A0Blay

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=A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A02003/06/04 1:43:23 PM