Pubdate: Fri, 08 Jul 2011
Source: South Whidbey Record (WA)
Copyright: 2011 South Whidbey Record
Contact:  http://www.southwhidbeyrecord.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2515
Author: Captn Blynd

COURT GIVES POWER TO THE STATES

To the editor:

Please read the U.S. Supreme Court decision made June 16, 2011 ( 
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/10pdf/09-1227.pdf ).

This decision confers the sovereign constitutional rights of the 
state to the individuals of the state. This decision also reaffirms 
that only those rights granted to the federal government by the 
Constitution of the United States are enforceable. All other rights 
fall to the state, now the individual.

It is my opinion that this Supreme Court decision has made 
enforcement of federal law against medical cannabis workers a 
violation of constitutional rights.

The federal government is not granted a mandate or right to regulate 
medicine or "drugs." These are now unconditionally the province of 
the state with the right to deny federal enforcement granted to the individual.

Does anyone disagree? I'll be asking this question of many of our 
local political and law enforcement officials since state law as of

July 22, 2011 allows for the county or city to regulate cannabis for 
medical use.

CAPTN BLYND

Freeland
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