MN Legislature to Make New Effort at Medical Marijuana

By Michael Boldin on November 19, 2009 in Drug War, State Sovereignty

Tim Pawlenty, the so-called “states’ rights” governor of Minnesota, feels that marijuana should be illegal in his state. OK. I disagree, but I live in California, so if the people of Minnesota agree, that’s their concern. At least that’s how the Constitution see it.

Problem is, Governor Tim has no problem making the people of the other 49 states pay for the enforcement of his beliefs. That’s the position he took when he vetoed a medical marijuana law for MN earlier this year.

By using the veto, he kept enforcement primarily in the hands of the federal DEA – thus, requiring everyone else around the country to pay for it. The proper way to handle it is this – if the people of Minnesota want to arrest and jail people for marijuana, then they should pay for it.

According to the Minnesota Daily, another bill is expected in 2010:

After passing the Legislature last year only to have it vetoed by the governor, supporters of a medical marijuana bill in Minnesota plan to resubmit a similar bill this year.

If it passes the legislature again, this will be another chance for Pawlenty to prove his “states’ rights” cred. Question is – will Pawlenty recognize that marijuana laws are not authorized to the federal government by the Constitution? If so, he’ll sign the bill. If not, just put him in the ranks of yet another 10th Amendment hypocrite on the national republican scene.

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Monorprise

Michael Boldin we can't expect the people of any state to pay for something they dont necessarily have to.

Out Strategy must avoid such hard sacrifices as much as possible. The money for enforcement must end from the federal level as a cost cutting and fairness deal.

In the mean time we should encourage States to take back every penny they can from the federal government in any way they can, while at the same time resisting that which they disagree with.

The political demand that California should not be forced to pay for drug law enforcement in Minnesota or any other anti-drug state, MUST come from California, and other such states which are unfairly being forced to pay for that and thus have a vested interest in saving such money.

That demand must also come in the form of compromise. this can not simply be about ending federal drug laws it must also be about ending federal gun laws, along with all other unconstitutional federal laws.

To that end Califorina must bargain with Minnesota and other such states in trading support.

You support our rights in our states and we will support your rights in your states.

This is the propose and reason for the need for meetings between the States on these issues.

Jeff Matthews

Give the man a break. He has "aspirations." There are too many votes to be lost on the national front for his Presidential bid, simply by acquiescing to what his people want in his state. In his mind, he has a bigger audience.

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