Senate panel clears the air on marijuana laws

[babsbunny]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/10/senate-explores-marijuana-laws/2793487/

Donna Leinwand Leger, USA TODAY 7:08 p.m. EDT September 10, 2013
Hearing examines conflict between state and federal laws.

Federal laws pose "significant obstacles" to regulation of marijuana in states where it is legal and need to be addressed, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said Tuesday in a first-ever hearing aimed at reconciling rapidly changing state marijuana laws with a federal prohibition on the drug.

"We must have a smarter approach to marijuana policy," Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said. "The absolute criminalization of personal marijuana use has contributed to our nation's soaring prison population and has disproportionately affected people of color."

[Scuba]

1. I've been waiting almost 50 years for this moment.

Get on with, please.

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, babsbunny.

[scarletwoman]

3. Rec'd - here's my kick.

Eventually, the insanity over marijuana must stop.

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

4. K & R, n/t

[Segami]

5. K&R (as the theme song from Jeopardy plays in the background)

[Fly by night]

6. Still holding my breath ...

... and waiting to inhale without losing my freedom and farm ... again.

[panader0]

7. k and r--Thank you Sen Leahy!