A travesty of justice in WA brought to us by Obama's justice department

[WDIM]

The Kettle Falls Five convicted of growing marijuana in WA. They were peacefully growing it for personal use with medical cards and the federal government violated their rights and attacked these innocent citizens for having a plant. The madness has to stop!

Then the government violates their right to free speech during the trial barring them from discussing their medical need for the plant.

The tyranny of the government has gone far enough everybody should be outraged at the prosecution of this family. If Obama was half the leader we thought him to be he would pardon this family and let them get back to their peaceful existence with out the government harassment for growing a plant.

How can the jury even sleep at night destoying peoples lives over a plant?

[giftedgirl77]

1. Just out of curiosity, how many plants can a person

grow for personal use in the state of WA? I know in CO it's 6 unless you get a commercial growers license. I'm just curious as it wasn't mentioned in any of the stories I found.

Thanks

[msanthrope]

3. The jury found they had 50-100 plants. That's a shitload of personal use.

Overall, they did pretty well in court.....acquittal on the firearms and trafficking charges, the remaining 3 defendants face a single count.

[giftedgirl77]

4. Yes, I know. After reading the posters rant about tyranny

& the lot I just wanted to see if they could give me any type of foundation to show me why these people had any legitimate use for that many plants. Which obviously without a commercial growers license there is no way in hell they should've had that many plants, not to mention the case started in 2011.

[fredamae]

2. It's not that easy-A bit of history for you

"No Medical Necessity"
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aPqTaGu8ag10

http://www.marijuana-as-medicine.org/overview_iii.htm
http://www.examiner.com/article/why-the-federal-government-will-not-reschedule-marijuana
Yes, this admin....may be Able to change status by EO...I'm not a lawyer, so I don't know.
Perhaps a greater question might be...why haven't our elected officials in Congress listened to the Majority of their constituents and Fixed this. Have you lobbied your US reps?
There are limits to the powers of the POTUS...but congress...now That's a different story. Part of "The" problem is...we aren't yelling loud enough.

You might want to keep an eye on this case -
http://www.hightimes.com/read/closing-arguments-marijuana-rescheduling-case
http://edca.typepad.com/eastern_district_of_calif/medical-marijuana/
The suit asks that cannabis be rescheduled to a lower class. I last heard the decision is likely to come down in May/June.
It is my opinion..cannabis is a phyto-medicine and does not belong on Any CSA list.


"WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration would be willing to work with Congress if lawmakers want to take marijuana off the list of what the federal government considers the most dangerous drugs, Attorney General Eric Holder said Friday.

"We'd be more than glad to work with Congress if there is a desire to look at and reexamine how the drug is scheduled, as I said there is a great degree of expertise that exists in Congress," Holder said during a House Appropriations Committee hearing. "It is something that ultimately Congress would have to change, and I think that our administration would be glad to work with Congress if such a proposal were made."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/04/eric-holder-reschedule-marijuana_n_5092010.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/wp/2015/02/26/can-eric-holder-change-the-federal-drug-classification-of-marijuana/

http://www.examiner.com/article/why-the-federal-government-will-not-reschedule-marijuana