Eric Holder to Announce Major Reforms on Monday.
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Posted On: 08/11/2013 12:25:44 PM
Eric Holder to Announce Major Reforms on Monday.
www.aclu.org/blog/criminal-law-reform/eric-holder-announce-major-criminal-law-reforms-monday-its-about-time
"Next Monday, Eric Holder will give a speech that we expect to propose some major policy shifts in the federal sentencing and enforcement arena."
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As we observed earlier this year, this is one of the strongest trends in criminal justice reform. The public, policy makers, and opinion makers are growing increasingly averse to senselessly punitive enforcement of marijuana laws. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta's recent reversal of his previously hostile stance against marijuana is the most recent high-profile about-face in this arena. State lawmakers are taking cues: marijuana reform bills were introduced in 30 states this session. Below are some of the most impressive developments.
Washington and Colorado set the tone for the session with historic marijuana legalization initiatives that passed last fall. The passage of these measures with strong public support gave a boost to the long-term efforts of advocates in other states pushing for more sensible policies. Meanwhile, as progress unfolds elsewhere, advocates are holding their breath as Colorado and Washington begin the complex task of implementing large new regulatory schemes under the shadow of an ambivalent federal position.
In Vermont, where support for marijuana reform became a major campaign issue in the Attorney General race, the legislature passed a decriminalization bill (where possession remains unlawful but punishable only by a civil fine) by a large majority. Decriminalization bills in Hawaii, Maryland, New Hampshire, and New Mexico each passed one legislative chamber and are likely to return next year. A New York bill to eliminate the "public view" exception to the state's decriminalization law, which the NYPD has notoriously exploited by commanding people to empty their pockets during police stops and then arresting them for displaying marijuana in public, made it through the Assembly but not the Senate. A recently-introduced decriminalization bill in the District of Columbia was co-sponsored by a majority of City Council members and stands a strong chance of passing this fall.
Illinois, Maryland, and New Hampshire each legalized marijuana for medical use, which brings the total number of medical marijuana states to 20, as well as D.C. (which just opened its first dispensary after years of foot dragging by the Mayor's office). Medical marijuana bills were introduced 16 other states; you can find more details about all of these bills at the Marijuana Policy Project's website."
Check out ticker, MJNA, gains on this news... up nearly 40% just on Friday.
IMO if major MMJ law reforms are initiated then the MMJ industry could see quite substantial growth in the foreseeable future, which could open up economies of scale for small players in the industry like Rapid-Fire-Marketing and others. The question for RFMK is, will the CEO deliver on promises of corporate progress and a new dry herb vaporizer product which would possibly allow the company to move forward and take advantage of these future opportunities...
Do or do not, there is no try. Difficult to see, the future is.
GLTA!
$ RFMK
www.aclu.org/blog/criminal-law-reform/eric-holder-announce-major-criminal-law-reforms-monday-its-about-time
"Next Monday, Eric Holder will give a speech that we expect to propose some major policy shifts in the federal sentencing and enforcement arena."
"
MARIJUANA LAW REFORM
As we observed earlier this year, this is one of the strongest trends in criminal justice reform. The public, policy makers, and opinion makers are growing increasingly averse to senselessly punitive enforcement of marijuana laws. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta's recent reversal of his previously hostile stance against marijuana is the most recent high-profile about-face in this arena. State lawmakers are taking cues: marijuana reform bills were introduced in 30 states this session. Below are some of the most impressive developments.
Washington and Colorado set the tone for the session with historic marijuana legalization initiatives that passed last fall. The passage of these measures with strong public support gave a boost to the long-term efforts of advocates in other states pushing for more sensible policies. Meanwhile, as progress unfolds elsewhere, advocates are holding their breath as Colorado and Washington begin the complex task of implementing large new regulatory schemes under the shadow of an ambivalent federal position.
In Vermont, where support for marijuana reform became a major campaign issue in the Attorney General race, the legislature passed a decriminalization bill (where possession remains unlawful but punishable only by a civil fine) by a large majority. Decriminalization bills in Hawaii, Maryland, New Hampshire, and New Mexico each passed one legislative chamber and are likely to return next year. A New York bill to eliminate the "public view" exception to the state's decriminalization law, which the NYPD has notoriously exploited by commanding people to empty their pockets during police stops and then arresting them for displaying marijuana in public, made it through the Assembly but not the Senate. A recently-introduced decriminalization bill in the District of Columbia was co-sponsored by a majority of City Council members and stands a strong chance of passing this fall.
Illinois, Maryland, and New Hampshire each legalized marijuana for medical use, which brings the total number of medical marijuana states to 20, as well as D.C. (which just opened its first dispensary after years of foot dragging by the Mayor's office). Medical marijuana bills were introduced 16 other states; you can find more details about all of these bills at the Marijuana Policy Project's website."
Links :
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/08/sanj...25380.html
http://www.mpp.org/legislation/marijuana-poli...bills.html
Check out ticker, MJNA, gains on this news... up nearly 40% just on Friday.
IMO if major MMJ law reforms are initiated then the MMJ industry could see quite substantial growth in the foreseeable future, which could open up economies of scale for small players in the industry like Rapid-Fire-Marketing and others. The question for RFMK is, will the CEO deliver on promises of corporate progress and a new dry herb vaporizer product which would possibly allow the company to move forward and take advantage of these future opportunities...
Do or do not, there is no try. Difficult to see, the future is.
GLTA!
$ RFMK
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