{"id":29081,"date":"2012-08-05T01:39:45","date_gmt":"2012-08-05T07:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/05\/reconsidering-pot.html"},"modified":"2013-06-05T10:47:56","modified_gmt":"2013-06-05T16:47:56","slug":"reconsidering-pot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/05\/reconsidering-pot.html","title":{"rendered":"Reconsidering pot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The War on Drugs is so all-pervasive in US law enforcement, and the perceived political costs of weakening it so great, that neither Congress nor the Executive branch seem willing to consider the absurdity of time and money and human suffering that stems from laws against marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>So I guess the Judiciary has to do the job.<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'>\n<p style='margin-bottom:5px;'><strong>Embedded Link<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style='height:120px;width:120px;overflow:hidden;float:left;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;margin-right:10px;vertical-align:top;text-align:center;clear:both;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style='max-width:none;' src='https:\/\/images0-focus-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?container=focus&#038;gadget=a&#038;resize_h=100&#038;url=http%3A%2F%2Fthinkprogress.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F08%2Fmarijuana-shop-300x198.jpg' border='0' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/justice\/2012\/08\/01\/620211\/federal-court-will-review-marijuanas-classification-as-a-dangerous-drug-with-no-health-benefits\/'>Federal Court Will Review Marijuana\u2019s Classification As A Dangerous Drug With No Health Benefits<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor the first time since 1994, the question of medical marijuana will go before a federal court. The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has agreed to hear a lawsuit challenging the DE&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'><strong>Google+:<\/strong> Reshared <a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101083456815352083930\/posts\/3GoGsskJKzo' target='_new'>1<\/a> times<br \/> <strong>Google+:<\/strong> <a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101083456815352083930\/posts\/3GoGsskJKzo' target='_new'>View post on Google+<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The War on Drugs is so all-pervasive in US law enforcement, and the perceived political costs of weakening it so great, that neither Congress nor the Executive branch seem willing to consider the absurdity of time and money and human suffering that stems from laws against marijuana. 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