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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/marvin-washington-jeff-sessions-marijuana-lawsuit_us_597746f6e4b0a8a40e825949
Former New York Jets defensive end Marvin Washington sued Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday in an effort to legalize marijuana at the federal level.
The suit alleges that the government has “wrongfully and unconstitutionally criminalized the cultivation, distribution, sale, and possession” of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, which became law in 1971. The lawsuit was filed in a federal district court in New York City, The New York Post first reported, and challenges the law’s classification of marijuana as a Schedule I substance ― meaning it is considered as dangerous as drugs like LSD and heroin.
The suit cites the racist origins of marijuana laws as one reason for the drug’s criminalization being unconstitutional.
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Former New York Jets defensive end Marvin Washington sued Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday in an effort to legalize marijuana at the federal level.
The suit alleges that the government has “wrongfully and unconstitutionally criminalized the cultivation, distribution, sale, and possession” of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, which became law in 1971. The lawsuit was filed in a federal district court in New York City, The New York Post first reported, and challenges the law’s classification of marijuana as a Schedule I substance ― meaning it is considered as dangerous as drugs like LSD and heroin.
The suit cites the racist origins of marijuana laws as one reason for the drug’s criminalization being unconstitutional.
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