Re:The Legal Gray Zone of Marijuana at Airports
by gnopgnip on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @11:02AM
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The omnibus bill has effectively legallized medical marijuana in states where it is legal at the federal level, by prohibiting interference with state medical marijuana laws including a complete prohibition on prosecution. This is federal legislation.
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Re:The Legal Gray Zone of Marijuana at Airports
by Karunamon on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @11:23AM
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That's all well and good but can be changed on a whim at any time. There's a pretty big difference between "legal" and "illegal, but we won't bother to enforce it". The latter is regularly abused.
Re:The Legal Gray Zone of Marijuana at Airports
by gnopgnip on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @12:37PM
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It can be changed when the omnibus spending bill is renewed, by congress. Not really at any time.
Re:The Legal Gray Zone of Marijuana at Airports
by Karunamon on Thursday September 05, 2019 @12:46PM
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Which is on a regular schedule, and subject to all manner of political gamesmanship on what is and isn't included in it. It's not as reliable as an actual distinct law, in other words, and can't be treated as such.
Re:The Legal Gray Zone of Marijuana at Airports
by s_y_n_t_a_x on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @11:22AM
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Source?
Re:The Legal Gray Zone of Marijuana at Airports
by gnopgnip on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @12:41PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohrabacher–Farr_amendment
It was passed in 2014, and in 2016 case law was set including a complete prohibition on prosecution.
Re:The Legal Gray Zone of Marijuana at Airports
by s_y_n_t_a_x on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @01:55PM
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> The amendment does not change the legal status of cannabis however, and must be renewed each fiscal year in order to remain in effect.
A step, but it's not legalized.