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Federal Judge Blisters DEA over Medical MJ
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RE: Federal Judge Blisters DEA over Medical MJ
October 22, 2015 at 7:47 am (This post was last modified: October 22, 2015 at 7:47 am by popeyespappy.)
(October 21, 2015 at 1:00 am)MentalGiant Wrote: Plus, a jury is suppose to convict or not based on whether or not the prosecution has convinced them beyond a reasonable doubt the person is guilty of violating xyz law. They don't necessarily have to agree with the law, just that the person broke it. 

That's not really true although most judges and prosecutors would like for their juries to believe it is. The process is called jury nullification, and it has been practiced in the US since we were still an English colony.
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Federal Judge Blisters DEA over Medical MJ - by Minimalist - October 20, 2015 at 5:27 pm
RE: Federal Judge Blisters DEA over Medical MJ - by popeyespappy - October 22, 2015 at 7:47 am

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