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Thursday, 09/13/2012 10:42:25 PM

Thursday, September 13, 2012 10:42:25 PM

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Not sure if this was posted here yet.. but this could prove to be very beneficial for the MMJ sector..


ELMHURST, Il. — Richard A. Posner, a widely respected federal judge, called for the elimination of criminal laws against marijuana in a September 6 lecture at Elmhurst College in Illinois.

Judge Posner, a member of the influential United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago, is an intellectual giant who is the most-cited judge in America. His call for legalization is significant because Posner is considered a legal conservative.

“I don’t think we should have a fraction of the drug laws that we have. I think it’s really absurd to be criminalizing possession or use or distribution of marijuana,” he said. “I can’t see any difference between that and cigarettes.” The audience gave him a round of applause.

Read more: http://www.thcbiz.com/news/industry/1334-respected-federal-judge-calls-for-legalizing-marijuana.html#ixzz26NbbWtGk

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