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"Source: http://www.kinyradio.com/juneaunews/...neau_news.html

Friday, August 29, 2003
Marijuana legal again for use by adults in their own homes in Alaska

The Alaska Court of Appeals has re-legalized the use of marijuana by adults in private homes.

The court handed down their decision today, (Friday) and directed State Attorney General Greg Renkes to review the case and make recommendations on how the state should proceed.

The court heard the appeal by David S. Noy, who was convicted of possessing less than eight ounces of marijuana in his home.

Noy had appealed his conviction, arguing that he was convicted for engaging in conduct that is protected under the privacy provision of the Alaska State Constitution.

The Appeals Court agreed that Noys' conduct was constitutionally protected.

In it's decision released today, the Court says Alaska citizens have the right to posses less than four ounces of marijuana in their home for personal use.

The Appeals Court cited the Alaska Supreme Courts' Raven decision in 1975, that the State Constitution protects possession of marijuana by adults for personal use in one's own home.

In 1990, Alaska voters approved a ballot proposition that re-criminalized the possession of any amount of marijuana by making a Class B Misdemeanor.

Possession and use of marijuana is still illegal under federal law.

 
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we have places that sell weed legally here in teh ca in oakland.

 
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Lucky! In my city if the police catch you with marijuana they beat you. It has lead me to develop a kind of hate for police officers

 
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I think they either are or did legalize it here...Not much of a concern to me..my cigs cost enough as it is...lol..

 
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WHich means that the state law pritty much means SQUAT......
Fedral Law Over rules State law.

Basically the Feds will come after you just not the state government.

 
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in NY thereS a party u can vote for on our ballots.. its called the marijuana reform party... they are tryin to legalize it here... and not just medically. i can agrue all day long about the benifits of it... i mean its a 300 Billion dollar market that the government is loosing out on .. they wanna legalize it so then can tax that ****.. watch.. mark my words.. in 10 years it will be legal.. U know what i think? its gonna happen the way it did alcohol.... one day its illegal.. then the next its legal.. just like that. WATCH!

 
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Ya Fed. Law overrules state laws if they even get involved.

Injen

 
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lol ya cuz feds walk around my block frequently LMFAO. It might as well be legal on the federal level because you can smoke it anywhere you want, and cops wont do ****. The only way youd get busted is if you had a huge grow operation, and the DEA wanted to make an example of you.

 
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i agree. just using hemp alone could be a multi billionaire industry. make hemp paper, bags, hats, clothes, rope, etc etc.. and it doesnt cost much to grow hemp, so theres a lot of profit to be made. then the government will make more money from all the stoners buyin the taxed-to-**** weed.. i dont see why the government doesnt jump on this goldmine. specially while the economy isnt doin so hot

 
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exactly, mean while we got people that would be willing to lay down their life to fight agianst it being legalized. It shows you how truely brainwashed people are.