[DeezyH]

A Kansas defense attorney reports:

I had a jury trial this morning on level 3 possession with intent MJ, level 4 possession drug paraphernalia and level 10 no drug tax stamp. During voir dire, my almost all white, middle-class, middle-aged jury went into full rebellion against the prosecutor stating that they wouldn't convict even if the client's guilt was proven beyond a reasonable doubt -- almost all of them! They felt marijuana should be legalized, what he does with it is his own business and that the jails are already full of people for this silly charge.

Then, when the potential jurors found out that the State wanted him to pay taxes on illegal drugs, they went nuts. One woman from the back said how stupid this was and why are we even here wasting our time. A "suit" from the front said this was the most ridiculous thing he'd ever heard. The prosecutor ended up dismissing the case. Judge gave me a dismissal with prejudice. I'm still laughing my ass off over this one.

I have NEVER seen a full on mutiny by an entire jury pool before. Easiest win ever!

Not quite jury nullification, but close. Something similar happened in Montana a couple of years ago.

Source: https://reason.com/blog/2012/08/14/ka...-by-glaring-st

[bootea]

I love this. This is the wisdom of a jury of your peers. If this became a trend it could go a long way toward ending prohibition; at least on the low end of personal cultivation and possession. Its like tho possibility of many mini courts of last resort That will finish off an unwarranted oppressive law.

[Hydro-Soil]

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[Mt Toaker]

Everyone share this article! People dont even know this is an option. Its legal and it superseeds any written law, look at how they use michigans court rulings to say the law has changed.

[Stonefree69]

LOL, sounds like it could be a Cheech and Chong skit. The prosecutor being Sargent Stadanko's brother.

[Bud buster]

The stupid prosecutor will know better next time and the cops will learn also it's not worth wasting anybody's time or giving someone a record or jail for something that hurts no won.

[TanzanianMagic]

Originally Posted by DeezyH

" I have NEVER seen a full on mutiny by an entire jury pool before. Easiest win ever! "

This is why they tried to racialise marijuana (hemp) in the first place. If Harry Anslinger had gone to Congress and stated he wanted to ban hemp and made the insane racial statements about hemp, he would have been a laughing stock.

This is how civil liberties are undermined. Prosecutors select a population group that is unpopular or has been vilified in the tabloid press, and then push through legislation that applies to everyone.

When they can't enforce the law against everyone, they again enforce the law selectively against unpopular population groups.

The problem for everyone though, is that the legal precedent has been set, and at any time the law can be applied outside of their original focus group.

This is how the nazis operated, this is how the Chinese Communist Party operates (at all times, everyone is in violation of some law and can therefore be arrested at any time), and it is how the War On Drugs operates.

They criminalize trivial behavior, so they can control the population.

There is an excellent new book by Michelle Alexander called The New Jim Crow, and everyone should read it.

[honeybooboo]

roflmfao, awesome.

[Stonefree69]

If karma served Harry Anslinger well, he'd be a doped up mental patient right now being tended to by black nurses.

[noyd666]

reading toke of town, this morning about doc mollie fry and husband, 5 years jails , bloody disgrace, for any country . i see one court case win though .