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Berkeley Votes to Become ‘Sanctuary City’ for Marijuana Crimes
breitbart ^ | 14 Feb 2018 | JOEL B. POLLAK

Posted on 02/14/2018 11:05:18 AM PST by MarvinStinson

California’s war on the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution took a dramatic new step on Tuesday, as the city of Berkeley declared itself a “sanctuary city” for marijuana-related crimes. The San Francisco Chronicle reports:

The Berkeley City Council voted unanimously to become a sanctuary city for legal adult-use marijuana, prohibiting city agencies and employees from turning over information on legal cannabis activities and assisting in enforcing federal marijuana laws.

“I believe we can balance public safety and resisting the Trump administration,” Mayor Jesse Arreguin. “Berkeley is a sanctuary for people in our community.”

The measure doesn’t prevent the Police Department and other officials from collaborating with federal agents on nonpot-related criminal matters.

Berkeley is thought to be the first such “sanctuary city” in the nation.

The new Berkeley policy takes the “sanctuary city” principle, which first developed to protect illegal aliens in defiance of federal immigration law, and extends it to drug laws.

Essentially, Berkeley is declaring that local governments have the power to nullify federal laws with which they disagree by refusing to enforce them or to cooperate with the federal government in their enforcement.

Several California cities are “sanctuary cities” with regard to illegal aliens, and the state as a whole became a “sanctuary state” earlier this year.

The new Berkeley policy confirms the fear that what began with immigration policy could spread to other areas as well.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: California
KEYWORDS: 2018election; 2020election; berkeley; buildthefence; california; daca; dreamact; dreamers; election2018; election2020; marijuana; pot; sanctuarycity

1 posted on 02/14/2018 11:05:18 AM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: MarvinStinson

1st place that declares themselves a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary where the 1934 NFA and the GCA of 1968 do not apply, I’m moving there.


2 posted on 02/14/2018 11:07:54 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: MarvinStinson

When I called them ‘Berzerkley I didn’t expect them to work at earning the name!


3 posted on 02/14/2018 11:08:23 AM PST by MHGinTN (A dispensational perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

You beat me to it.


4 posted on 02/14/2018 11:09:40 AM PST by madball
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To: MarvinStinson

DE-FACTO SECESSION!


5 posted on 02/14/2018 11:12:08 AM PST by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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To: MarvinStinson

What if it is a federal court order? Can an employer force you to break the law? Silly questions.


6 posted on 02/14/2018 11:12:28 AM PST by rey
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To: MarvinStinson

When is Berkeley going to erect a statue of John Calhoun?


7 posted on 02/14/2018 11:14:15 AM PST by omega4412
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To: MarvinStinson

This is something I don’t care about. But I’m sure Sessions will.


8 posted on 02/14/2018 11:14:25 AM PST by wastedyears (Americans are dreamers too.)
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To: MarvinStinson

Whut?........................


9 posted on 02/14/2018 11:15:37 AM PST by Red Badger (Wanna surprise? Google your own name. Wanna have fun? Google your friends names......)
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To: MarvinStinson

Even with legalization there are still cannibis linked crimes, like growing or selling on the black market or selling out of state. Feds and local LE cooperate in going after the criminals.


10 posted on 02/14/2018 11:17:47 AM PST by colorado tanker
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To: MarvinStinson

Just waiting for the former slave states to reinstate “sanctuary “ slave states.


11 posted on 02/14/2018 11:23:47 AM PST by DownInFlames
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To: wastedyears

So, is Sessions, like Berkeley, able to pick and choose which Federal laws to uphold?? In this instance this is not a Sessions problem but a Congressional one........


12 posted on 02/14/2018 11:32:55 AM PST by yadent
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To: MarvinStinson

Good, if they don’t come asking for money to solve the problems caused by having millions of potheads hanging around doing nothing.


13 posted on 02/14/2018 11:34:37 AM PST by I want the USA back (Cynicism may just keep you from going insane in a world that has chosen its own demise.)
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To: omega4412

They can have the one in Minneapolis. We don’t need it anymore.

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/11/28/calhoun-name-change-approved-hennepin-county-board


14 posted on 02/14/2018 11:38:52 AM PST by shelterguy
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To: MarvinStinson

As California retardation continues.....


15 posted on 02/14/2018 11:59:56 AM PST by cranked
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To: cranked

We are special, we make are own laws.

We do what we want.

Things are going to get really interesting here before long.


16 posted on 02/14/2018 1:11:22 PM PST by phormer phrog phlyer
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To: yadent

There’s nothing about updates for non-denial denials. He cares more about marijuana than anything else. He should be kicked out and replaced with someone that can assign priorities to what needs to be done quickly and what can wait.


17 posted on 02/14/2018 3:52:35 PM PST by wastedyears (Americans are dreamers too.)
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