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Life without Parole for nonviolent Cannabis conviction
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dai...efforts_co.php
Efforts to release Jeff Mizanskey, the only man in Missouri serving a life-without-parole sentence for a nonviolent marijuana charge, are continuing this month with help from Show-Me Cannabis and Change.org. Show-Me Cannabis has bought billboard space on I-70 near Kansas City (and near Sedalia, where Mizanskey was arrested). The billboard features a photo of Mizanskey and says: "Life without parole for cannabis? It's time we fix our unjust marijuana laws." Jeff Mizanskey was convicted under Missouri's "Prior and Persistent Drug Offender" statute, the only drug-specific three-strike law in the country. Each of his felonies were for marijuana, the largest being approximately six pounds, which he didn't even have on him. To read the details of Mizanskey's story, go to: How a Missouri Man Could Die in Prison for Weed |
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04-18-2014, 10:42 AM | #76 | |
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The guy was being monitored for drug trafficking. You don't get that kind of attention unless you're involved or around a lot of suspicious activity. The odds are pretty damn good that he was selling weed. The idea that cops are running around with bricks of weed to plant on people is such a pot head idea. It sounds like something i'd read in High Times and it sounds like something someone with an agenda would say. It's far, far more likely that he was selling weed, the cops got too excited and ****ed up their bust. This story does absolutely nothing for the fight against prohibition and as a smoker myself, i couldn't care less if the guy goes to jail for trafficking that much weed. I support recreational, legal use, not black market drug trafficking. |
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they essentially had the defendant under observation but failed to get a warrant for a search. They said the reason for the traffic stop was "failure to use turn signal" and probable cause for search was "smelling marijuana." The video evidence contradicts that. Rights violated: 4th ammendment (searches and seizures without warrant) right to discovery (evidence regarding basis of stop fabricated) perjury by witnesses in criminal case. you can call it failing to "follow procedure." I call it illegal and undermining the criminal justice system. Quote:
what you are saying is the equivalent of someone during prohibition saying, " I am an alcohol drinker. I support recreational, legal use, not black market alcohol trafficking." Its hypocritical because, at one point, it was illegal throughout the USA. |
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04-18-2014, 11:21 AM | #78 | |
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The "defendent" has priors and has already been convicted for drug trafficking. But i'm sure it was just those big, bad cops out to conspire against and plant drugs on a ****a, huh? Did the cops **** up? of course they did. That doesn't absolve the guy or mean he was conspired against. Casey Anthony wasn't convicted, but that doesn't mean that she's not a killer. This guy got he case thrown out. That doesn't mean he's not selling drugs by the pound. He's been in jail several times before, and they'll get him again. Next time, they'll probably do it right. |
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04-18-2014, 11:28 AM | #79 | |
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I want MJ legalized not because i think MJ is some great cure for cancer, or because i want to smoke pot freely wherever...i want it legalized so we can take the money and power away from people like this defendant here. You can call me hypocritical all you want, but there is a right and wrong way to do things. Just because the cops ****ed up and didn't do it the right way, that doesn't absolve this guy. |
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As somebody that feels STRONGLY about the legalization of marijuana, this guy is a ****ing hurdle.
We don't need guys like him being spokespeople for the movement. At all. |
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Detoxing wins today. Excellent post.
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I agree with everything that Detoxing has posted.
I think that Life for MJ trafficking is a travesty. No doubt the guy is an idiot, though. |
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04-18-2014, 12:12 PM | #85 | |
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Most people don't know much about the famed MLK speech where he plainly says "I have a dream to smoke a spliff on the mountain top." |
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04-18-2014, 12:34 PM | #86 | |
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The only thing I would add is that he's not really serving a life sentence for trafficking weed. He's serving a life sentence because he was too stupid to STOP trafficking weed. |
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04-18-2014, 01:46 PM | #89 | |
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What is your point? What are you arguing about? That the cops ****ed up? Ok, yes, i think we can all agree on that. The cops ****ed up and didn't abide by the law to bust their man. And....? |
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The fact that the cops ****ed up and acted too quickly doesn't change the fact that the dude was trafficking a brick.
Due to our legal process, the guy ****ed up and got caught doing something illegal and was able to get away with it. How does that help MJ prohibition? All it proves is that the cops were right but were to stupid to follow procedure. Again, how does that help the cause? |
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