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Re: Jury Nullification
The article neglects to mention that Jury Nullification only works when the law being applied is in violation of the state or US constitution.
In the case of the Marijuana possesion; the 'Federal Controlled Substances Act' is in violation of the 9th and 10th amendments of the US constitution. It helps to read the 10th then the 9th.
Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
-Umpsy
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