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Табаррок издевательски цитирует решение висконсинского суда по делу о незаконном питье некипяченого молока:

No, Plaintiffs do not have a fundamental right to own and use a dairy cow or a dairy herd;
No, Plaintiffs do not have a fundamental right to consume the milk from their own cow;
No, Plaintiffs do not have a fundamental right to produce and consume the foods of their choice.

Но что же тут удивительного? Если мы не имеем фундаментального права выращивать мак и собирать опиум, то уж тем более мы не имеем фундаментального права разводить и доить коров. Как можно сравнить цветок с целой коровой?

Hoffnung wagen

Oct. 20 2009 (Bloomberg) -- Madeline Martinez is in constant pain from a disease that is destroying her joints and the discs in her back. Marijuana relieves her discomfort, she said, and the Obama administration has ended her worries that she may someday be jailed for using the drug.

Сеогдня, SAN FRANCISCO—Federal prosecutors have launched a crackdown on pot dispensaries in California, warning the stores they must shut down in 45 days or face criminal charges and confiscation of their property even if they are operating legally under the state's 15-year-old medical-marijuana law.

"This really shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone (это уж точно). The administration is simply making good on multiple threats issued since President Obama took office," said Kevin Sabet, a former adviser to the president's drug czar who is a fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Substance Abuse Solutions. "The challenge is to balance the scarcity of law enforcement resources and the sanctity of this country's medication approval process. It seems like the administration is simply making good on multiple statements made previously to appropriately strike that balance."