Blogging for Freedom

Grounds for Proposed Class Action Suit against the DEA on violation of Amendment V rights - No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Argument: "The Federal government retains its power to prosecute mmj patients even in states with protective mmj legislation. State law requires that I register as a mmj patient and/or caretaker and/or grower. By complying with state law, and making myself publicly known in a registrar, I put myself in jeopardy for an offense at the Federal level. If I try to protect myself from Federal persecution and I don’t comply with state law, then I put myself in jeopardy for the same offense with state and local authorities."

This constitutes violation of our Fifth Amendment Rights as guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States.

## Note from DC - what about it mmj patients? United, we can effectively fight for our legal and civil rights, divided some of us go to prison.