Rand Paul Wins Senate Primary!

KENTUCKY: In a victory for the Tea Party and libertarian ideals over the left leaning G.O.P. establishment, Rand Paul has won the Republican primary for the Senate defeating G.O.P. favorite and party liner Trey Grayson.

Paul, a 47-year-old Bowling Green eye surgeon, had never before run for office and is the son of former presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Ron Paul.

Why is this being hailed on a cannabis blog? These are some quotes by the forward thinking gentleman:

Paul Criticized The Gonzalez v. Raich Decision Which Allows For Federal Enforcement Against California Medicinal Marijuana Crops. “But from those decisions we kept widening and widening, and now we have sort of the Gonzalez v. Raich decision where they say, California wants to allow medical marijuana, and the federal government comes in and says, ‘Oh no, that defies the commerce clause also because that marijuana looks like other marijuana that could be sold interstate.’ So therefore even though you’re growing it, your own plants and using it for medicinal uses, that that somehow qualifies as interstate commerce.”(AntiWar.com’s “Antiwar Radio With Scott Horton,” www.youtube.com, 5/15/09)

On the Drug Enforcement Administration: “I Would Favor A More Local Approach To Drugs.”

“Paul said that on federal drug laws, he believes ‘most policies of crime and punishment should be and are addressed at the state level.’ He wouldn’t say if the U.S. laws should be done away with or if the Drug Enforcement Administration should be disbanded, but he said, ‘I would favor a more local approach to drugs.’” (Joseph Gerth, Op-Ed, “Can Paul Win Kentucky Senate Race?” The [Louisville, KY] Courier-Journal, 10/19/09)

On Marijuana Legalization: “It’s a state issue"

WASHINTON WIRE: So do you think drugs should be legalized? RAND PAUL: “It’s a state issue. All issues of crime are better addressed at the state level.” (Peter Walsten, “Q&A with Rand Paul,” Wall Street Journal’s Washington Wire Blog, 11/12/2009)

Congratulations Mr. Rand Paul!