Thomas Massie Eats Hemp on Live TV

What happens when a state legalizes the growing of industrial hemp but the drug war-addicted federal government intercepts the seeds? Well, the state (in this case, Kentucky) sues the feds, for one.

Talking about this absurd and infuriating situation on The Independents last night was the young libertarian-leaning Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky), a man who so loves his hemp that he started gobbling the stuff on live television:

Reason on Massie here.

Comments

[robc]

Im pissed that our governor was too much of a pussy to have the seeds seized.

Lets sue, instead!

Sigh

[Rich]

Im pissed that our governor was too much of a pussy to have the seeds seized.

It's just a matter of time before something like this happens, and things will get interesting when it does.

[Warren's Strapon]

I've been waiting for a governor to order the state police to guard a medical marijuana clinic for a while now. It'll happen someday, but not nearly soon enough.

[Fist of Etiquette]

It won't happen until state police no longer get federal drug enforcement grants.

[BigT]

Don't bogart that hemp

[Rich]

Rubber band ligation is a procedure in which the hemprhoid is tied off at its base with rubber bands, cutting off the blood flow to the hemprhoid.

[Almanian!]

"Libertarian-leaning" means never having to say you're sorry.

[R C Dean]

Good. The more conflict between the states and the feds, the better. That was one of the original pillars of our limited government scheme, after all: that the states would jealously guard their turf against the feds.

[Scruffy Nerfherder]

Bah. The only thing the states jealously guard anymore is their cut of the federal government's treasury-backed handouts.

[Episiarch]

Which is exactly how the feds want it, and they got their wish.

[Brett L]

Something, something, 17th Amendment.

[Brett L]

How much cocaine do I need to eat on the teevee to prove that it's safe?

[Scruffy Nerfherder]

+1 Little Friend

[John C. Randolph]

Who fucking cares what Obama's position is on hemp? The law doesn't support the DEA's actions, and every last DEA prick who's participating in this usurpation should be bounced off the public payroll.

-jcr