Jonathan Braun had been accused of menacing a hospital nurse and a fellow synagogue member on two separate incidents, as well as of groping his family’s nanny and evading bridge tolls.

A convicted New York drug dealer whose federal prison sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump has been found guilty of violating the terms of his release after being arrested and charged in connection with several recent crimes.

Jonathan Braun now faces up to five years in prison when he’s sentenced Oct. 9.

The Long Island resident had been accused of menacing a hospital nurse and a fellow synagogue member on two separate incidents, as well as of groping his family’s nanny and evading bridge tolls.

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    Why are you doing this when it’s legal in both Canada and a bunch of US states? There are so many ways to do the weed thing legally and you’re still risking international drug charges?

    just for the record… it’s not legal anywhere in the US. many states have decriminalized it- whihc means they’re not actively enforcing the US law, but it’s still very much illegal. In the past it wasn’t such a big deal, because federal law enforcement didn’t care about people smoking a joint. with trump in power, though, you gotta be careful with that.

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        There’s the selectively enforcement of the Supremacy Clause (which takes on a much more grim connotation, now).

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        It’s still illegal in Colorado.

        Because Colorado is a us state, subject to the laws of the US and weed is illegal federally.

        You see how that works, right?

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          And yet anyone over 21 in Colorado can walk down the street, into a store, and buy weed.

          So it sounds de facto legal to me.

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            I am only a few clicks away from downloading the newest movie in theaters to my computer and watching it on my tv. Just because ease of access makes it available, it doesn’t make it technically legal though.

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              Look up what “de facto” means. It’s absolutely de facto legal to consume cannabis in legal states.

              Until the feds start busting individual users smoking a joint in their home, that will continue to be the case.

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              It does if those sites you’re downloading those movies from are licensed, regulated, and approved by your state, which is the case with weed in places where it’s legal. This entire argument is nonsense.