Easterbrook on Pot Pipes, Rock Concerts, Etc.

In an opinion by Judge Frank Easterbrook, the Seventh Circuit interpreted INA § 1182(h)’s language “relates to a single offense of simple possession of 30 grams or less of marijuana” in a case involving the removal of a Mexican national who had been convicted for possession of a pot pipe.  Judge Easterbrook’s opinions are always entertaining (although probably not in this instance to Barraza, who faces the possibility — he is eligible for a waiver — of being forced to leave his U.S. citizen wife and mother) and, in this opinion, he talks about pot smoking (and maximum consumption) at rock concerts etc. Download Barraza_v_Mukasey.pdf

KJ