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OLSEN v. MUKASEY

No. 07-3062.

541 F.3d 827 (2008)

Carl Eric OLSEN, Appellant, v. Michael MUKASEY, Attorney General of the United States; Thomas Miller, Attorney General of Iowa; John Sarcone, Attorney of Polk County, Iowa; Dennis Anderson, Sheriff of Polk County, Iowa; Karen Tandy, Administrator of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 8, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Cook, West Des Moines, IA, argued, for appellant.

Mark Hunacek, Asst. Atty. Gen., Des Moines, IA, argued, for State appellees.

Melissa N. Patterson, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, argued, for United States appellees.

Before GRUENDER, BRIGHT, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Carl Eric Olsen appeals the district court's1 order dismissing his complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief from the federal and Iowa Controlled Substances Acts (CSAs) for his sacramental use of marijuana. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

I.

Olsen asserts that he adheres to the teachings of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic...

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