Dalrymple

MEMORANDUM **

Rahman Deshongh Dalrymple appeals pro se his jury trial convictions and 27-month sentence for importation of ketamine and possession of ketamine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 , 960, and 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm the convictions and remand.

First, appellant contends that the district court lacked federal jurisdiction over him. This contention is without merit because it is firmly established that district courts have jurisdiction over all offenses against the laws of the United States. See 18 U.S.C. § 3231 ; United States v. Hanson, 2 F.3d 942, 945 (9th Cir.1993) (affirming the district court’s jurisdiction over a tax protester who alleged that he was not a citizen of the United States, but a resident of his home state).

Second, appellant contends that the jury should have been given a jury nullification instruction. However, “[o]ur circuit’s *609 precedent indicates that the [appellant is] not entitled to jury nullification instructions.” United States v. Powell, 955 F.2d 1206, 1213 (9th Cir.1992).

Third, appellant contends that the prosecutor’s comments were irrelevant and…