Feds change stance on marijuana policy
By Joe Mozingo, Ari Bloomekatz and David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times
In a significant policy shift by the Obama administration, Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. signaled Thursday that the federal government would no longer interfere in states that allowed commercial marijuana sales as long as they were strictly regulated.
The move comes two years after the Justice Department said federal drug agents would not tolerate large-scale or commercial pot businesses and began a campaign to shut down dispensaries and growers. The crackdown was particularly aggressive in California, where hundreds have been shut down.
The new policy suggests the federal government is trying to find a workable balance between federal law, which prohibits all marijuana use, and laws in a growing number of states such as California that permit it.
But are they still going to bust Medical MJ shops and Grow operations that are (LEGAL) in California.??
So does this mean that Holder is finally going to become a manager rather than a cheerleader, urging more aggression out of his attorneys and agents?
No, you’re right – probably not.
I’ve been a big supporter of candidate Obama and President Obama, but appointing Holder was a move only a Bush crony could love.
Let’s see, which law should we ignore today and maybe enforce again tomorrow?
Either overturn it or enforce it. Don’t put everyone at risk at the whim of the federal government.
Advocate, this way, the Administration can SELECTIVELY enforce the law, depending on who is their favor and who is not. It’s how they’ve done business for the last 5 years. Only this particular situation is even more blatant.
Copper: really??? Only a Bush crony could love? Obama has been in charge of the most corrupt administration we’ve seen since Nixon, and you’re still raggin’ on Bush? Please!
Dog, do you remember Operation Pipe Dreams?
Where the Bush administration went after people who sold bongs?
And then there was the Iraq war… and the contracts for scanners with the TSA… etc
most corrupt administration eh?
Cognitive dissonance.
Geez, I hate to get into p*ssing contests on these forums, and I hope this will do it for me and this topic. But I can’t help but wonder about apparent conservatives, in love with the notion of state’s rights, who complain when the Feds finally come around to finding a compromise position with states who, overwhelmingly, have attempted to invalidate unpopular, and unenforceable, Federal laws inspired and supported by narrow minded and cowardly legislators. Even some of the “Tea Party” refuses to stoop to that. And they’ll usually stoop to anything.
As I’ve said right here on this newspaper many times before.
LEGALIZE IT. All of it. In writing. I don’t care which of the two idiotic political parties is in charge. They use and abuse the citizens of this country to prop up their own power while eroding our rights and our futures.
Those of you who support the regime in DC are tools.
Okay, I’m done now. Good night.
I would sure like for Congress to undo the Federal Penalties and classification of MJ as a Class A narcotic.
This idea that’s its against federal law but the DOJ will selective ignore the law? is just bad. Don’t get me wrong I am glad he is taking this stance. Will he dismiss changes on all the people current fighting Federal charges in Court?
Its bad bad bad, Several states have now made MJ legal in some form, but people who Grow or Sell in those states might at any time end up in FEDERAL Prison for doing so
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled MJ is illegal. This is where people should go to try for a change in the law. They also ruled Bummer care was a tax, wait until people start paying this gigantic tax and it should be tripled for all who voted the Bummer in. MJ is illegal under federal law and it doesn’t matter what the gang of corrupt crooks in Washington who use it freely are saying now about their selective enforcement that they have employed on all laws including immigration and IRS selective targeting.
Interesting, Justice. The Supreme Court also ruled on the ACA…