U.S. Attorney General Says....

Justice Department Will No Longer Interfere With States’ Medical Pot Policies

Score one for the good guys! Earlier this month, new U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder promised a clean break from the policies of the Bush administration. Yesterday, during a live interview on C-Span, he affirmed that this change includes ending the DEA raids of state-authorized medical marijuana providers!
Responding to a reporter’s question regarding the DEA’s recent actions against several California medical cannabis providers, Holder stated: “What the President said during the campaign . . . will be consistent with what we will be doing here in law enforcement. . . What [President Obama] said during the campaign . . . is now American policy.”
You can watch the video of Attorney General Holder’s remarks here.
Holder’s statement marks a dramatic shift in U.S. drug policy, and is a major victory for the 72 million Americans who reside in states where the use of medical cannabis is legal! It also lends support to the ongoing efforts in Minnesota, New Jersey, and Rhode Island — each of which are debating legislative proposals to make the production and distribution of medical cannabis legal under state law.
At this time, NORML would like to personally thank those of you who responded to our request to contact the Attorney General’s office and urge Eric Holder to call off the DEA raids. Your phone calls and e-mails have helped to change U.S. marijuana policy!
So go ahead and give yourself a pat on the back. And while you’re at it, click here to thank the new Attorney General for supporting the will of the people and the health and welfare of seriously ill patients.
“Change we can believe in?” Yes it is, and it’s about time.

 

it's a step in the right direction thats for sure.

 

Score one for green!

 

hmm... Maybe if I didn't live in a different country this would have more of an affect on me.

 

^ What?

 

Yeah Captain that doesn't exactly make sense

This news excites me so much though. Especially after thinking it wouldn't happen after those DEA raids in the first days of Obama's presidency.

 

What doesn't make sense about it?

 

Oh shit I meant to say: If I didn't live in a DIFFERENT country.

I forgot a word lol.

 

fail and then win

 

Why would they raid the medical pot places anyway?

 

Because marijuana is only legally medicinally at a state level, it is still illegal at the Federal level. This means a federal agency like the DEA thinks they have the right to raid them.

 

Why the hell would they allow it to legal in state but illegal federally?

Did they not think it through when they made that the law?

 

:sifone:

 

I wonder if the people were who actually aloud to have weed got charged.

 

i dont know

 

missing the part that states.. OBAMA is the Boss, its time to start doing what he says..

 

i dont like the look of obama, im not gonna lie


i had some messed up dreams around election time of him being the only thing on tvs and radios

it was fucked

 

They weren't dreams!

 

the us attorney general can suck my dick

 

yeah, fuck you US attorney general.

You cross that border and I'll hit you with snowballs and run away.