WASHINGTON -- The United States government took a historic step back from its long-running drug war on Thursday, when Attorney General Eric Holder informed the governors of Washington and Colorado that the Department of Justice would allow the states to create a regime that would regulate and implement the ballot initiatives that legalized the use of marijuana for adults.
So what, they'll just raid and harass the other 20 something states that have medical marijuana?
Well, it's a step in the right direction.
So what, they'll just raid and harass the other 20 something states that have medical marijuana?
Well, it's a step in the right direction.
No, they've basically said they won't challenge any state laws regarding marijuana as long as they fall in line with 8 federal enforcement guidelines, which include stuff like not selling to kids, not using the money for trafficking or money laundering, etc.
Ah ok, that wasn't quite clear in the article that it would apply to all the states.
I think the 8 guidelines are very reasonable and I see this as a really big win for liberty.
While I have no problems with reduction of drugged driving, it seems that one is a bit out of place within the scope of federal enforcement.
I also hearken back to the memo where Holder said that they would not focus on prosecution of dispensaries unless they are in violation of both state and federal law, and how they managed to find a LOT of wiggle room to still raid under those restrictions.
I could be wrong, but when I saw the inclusion of drugged driving in the list of federal enforcement priorities it both stuck out like a sore thumb, and read as a potential red flag for still allowing a lot of leeway since preventing drugged driving as a priority seems to allow room for a lot of loose interpretation.
And so, another law falls before the onslaught of an Obama executive order. Regardless of whether this is or is not the right decision, an executive order is not the legal way to accomplish it.
It kinda makes me long for the days when "rule of law" actually meant something.
Now we just wait and see if they are the liars we've come to know them to be or if they're going to try a different path.
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Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect
Another small victory for freedom.
Do all painters use cannabis, or is that just some stupid stereotype?
Mostly true.
I've employed over 375 painters in 19 years and I have never met a painter that was good at his job and worth the money I paid him, that did not either smoke pot or drink heavily.
The best painter I ever saw was actually addicted to pretty much everything. And he'd out work 3 fully experienced men any day.
I think it relates to the monotony of the job, focusing on a level of perfection that most people are unable to even see, and the need for something to help you stay focused and not daydream.
Former industrial protective coatings contractor here.
Eric Holder is also a lying sack of dog ****. As long as the federal laws still stand, the DEA will be back.
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