New medical marijuana policy issued by Obama administration[views:2556][posts:8]___________________________________ [Oct 19,2009 2:55pm - arktouros ""] WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors Monday. Two Justice Department officials described the new policy to The Associated Press, saying prosecutors will be told it is not a good use of their time to arrest people who use or provide medical marijuana in strict compliance with state laws. The new policy is a significant departure from the Bush administration, which insisted it would continue to enforce federal anti-pot laws regardless of state codes. Fourteen states allow some use of marijuana for medical purposes: Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. Legalization one step closer. |
| ___________________________________ [Oct 19,2009 2:56pm - arktouros ""] oops http://finance.yahoo.com/news/AP-Newsbreak...c=topStories&pos=main&asset=&ccode= |
| ___________________________________________ [Oct 19,2009 2:58pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] so they are making a big deal over the fact that they are going stop prosecuting disable persons who were not breaking the law in the first place. USA! USA! USA! |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 19,2009 2:59pm - arilliusbm ""] yea i made a comment on boston.com to all the idiots and i think it was deleted. |
| ___________________________________________ [Oct 19,2009 3:05pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] the globe has a lower amount of journalistic integrity than the free coupon magazines i get jammed in my mailbox on a weekly basis |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 19,2009 3:09pm - arilliusbm ""] haha yea. they broke this 9AM though, so I was all over that instead of working. |
| ______________________________ [Oct 19,2009 3:17pm - Yeti ""] FuckIsMySignature said:so they are making a big deal over the fact that they are going stop prosecuting disable persons who were not breaking the law in the first place. hahahaha seriously. "well, i guess we'll stop arresting weak, defenseless, terminally ill cancer patients for using the one thing that alleviates the misery of their painful existences. SEE, WE CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE!!" |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 19,2009 3:30pm - arilliusbm ""] I can't wait to live in a FEMA camp. |
| ___________________________________________ [Oct 19,2009 3:31pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] i cant wait to get cancer so i can smoke weed legally. take THAT justice system! |