Feds not doing enough to keep marijuana illegal, Fresno Co. sheriff says
Source: Fresno Bee
Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims wants more than money from the Obama administration, although money certainly helps.
... Meeting with hundreds of local, state and federal law enforcement officers during a high-profile week for the president’s anti-drug agenda, Mims on Thursday sought a clear, unalloyed statement that marijuana is illegal at the federal level and will stay that way.
... The stern side was voiced Thursday morning by Michael P. Botticelli, the administration’s nominee as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Currently the acting drug czar, Botticelli assured the assembled law enforcement officers that marijuana would remain classified as a tightly regulated Schedule I drug.
... In Fresno County alone, law enforcement officers reported finding some 350 marijuana gardens last year, many secreted across the San Joaquin Valley floor. Although the state’s Proposition 215 legalized cultivation for medical purposes, Fresno County last year banned pot growing in unincorporated parts of the county.
Read more: http://www.fresnobee.com/2015/02/05/4365975_fresno-co-sheriff-mims-wants-clear.html
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