Saving the country from that EVIL medical marijuana

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(Reuters) - Federal prosecutors have filed civil forfeiture actions against an Oakland medical marijuana dispensary that bills itself as the world's largest, as part of a crackdown by U.S. authorities on California's massive cannabis trade.

The lawsuits, filed on Monday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, seek forfeiture of two properties where Harborside Health Center operates, said Melinda Haag, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California.

Harborside says it is the largest medical marijuana dispensary in the world, serving more than 100,000 patients in a "beautiful waterfront location," and is subject of the Discovery Channel reality TV show "Weed Wars."

"The larger the operation, the greater the likelihood that there will be abuse of the state's medical marijuana laws and marijuana in the hands of individuals who do not have a demonstrated medical need," Haag said in a statement on Wednesday announcing the actions. ....................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/12/usa-marijuana-california-idINDEE86B02220120712

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1. This is one of the things that irks me about this administration, it's a WTF. n/t

[mucifer]

2. That makes me angry.

[Bluenorthwest]

3. Next time the GOP wants Holder's head, Democrats will yawn and hand them an ax and a platter

This is shameful and right wing and so totally makes the President's words as candidate into a stack of bullshit, steaming bullshit. He said he'd not do this because law enforcement has better things to do, like stopping terrorism and violent crime.

[electedface]

4. Tax Marijuana and Reduce the Federal Deficit

Estimates show that marijuana is America’s number one cash crop. However, marijuana remains untaxed. This is a new source of income for our nation, an income we desperately need.

Over 500 of the nation’s top economic professors have shared their opinion in supporting the removing the prohibition and imposing the taxation and regulation of marijuana as a way to slow the federal deficit.

Ending marijuana prohibition would save the US $7.7 BILLION annually. That is nearly as much as Congress’ proposed Budget Control Act. Think of the jobs it would create, the court time I would save and the jail space it would free up for actual criminals.

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