EXCLUSIVE: DOJ plan to arrest state licensers, tax dispensaries could doom medical marijuana industr

[Playinghardball]

Source: Raw Story
By Stephen C. Webster

A recent letter from the Department of Justice (DOJ), threatening state employees in charge of implmenting medical marijuana laws with prosecution, has forced some governors to re-evaluate and even veto popular legislation -- all seemingly in violation of what the medical marijauana community thought was a cease-fire with the federal government.

Facing the threat of seeing otherwise innocent state employees thrown in jail, lawmakers are responding in an entirely human fashion: what Allen St. Pierre, executive director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), called "the old need to CYA -- cover your ass."

Ultimately, the administration's confusing legal position has led to a stagnation of medical marijuana reform efforts, with some states simply deciding it's not worth the risk.

More at: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/05/04/exclusive-doj-plan-to-arrest-state-licensers-tax-dispensaries-could-doom-medical-marijuana-industry/

[tekisui]

1. This is probably the most obvious broken promise fromObama.

He should be ashamed.

[Upton]

3. +1

it's a fuckin' disgrace..

[Occulus]

6. Liars are rarely ashamed of their lies, especially where cannabis is concerned

and Obama most definitely did lie through his teeth about this one.

[Poll_Blind]

7. Agreed.

This was the first thing I noticed where his behavior and his talk on the campaign trail didn't match up- especially because he'd given so many statements, both in a formal and informal capacity, which all went along the same line of thinking: The Federal Government has bigger problems to solve than people with cancer smoking pot.

This is all his call, it's not like this one can be blamed on the Republicans or Congress or the Senate.

PB

[Blue Owl]

2. Not cool

Where's the scientific evidence showing marijuana is harmful, dangerous, or ineffective?

Otherwise this is all just more war on some drugs nonsense.

[Poll_Blind]

4. You can always count on Obama!

:bounce:

PB

[BoWanZi]

5. Why, Obama, why? Please stop hurting my wife

[Bluenorthwest]

8. Christian President goes after the sick and elderldy

The man lied through his teeth on the trail. Lied full tilt. Liars and those who try to take medicine from the sick need to stop claiming vast moral superiority. He needs to change his vicious policy. At once.

[CrossChris]

9. This will directly cause a LOT of sick people to feel a LOT of pain.

Shameful.

[Zorra]

10. Third Way centrism in all its glory. With friends like this, who needs enemies?

Sieg. fuckin'. heil.