Posted on 11/20/2008 10:29:25 AM PST by Nick Thimmesch
In this year’s presidential election, medical marijuana advocates in California were pretty clear on which candidate they were rooting for. On multiple occasions, Democrat Barack Obama has pledged to end the federal raids that have bedeviled the state’s dispensaries for years under the Bush administration.
But some of their relief has turned into concern as the incoming president has begun to consider appointments to key posts. Obama will reportedly appoint two men who have been fierce critics of medical marijuana: Eric Holder, rumored to be Obama’s pick for attorney general, and Donald Vereen as transitional co-chair of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
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That makes ALL of us...
I doubt that the drug dealers have much to fear from Obama the pothead.
This is really too funny given that 99% of MMJ advoctaes voted for Obambi and they must be crapping their pants green over this!
Figures. People assume that Democrats are “pro-marijuana” and against the drug war. they are not. Democrats LOVE the drug war, since it increases the powers of the police state, provides a steady flow of “confiscation” income, and innures the American people to the massive criminalisation of their fellow citizens.
Why can't people runderstand that San Francisco and Berkeley are secretly Republican?
Yep. A lot of those “clinics” make over $250,000 a year.
That's what one would have thought about Clinton, but he considered it politically worthwhile to carry on the WOD.
Well, Freepers, the pro-pot web site Cannabis News just took down my post about this story (even though I did not even write it!): the left really does not want ANY disturbances when it comes to Obambi!
I urge Freepers to check out this site and perhaps try to post something themselves: you will find your posts gone within moments. Sign up, post the Capital Weekly story and watch it disappear: I did.
http://cannabisnews.com/news/24/thread24327.shtml
What presidential candidate really ever does what he says he will, when elected?
I wonder how many moron youths who voted for Obama expecting more freedom are going to be dismayed now. Oh well, the I told you so’s will never end.
Even the libertarians are freaking out, but still believe “Change” is coming:
http://www.reason.com/blog/show/130189.html?success=1#lastpost
I’m of the belief that regardless of who had won, there would be many people dismayed.
They could all move to Boston and smoke their heads off without a worry !
Well, I’ve always believed that, as NORML founder once said to much consternation by the movement, that “medical marijuanna” is a “Red herring”. There would be no need for the phony MMJ guise if marijuanna was simply decriminalized — not legalized which would lead to even more government controls. With bailouts, Obambi’s spending & taxing, can the USA really afford a very expensive War On Some Drugs?
Hoozah!
“It may be a red herring for some, but I had a friend with brain cancer and it was the only drug he could use to be able to eat after chemotherapy.”
In no way am I slighting those who find marijuana useful for any medical malady: I too have know many people who use it solely for that purpose (some don’t even like the side effect of being “stoned”). What I am saying is that the ONDCP and others try to portray MMJ as a hoax and pop science, and are able to then make the arguement based upon that, which many people buy. What I am saying that if marijuana was totally DEREGULATED and treated as an herb (ever heard about the government wanting to regulate catnip?) then it would not matter what one’s purpose for imbibing is: that’s what I meant. Okie Dokie?
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