New medical marijuana policy issued

Associated Press ^ | October 18, 2009 | Devlin Barrett

[pleasenoobama]

WASHINGTON — 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.

[pleasenoobama]

I searched, but I couldn't find any other posts on this topic.

Basic gist of the article is that Obama has made it official policy not to enforce federal marijuana laws when it is used for medicinal purposes. What does everyone think?

[Magic Fingers]

Can’t say as I disagree.

[trumandogz]

“...as long as they conform to state laws.”

Good move.

[pleasenoobama]

Here's the issue I see: I agree that there shouldn't be a federal ban on medicinal use of marijuana and that state law should reign supreme in this case, but if such a law exists, is it right for a president to be able to unilaterally force the federal government to ignore it? This seems to be granting an enormous amount of power to the president, power that wasn't explicitly granted to the executive branch by the Constitution.

[freedomwarrior998]

The liberaltarians will be bowing before their new messiah now. He found a way to get them on his plantation.

Watch how much weed becomes "medical marijuana" now.

[trumandogz]

Why are you opposed to State’s Rights?

[Rebelbase]

“The liberaltarians will be bowing before their new messiah now. He found a way to get them on his plantation. “

Hardly. This is like a .000 batter getting a piece of it that goes foul. Momentary excitement then back to reality.

[Lawgvr1955]

I can't stand BO or his lackeys. That said, I have no problem with the feds backing off and recognizing State's rights.

Maybe this will free up a little time to investigate the thieves in DC like Rangel.

[KarlInOhio]

Why did the 18th amendment need to be passed to allow the federal government to regulate the use of ethanol as an intoxicant, but no similar change in the Constitution is needed for every other intoxicant? The only reason I can think is the majority of the adult population drank in 1919, but smaller numbers of people other intoxicants so they were easier to brush aside. That's not an argument based on Constitutional limitations of government, but rather raw power.

[Cheerio]

Basic gist of the article is that Obama has made it official policy not to enforce federal marijuana laws when it is used for medicinal purposes. What does everyone think?

I think it sounds exactly like the child and his DHS Crappy Nappy's policy on NON-enforcement of our immigration laws. Sheriff Joe stuck a finger in the Feds eye over the weekend - DHS revoked Joe's 287g program, but went ahead with his crime suppression sweeps anyway.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio: I don’t take orders from anybody.

Listening to a local host tonight and 95% of callers say "Keep it up Joe, We support you, and keep telling the Feds to go to hell."

[DannyTN]

I’m surprised it took him 9 months. We all knew the crackhead was going to stop the war on drugs.

Look for him to do the same with Cocaine, after all he admits to having been a user. And I expect he will turn a lot of pushers out of jail.

[444Flyer]

"Watch how much weed becomes "medical marijuana" now."

But Dude, it's for my 'condition'.

[kingu]

If you want to change the law, change the law. Just like if you want the constitution to read differently, change it. How hard is this to understand?

Then again, my dog in this fight is that the federal government has no regulation over drugs in the first place, as it is missing from the enumerated powers of the constitution, and should be deferred to the states... But it just galls me that rather than change the laws, they just simply choose to ignore them.

Liberals would be up in arms if a conservative did that.

[KC_Conspirator]

Well, he is going to do that same with illegal aliens too.

So this is a bad idea. Enforce the fricking law or change it.

But he will have the full weight of the US government confiscating your property and rights.

[The Comedian]

Why are you opposed to State’s Rights?

Authoritarians, regardless of location on the spectrum, are alergic to autonomy of any scope. It gives them a reaction anywhere from mild irritation to anaphalactic shock.

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[darkangel82]

Well, it makes sense. Obama the Dope supports dope.

[a fool in paradise]

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

Paying taxes are among the "don't care" items in the Obama White House.

[a fool in paradise]

Funny how he wants to make all flavored cigarettes(that aren’t menthol) and candy cigarettes illegal.

[babygene]

Wonder if I could get a pack of “medical” cigarettes without paying all the tax...

[hsmomx3]

And another new tax....