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Rawthentic
26th February 2009, 19:07
I don't endorse it's reformist conclusions, but I think this is an issue that affects millions of people in the U.S. that use medical cannabis (and will no longer have the fear of being arrested or having their clubs raided).


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U.S. Attorney General Says Justice Department Will No Longer Interfere With States Medical Pot Policies (http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/26/us-attorney-general-says-justice-department-will-no-longer-interfere-with-states-medical-pot-policies/)

February 26th, 2009 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
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Score one for the good guys!

Earlier this month, new U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder promised a clean break (http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/02/04/holder_promises_new_era_as_head_of_justice_dept/) from the policies of the Bush administration. Yesterday, during a live interview on C-Span, he affirmed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjZeW2fcQHM) that this change includes ending the DEA raids of state-authorized medical marijuana providers!

Responding to a reporters question regarding the DEAs recent actions against several California medical cannabis providers (http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/125574), Holder stated (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjZeW2fcQHM): What the President said during the campaign . . . will be consistent with what we will be doing here in law enforcement. . . What [President Obama] said during the campaign . . . is now American policy.

You can watch the video of Attorney General Holders remarks here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjZeW2fcQHM).

Holders statement marks a dramatic shift in U.S. drug policy, and is a major victory for the 72 million Americans who reside in states where the use of medical cannabis is legal! It also lends support to the ongoing efforts in Minnesota (http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=12556606), New Jersey (http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=12767456), and Rhode Island (http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=12671316) each of which are debating legislative proposals to make the production and distribution of medical cannabis legal under state law.

At this time, NORML would like to personally thank those of you who responded to our request (http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/05/the-public-says-no-more-dea-raids-the-president-says-no-more-dea-raids-so-why-are-there-more-dea-raids/) to contact the Attorney Generals office and urge Eric Holder to call off the DEA raids. Your phone calls and e-mails have helped to change U.S. marijuana policy!

So go ahead and give yourself a pat on the back. And while youre at it, click here (http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=12591396) to thank the new Attorney General for supporting the will of the people and the health and welfare of seriously ill patients.

Change we can believe in? Yes it is, and its about time.

mykittyhasaboner
26th February 2009, 21:14
Wow this is fucking great, thanks so much for posting this. Im not really at liberty to say anything, but my friends and I had some pretty bad experiences with the DEA recently, why the fuck didn't this happen earlier.

And even though its just medical cannabis (which the state I live in don't recognize anyway), this will tone down the amount enforcement against marijuana, so all in all this is a good move.

ashaman1324
26th February 2009, 21:59
hooray!

Rawthentic
27th February 2009, 01:50
Yeah, I am equally excited. I think this is so important.

I mean, it's fucking unjust for medical cannabis patients to have their homes raided, their stashes and plants destroyed, and then be arrested and possibly sent to jail. It is insane, and I think this is important.

I believe there are fourteen U.S. states with laws that allow medical cannabis (and more on the way), so this is a breakthrough.

In addition, there is legislation passing through the California government that would legalize the sale, use, and growing of cannabis for those over 21.

mykittyhasaboner
27th February 2009, 01:57
Yeah, I am equally excited. I think this is so important.

I mean, it's fucking unjust for medical cannabis patients to have their homes raided, their stashes and plants destroyed, and then be arrested and possibly sent to jail. It is insane, and I think this is important.

I believe there are fourteen U.S. states with laws that allow medical cannabis (and more on the way), so this is a breakthrough.


Yeah, I've heard of so many medical grow houses getting raided here in Florida, and they don't even have any legislation for the decriminalization of cannabis. I hope that gets changed soon


In addition, there is legislation passing through the California government that would legalize the sale, use, and growing of cannabis for those over 21.
Too bad I'm not 21 and living in Cali.




hooray!
My thoughts exactly.

Rebel_Serigan
27th February 2009, 02:10
I don't do drugs or have any desire to but I am damned glad something like this happened. The fact that we can now view medical cannabis as okay is the first step to legalising weed (which I am all for) weed doesn't hurt people. I have quiet a few friends who partake and never have they gotten shot or went on a crime rampage. The only crime pot-heads commit is robbery of food establishments, hehheh. Forward with the Free Roots Movment!

SocialRealist
27th February 2009, 10:49
I am very happy that this is happening just the other day a person on Revleft posted that California was making a movie to legalize and decriminalize marijuana many doubted that this would go anywhere... Time passes just a bit and now I see this thread. All I can say is that I am very amazed that the time of drug prohibition is some what moving to an end.

Many lives have been taken due to these policies that were equally destructive against the causes that they said they were supposed to be taking. Again this is a very good move.