gov vows to end raids on med mj clubs

hemlockstones

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• Feb 26, 2009

• #1

Source: Huffington Post

Holder Vows To End Raids On Medical Marijuana Clubs

February 26, 2009 09:53 AM

Attorney General Eric Holder said at a press conference Wednesday that the Justice Department will no longer raid medical marijuana clubs that are established legally under state law. His declaration is a fulfillment of a campaign promise by President Barack Obama, and marks a major shift from the previous administration.

After the inauguration, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) continued to carry out such raids, despite Obama's promise. Holder was asked if those raids represented American policy going forward.

"No," he said. "What the president said during the campaign, you'll be surprised to know, will be consistent with what we'll be doing in law enforcement. He was my boss during the campaign. He is formally and technically and by law my boss now. What he said during the campaign is now American policy."

The exchange takes place at about the 25:00 mark here.
http://www.c-span.org/Watch/watch.aspx?MediaId=HP-A-15821

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/26/holder-vows-to-end-raids_n_170119.html

 

hemlockstones

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• Feb 26, 2009

• #2

Source: USA Today

A California legislator today proposed making the state the first to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.

The legislation, by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, a Democrat from San Francisco, would allow people 21 and older to grow, buy, sell and possess pot. It would be sold, regulated and taxed similar to alcohol. The state would collect $50 an ounce from sellers, and growers, too, would be taxed.

He estimates that the cash-strapped state could reap more than $1 billion a year.




read more : http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/02/calif-lawmaker.html

 

hemlockstones

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• Feb 26, 2009

• #3

CNN poll on feb 24
95% FOR legalization
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ5mXroW_E

 

Iron Lion Zion

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• Feb 26, 2009

• #4

If that passes for California, eventually many other states will see the money flowing out there and hopefully do the same... nice.

 

hemlockstones

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• Feb 26, 2009

• #5

TN bill is introduced
"medical Marijuana act of 2009"

http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/HB0368.pdf

"relative to the use of
marijuana for medical purposes.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to ensure that seriously ill Tennesseans have the right to
obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes where that medical use is deemed appropriate
and has been recommended by a physician who has determined that the person’s health would
benefit from the use of marijuana in the treatment of terminal cases of cancer, anorexia, AIDS,
chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, or any other illness for which marijuana
provides relief; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to ensure that patients and their primary caregivers who
obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes upon the recommendation of a physician are not
subject to criminal prosecution or sanction; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to encourage the federal and state governments to
implement a plan to provide for the safe and affordable distribution of marijuana to all patients in
medical need of marijuana; and
WHEREAS, nothing in this act shall be construed to supersede legislation prohibiting
persons from engaging in conduct that endangers others, nor to condone the diversion of
marijuana for nonmedical purposes; now, therefore​

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:"

 

hemlockstones

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• Feb 26, 2009

• #6

Source: CNN

updated 9:05 p.m. EST, Wed February 11, 2009
Ex-presidents of Latin America urge legal marijuana

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CNN) -- Former presidents of Mexico, Colombia and Brazil called Wednesday for the decriminalization of marijuana for personal use and a change in tactics on the war on drugs, a Spanish news agency said.

Ex-presidents Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico, Cesar Gaviria of Colombia and Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil made their announcement at a meeting in Brazil of the Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy, the EFE news agency said.

"The problem is that current policies are based on prejudices and fears and not on results," Gaviria said at a news conference in which the commission's recommendations were presented.

The 17-member panel worked on the report for a year and will forward it to all Latin American governments as well as the United States and the European Union, EFE said. Gaviria said the time is right to start a debate on the subject, particularly with the pragmatic openings provided by the election of President Barack Obama in the United States.



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/11/brazil.marijuana/index.html?iref=hpmostpop

 

hemlockstones

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• Feb 26, 2009

• #7

Iron Lion Zion said:

If that passes for California, eventually many other states will see the money flowing out there and hopefully do the same... nice.

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yea man it think they are seeing it....
cant afford it any longer...

looking for another article i read about a week or two ago, cali is letting out 20,000 criminals from jail since there jails are currently at 200percent capacity... it sounds bad at first but they said they will be releasing NONVIOLENT criminals who are getting close to parole anyway.. IE that means they are reversing a LOT of the "manditory minimum" decisions i hope and letting some of these people out who got 60 years for possession