Well it CAN make a difference, that doesn't mean it will... I really disagree with obama on a lot of things politically and think he is a dick for not keeping his MMJ promises, BUT I think he could've definitely gone harder.... as you said, presidents main power is in their power of appointment, and they can very much appoint people whose priorities align with theirs... they also serve at the leisure of the president and he can demand their resignation if he does not agree with their actions (even if lawful). That's why I don't buy a lot of people's explanation that Obama can't change what the DEA does... he very much can through both executive order and appointments. If he issues an executive order saying those things are lowest priority and that they are not to override state law unless ordered by the presiden to do so, they have no choice. If the head of the DEA tells his people you will not go after medical MJ people, they have no choice -- they can do it but they can be fired for disobeying orders. The President is chief executive and when it comes down to it what he says ultimately goes it's a matter of how much he wants it. If it were O's priority to keep his promise, he could. It is not his priority. If it were the priority of the next president, we could definitely see MASSIVE raids across the country. I would fully expect that if someone like Ted Cruz or Rick Santorum became president... the DEA are more than happy to go balls to the wall against medical people even small timers if given the go ahead.
Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it San Diego, which of course in German means a whale's vagina.
I'm sorry, I was trying to impress you. I don't know what it means. I'll be honest, I don't think anyone knows what it means anymore. Scholars maintain that the translation was lost hundreds of years ago.
Stay classy, San Diego!
