Posted on Jan 4, 2018
Sessions reverses Obama-era policy on marijuana, unleashes prosecutors
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I disagree with this. What happened to the Feds not interfering with State Rights?
Sessions reverses Obama-era policy on marijuana, unleashes prosecutors
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This would be one of thousands of things the feds have hoisted upon the states. Abortion would be another good example. Part of the issue here is we have federal law that criminalizes pot and some states that legalize it. That is a legal conflict.
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LTC David Brown
I agree. I understand companies etc selling marijuana have trouble with banking because banks don’t want to be accused or involved in laundering drug money. This whole mess needs to get fixed so States that chose the sale of marijuana can do so. The Obama era of “ I have a pen and phone “ played hell with federal law enforcement.
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FYI SSG(P) (Join to see) while Obama used the bully pulpit to lobby for marijuana on Federal lands he made no attempt to roll back the Federal laws making marijuana legal.
1. After all, Schedule I Controlled Substances in this schedule have no currently accepted medical use in the United States, a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, and a high potential for abuse.
Some examples of substances listed in Schedule I are: heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana (cannabis), peyote....
2. Until federal law statues which make marijuana illegal is relaxed, states rights and state laws are moot MSgt Danny Hope
"Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday rolled back an Obama-era policy that allowed legal marijuana to thrive without federal intervention.
The move effectively unleashes federal prosecutors to consider bringing marijuana cases, while stopping short of ordering them to do so.
“U.S. attorneys need to make decisions in these cases as they do in other drugs cases,” a senior DOJ official told Fox News.
The Obama administration back in 2013 announced via a memo from then-Deputy Attorney General James Cole that it would not obstruct states that legalized marijuana, on the condition the drug was regulated so as not to hinder key federal enforcement priorities. This included preventing the drug from being distributed to minors, preventing its movement to other states, and preventing it from being used as a cover for the trafficking of other drugs.
The Department of Justice announced Thursday that it had rescinded that memo, as well as related guidance from 2009."
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1. After all, Schedule I Controlled Substances in this schedule have no currently accepted medical use in the United States, a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, and a high potential for abuse.
Some examples of substances listed in Schedule I are: heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana (cannabis), peyote....
2. Until federal law statues which make marijuana illegal is relaxed, states rights and state laws are moot MSgt Danny Hope
"Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday rolled back an Obama-era policy that allowed legal marijuana to thrive without federal intervention.
The move effectively unleashes federal prosecutors to consider bringing marijuana cases, while stopping short of ordering them to do so.
“U.S. attorneys need to make decisions in these cases as they do in other drugs cases,” a senior DOJ official told Fox News.
The Obama administration back in 2013 announced via a memo from then-Deputy Attorney General James Cole that it would not obstruct states that legalized marijuana, on the condition the drug was regulated so as not to hinder key federal enforcement priorities. This included preventing the drug from being distributed to minors, preventing its movement to other states, and preventing it from being used as a cover for the trafficking of other drugs.
The Department of Justice announced Thursday that it had rescinded that memo, as well as related guidance from 2009."
Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown 1stSgt Eugene Harless [ MSG Andrew White SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"SCPO Morris Ramsey SGT Michael Thorin SGT (Join to see) SGT Robert George SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Robert Ruck SP5 Dave (Shotgun) Shockley SrA Christopher Wright
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SSG(P) (Join to see)
Well that’s part of the problem. Marijuana should not be listed in the class next to heroin, cocaine, etc.
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LTC Stephen F.
SSG(P) (Join to see) - well as somebody who smoked a lot of pot from 1972 to 1981 and know many others who do, I disagree with your assessment.
Not all pot is the same - African, southeast Asian and some south American marijuana was much more potent than Mexican and USA back in the 1970s when I was a charter subscriber to High Times.
Opium, hashish and marijuana were all smoked without filter which caused breathing issues for many of us.
The link to cancer, emphysema and other respiratory ailments exists but it won't be published for some time because there is a lot of pressure to support Marijuana production and us.
Not all pot is the same - African, southeast Asian and some south American marijuana was much more potent than Mexican and USA back in the 1970s when I was a charter subscriber to High Times.
Opium, hashish and marijuana were all smoked without filter which caused breathing issues for many of us.
The link to cancer, emphysema and other respiratory ailments exists but it won't be published for some time because there is a lot of pressure to support Marijuana production and us.
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Pot screws up young people's minds. But, the herb appears to help with PTSD, back pain and glaucoma.
It needs to be regulated so children don't get their hands on it.
It needs to be regulated so children don't get their hands on it.
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Cpl Jeff N.
I think we all know this is being pushed by people that want to get high legally, not "treat" conditions they may or may not have. There are two types of laws in states. One is medical marijuana use, the other is recreational use. They are two very different things.
What we could easily do is decriminalize possession of smaller amounts of pot (personal use amounts). Getting the states into the business of managing, regulating, licensing drug use is bad public policy. Minors will have more access to it as it will become more ubiquitous. Telling kids pot is just a recreational endeavor is misguided and we will end up with a larger drug (and alcohol) problem than we have today and it is horrendous today.
What we could easily do is decriminalize possession of smaller amounts of pot (personal use amounts). Getting the states into the business of managing, regulating, licensing drug use is bad public policy. Minors will have more access to it as it will become more ubiquitous. Telling kids pot is just a recreational endeavor is misguided and we will end up with a larger drug (and alcohol) problem than we have today and it is horrendous today.
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Cpl Mark A. Morris
I'm under the impression those pushing this what to mislead the young. Getting more Americans on the side of the problem. Not the solution.
Similar to destruction of culture with millions of Marxists. In this case, millions of pot heads not wanting to do much else except play video games and get high.
We are under attack as a country on many fronts. Legal dope is just another example.
Perhaps, it is also another example of if it feels good, do it.
Similar to destruction of culture with millions of Marxists. In this case, millions of pot heads not wanting to do much else except play video games and get high.
We are under attack as a country on many fronts. Legal dope is just another example.
Perhaps, it is also another example of if it feels good, do it.
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