I wouldn't want to be a dispensary or Co-Op with over 100 plants right now...

This afternoon Steve Elliott wrote on Toke of The Town:
http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2011/03...nationwide.php

​The Haag Memo clarifies the Ogden Memo, which was written by former Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden on October 19, 2009 for the Department of Justice.

The Ogden Memo seemed to indicate that the new Obama Administration would restrict federal prosecution of medical marijuana providers in states where medicinal cannabis is legal.

This was heralded by many as giving the green light to pursue medical marijuana businesses, as long as they complied with state laws.

According to CTI, the Haag Memo clears up that misconception with some very unambiguous statements.

"The memo says clearly that the feds will not look the other way on medical marijuana," CTI said in a press release. "The 'Haag Memo' states very clearly that the feds will continue to investigate, arrest and prosecute medical marijuana dispensaries in every state 'regardless of state laws.' "

In addition, the memo calls the prosecution of medical marijuana dispensaries a "core priority" for the feds.

Medical marijuana commercial activity is still considered by the DOJ to be "a violation of federal law regardless of state laws permitting such activities," according to the memo, CTI said.

The memo may be the cause of the recent increase in federal raids and medical marijuana dispensaries, according to CTI. Only four days after the Haag Memo was issued, the DEA raided four dispensaries in California. Just this week, the DEA raided more dispensaries in California and Montana. Agents seized the assets and bank accounts of several dispensaries.

"Maybe this will wake people up who think that it can't happen here," said Kathleen Chippi of the Colorado-based Patient and Caregiver Rights Litigation Project, which is trying to raise money to file lawsuits to uphold the constitutional right of Coloradans to cannabis medicine.

Many legal observers agree that Colorado has the best chance of fighting the feds in court because it is the only state whose medical marijuana law is actually in the state Constitution.

The working link to Toke of The Town and the above story by
By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ is: Feds Threaten Marijuana Dispensaries Nationwide - Toke of the Town

geeze! here we go again! ..

[align=left] Conviction in WA marijuana dispensary case

A Spokane jury has decided that Washington's medical marijuana law should not be interpreted to allow for commercial dispensaries. Jurors on Thursday convicted a man who co-owned one of the city's first marijuana dispensaries of multiple drug trafficking charges.
The Associated Press

SPOKANE, Wash. â?? A Spokane jury has decided that Washington's medical marijuana law should not be interpreted to allow for commercial dispensaries. Jurors on Thursday convicted a man who co-owned one of the city's first marijuana dispensaries of multiple drug trafficking charges.
Local News | Conviction in WA marijuana dispensary case | Seattle Times Newspaper


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[align=left] More details in the Spokesman Review: Medical post dispenser convicted - Spokesman.com - March 18, 2011

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[align=center]"...clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMAIsqvTh7g

Stealers Wheel
Stuck in the Middle With You


Well I don't know why I came here tonight,
I got the feeling that something ain't right,
I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair,
And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs,
Clowns to the left of me,
Jokers to the right, here I am,
Stuck in the middle with you.

Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you,
And I'm wondering what it is I should do,
It's so hard to keep this smile from my face,
Losing control, yeah, I'm all over the place,
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right,
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.

Well you started out with nothing,
And you're proud that you're a self made man,
And your friends, they all come crawlin,
Slap you on the back and say,
Please.... Please.....

Trying to make some sense of it all,
But I can see that it makes no sense at all,
Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor,
'Cause I don't think that I can take anymore
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right,
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.

Well you started out with nothing,
And you're proud that you're a self made man,
And your friends, they all come crawlin,
Slap you on the back and say,
Please.... Please.....

Well I don't know why I came here tonight,
I got the feeling that something ain't right,
I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair,
And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs,
Clowns to the left of me,
Jokers to the right, here I am,
Stuck in the middle with you,
Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you,
Stuck in the middle with you.
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FREE the plant! Please!
love,
ion

So this is the change everyone voted for...Amazing how much Obama is like Bush...Both spineless.....

Just another Obama lie. He's yet to keep a single promise he made while running for election.
We need to get back to the push for 10th Amendment rights and we also need to start pushing the jury nullification agenda harder.
This is also why I push for more people to join the Libertarian party. They believe in the constitution and particularly the bill of rights. Libertarians are against the drug war and America Imperialism. If we stuck to the constitution we wouldn't be having these issues.

I totally support shutting down the big business of dispensaries. I hope they learn a lesson about sharing the wealth while they are in jail. Paying 5 bucks a gram is a crime!

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Originally Posted by KarolinaKronic

I totally support shutting down the big business of dispensaries. I hope they learn a lesson about sharing the wealth while they are in jail. Paying 5 bucks a gram is a crime!

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Never mind

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Originally Posted by KarolinaKronic

I totally support shutting down the big business of dispensaries. I hope they learn a lesson about sharing the wealth while they are in jail. Paying 5 bucks a gram is a crime!

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$5 a gram is a good price. If you want a better price grow your own.I don't see big pharma giving away any free drugs.

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Originally Posted by killerweed420

$5 a gram is a good price. If you want a better price grow your own.I don't see big pharma giving away any free drugs.

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I think he means that the local dispensaries are paying local farmers 5 bucks per gram for overage.

I know first hand that they are not paying much at all. Im sure most of the dispensaries are buying meds brought across the border either from Oregon or Cali.
If I were running a dispensary, I would be more in fear that the feds have been tracking all these transactions and about to pull the plug on their game.

The law and intent in this state, as I beleve they were intended, were for State patients helping state patients.

Its obviously not happening when it cost just about 5 bucks a gram to grow indoor of top quality shelf meds.
Its alot cheaper to grow outdoors, but we unluckily do not have the right climate to produce dank meds outdoors in this state unless you use green houses.


So if you see dispensaries offering 8-10 buck grams, the math in itself tells you this was not locallly grown product.

Ifr I were a dispensary right now, I would double check your sources for your supply.
You can get busted just the same as buying from a fed as selling to one.

If you are a patient and visit these dispensaries with cheap meds....ask yourself how this is possible with the cost of indoors, electricty, food, lights, etc...

My gut feeling tells me the feds are just looking for an excuse to close all this down...and the dispensaries and the way they are pure profit motivated will hurt this section of our population when they all get in trouble, taking some growers down with them.

If you do not believe me...invest thousands into growing your own and all the hard work to make sure your meds are clean and good to only be offered 190 per ounce of overage. Hell,. I will burn it at that price in my fireplace....just for principle.


The sooner the dispensaries are controled the better...!!!!

One more note...

With a 15 plant limit, it is not possible to grow and value your product at the prices the dispensaries are selling their product for.
So whether they are buying from Oregon or Cali, or buying from illegal grows, such as warehouse grows, its all illegal and Im sure the feds are watching very carefully.