LMFAO Erik Holder AG!!!

I think the problem is the local level..People have been fed so much false propaganda and so many outright lies about cannibus,that the average smuck dosen't realize cannibus is less dangerous than alcohol...I just saw this goofy show on the BBC entitled "Should I smoke pot"...or some ridiculous crap...BUNCH OF BULLSH*T PROPAGANDA COMING STRAIGHT FROM THE UK...with this "dingy" blonde as the host.They seem to be further behind than the USA with cannibus knowledge.This show made cannibus look worse than alcohol and cigarettes combined!..coupled with the fact that most people believe these crappy documentary,the power of the camera prevails...:mad:

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Originally Posted by bowl

coupled with the fact that most people believe these crappy documentary,the power of the camera prevails...:mad:

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You're right! I mean look, Barak Obama just got elected! Badum ba!:D
Wow!
Shiny!
New!
Ah, I tease! Just having a little fun!:D

For what it's worth: The president can instruct the attorney general to non prioritize many aspects of the law. For example, if he were to instruct him not to prioritize murder, people would still be prosecuted in their states for murder, due to it being a state based capital offense when the situation is equivilant.

On the other hand, it would be a pain in the ass to prosecute murder on a federal level, which could lead psycho murderers to cross state lines etc... This would be termed as, beaurcratic red tape. In doing something like this, republicans would have all the ammunition to get an impeachment rolling, and it would all but guarantee a republican winner in 2012. Therefore, it will never happen.

But, in comparrison, lets say he instructs the AG not to priortize cannabis "use". This would actually do nothing to reduce cannabis arrests per say, mostly because possession is prosecuted by the state, and not the federal government. Instead, all it would do is allow states to follow suit, and would most likely put it on all ballots where applicable.

So, as previously mentioned, cannabis prosecution really begins and ends with the state. Unless you are a big time dealer! A non cooperative AG in regards to marijuana laws only means big time dealers are at greater risk of prosecution.

That's true GB, as long as you are saying that everyone that owns and operates a dispensary, collective, what have you, are all big time dealers. Not to mention the vendors, and growers, and ultimately patients. You don't have to be big time anything, if you are dispensing cannabis out of a storefront, it pisses the DEA off, alot.:jointsmile: No matter how accepting you local level is. Look at Santa Cruz. This past year, a guy in out here was convicted and sentenced for being a "manager", he worked in a clinic, he was the manager. It was his job. Or take your pick of any of the examples of folks indicted with federal charges.

I agree, the feds do take out criminal element, and they do take out criminal "big time dealers" involved in MMJ as well that are trying to get mo''money!
But it is incidental. The DEA is just picking low hanging fruit and taking all they can with the resources they have. They just assume everyone involved is the worst possible Tony Montana dealer imagineable. So there are lots of hard working, honest, law abiding citizens, that are doing something positive and helping their community that are getting caught up.
Sorry for the rant.:jointsmile:

Like I said in another thread on this, Obama has said he supports decriminalization and more studies on medical uses for marijuana, but he's not going to spend his "political capital" on such a contraversial issue.

Which probably means he won't do dick but I could see him, as GoldenBoy said, telling the Attourney General to put marijuana way down on the list or reschedule it.

I didnt vote for party A or B... not sure if i should contribute but it never even crossed my mind that Obama would stick his neck out and legalize / reschedule MMJ. I dont want to antagonize 818kush here but Obama was the better choice on the MMJ issue because there is some outside chance that he may, just maybe , if he is high himself one night, stop the raids on the clinics in Cali. like he said in that weak youtube soundbite! :D Clearly, McCain and the republican party made it well know they would not stop the raids that a republican administration made a clear priority. So speaking strictly from an MMJ standpoint Obama was a better choice. It would be a huge breakthru just to get the raids to stop in one state. At least it would set a platform for other states to follow! :stoned:

Me being conservative I payed attention to all the talk about change that the Omama crowd was throughing around. And now that we are beginning to see that all the talk about change was a big lie. His cabinet is going to be made of the same crooks that continue to persecute Americans.
I actually thought the liberal chamge might be interesting for a few years, but it appears its just going to be business as usual. More lies.

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Me being conservative I payed attention to all the talk about change that the Omama crowd was throughing around. And now that we are beginning to see that all the talk about change was a big lie. His cabinet is going to be made of the same crooks that continue to persecute Americans.
I actually thought the liberal chamge might be interesting for a few years, but it appears its just going to be business as usual. More lies.

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It's just talk. Any rational person could figure out that Obama is a liar like every other politician. Other than the occasional poster who throughly convinces himself of a pipe dream, I didn't see many posts that Obama was gonna legalize marijuana. Only a possibility, which is more than what you can say about the republican party, but there's no doubt that Obama used the medicinal issue to pander to voters.

Well I think it's safe to say that for once, everyone agrees, weed is good!:D

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It's just talk. Any rational person could figure out that Obama is a liar like every other politician. Other than the occasional poster who throughly convinces himself of a pipe dream, I didn't see many posts that Obama was gonna legalize marijuana. Only a possibility, which is more than what you can say about the republican party, but there's no doubt that Obama used the medicinal issue to pander to voters.

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Jeez it must suck being so paranoid about elected officials.