Won't Get Fooled Again: Obama Breaks Medical Marijuana Promise

[Zedleppelin]

Corry should start working for Fox news with his scare propoganda, really how does this help anyone but himself.

I used to have a lot of respect for Corry until he threw patients and caregivers under the bus when 1284 came along and instead chose to go where the money is, guess you can't blame him, most people would do the same thing. One thing that strikes me about this though is Attorneys like Corry stand to do a lot better if people are getting raided and arrested which is a lot more likely to happen under republican rule. If people completely stopped getting arrested for marijuana Corry would go from a high paid trial lawyer to someone that simply helps MMJ centers file their paperwork (which has already somewhat happened) and would be of no higher status and pay than a bankruptcy lawyer. Maybe thats his agenda and fear here.

[FlyinPolynesian]

Politics as usual...

Iʻm not surprised in the least, but like mentioned Barkowitz wasnʻt compliant with A20.

[rightwinger]

You do know Corry is a republican, dont you?

I'm not a big fan of Obama but compared to Bush's almost daily raids of dispensaries and growers in California it pales in comparison. Do you think if he was still President or if McCain was in there there would be dispensaries all over Denver? Its kind of sad that Corry would turn this into politics, a lot of the raids he speaks of happened literally days after Obama was sworn and many think the DEA purposely did it that way.

Funny-but I have never read where Corry is a republican. I always took him to be a democrat.

But-it's got to be hard for you to move from Colorado into California in just one sentence--LOL

"An objective analysis reveals that, as far as Colorado medical marijuana is concerned, eight years of George W. Bush were better than one and a half years of Obama. Bush Justice did not prosecute a single Colorado medical marijuana grower or patient over eight years."

[BurningKrome]

"Politicians, lawyer, bankers, markerters , and insurance people are all full of shit as far as I am concerned."

Lol! I fully agree with that sentence!

[rightwinger]

"Politicians, lawyer, bankers, markerters , and insurance people are all full of shit as far as I am concerned."

Lol! I fully agree with that sentence!

Ditto--the point is you will have politicians on both sides of the isle that are against legalizing marijuana. To me it's a total waste of taxpayer dollars to chase down--then prosecute--then incarcerate marijuana users--in this futile effort to save someone from themselves. As we all know from economics 101--"where there is demand there will most certainly be supply."

[TheReleafCenter]

Rob isn't afraid to bust out some specious reasoning when it serves him. This entire article is predicated on one case and the actions of Sweetin. There is no news here.

[RomulanKush]

Colorado's medical marijuana community should fear the Obama Justice Department. An objective analysis reveals that, as far as Colorado medical marijuana is concerned, eight years of George W. Bush were better than one and a half years of Obama.

I think the original author uses "objective analysis" a little loosely, but perhaps it appears this way. Keep in mind though when Obama was elected, almost two years ago, think how much smaller Colorado's MMJ "industry" was then - was Grateful Meds open yet? If so, the only dispensary in Ned then, and now there are > 5 - Gilpin County had NONE two years ago and now there are five there too (I think). There were a lot less CA growers/business owners here, less imported MMC weed, but we were a much smaller target so maybe we just weren't yet on the radar - CA was even on 60 minutes with Fed raids on legal MMCs, but CO wasn't at that scale - we are now.

[TheReleafCenter]

I think the original author uses "objective analysis" a little loosely, but perhaps it appears this way. Keep in mind though when Obama was elected, almost two years ago, think how much smaller Colorado's MMJ "industry" was then - was Grateful Meds open yet? If so, the only dispensary in Ned then, and now there are > 5 - Gilpin County had NONE two years ago and now there are five there too (I think). There were a lot less CA growers/business owners here, less imported MMC weed, but we were a much smaller target so maybe we just weren't yet on the radar - CA was even on 60 minutes with Fed raids on legal MMCs, but CO wasn't at that scale - we are now.

But if you look at it from the perspective of the amount of medical marijuana Obama has essentially permitted, this is vastly better than the Bush regime. I think his whole perspective is flawed.

[cologrower420]

It's nice that the US allows drug trafficking in other places, just not here. That's nice.

Hopefully everyone is voting in november.

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[MEDEDCANNABIS]

You do know Corry is a republican, dont you?

I'm not a big fan of Obama but compared to Bush's almost daily raids of dispensaries and growers in California it pales in comparison. Do you think if he was still President or if McCain was in there there would be dispensaries all over Denver? Its kind of sad that Corry would turn this into politics, a lot of the raids he speaks of happened literally days after Obama was sworn and many think the DEA purposely did it that way.

if obama didnt make his statement to not bother dispensaries it would still be pre 2008. next pres will undoubtably have a lot to choose from when they start their rampage here in Colorado. it will be swift and immediate and quite of few naive dispensaries are going to get life sentences.

meded is a hell of a drug