Quote Originally Posted by Purple Daddy
In my opinion bringing the sale into the light of day will do much more for the marijuana movement than restricting it to deals between friends.
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As long as it's a federal crime everyone is operating in one giant grey area. It only takes one new president with an agenda to shut it all down very quickly, I'm not sure people really understand how short lived this all could be. I'm not saying it will happen but it could and there are still a lot of people who believe all that Reefer Madness crap and other stereotypes of similar folklore.
In Colorado we have a lot of protections.

The end of an article published in today's Denver Post:

Walsh warned that state employees who administer marijuana regulations could risk federal prosecution. The letter was similar to ones sent by federal prosecutors in other medical marijuana states, including Washington, where Gov. Chris Gregoire vetoed legislation to license marijuana dispensaries after the Justice Department said it could result in a federal crackdown.
Hickenlooper said that he didn't share Gregoire's fear that regulations would bring federal drug raids.
"If the medical marijuana facility is conforming to our regulations, I would assume the federal government will not raid it," Hickenlooper said Thursday.
That is definitely more hope than prediction but only time will tell.