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Feds pot step was a good move
Monday, October 26, 2009 | No comments posted.
The Justice Department issued a memo to federal prosecutors in Colorado and 12 other medical marijuana states, telling them to stop enforcing federal marijuana laws against medical marijuana patients. This should result in an end to the mean-spirited and bizarre federal attacks on people treating conditions such as glaucoma and chronic pain with a natural drug that’s far less harmful than an array of hard drugs the pharmaceutical giants push like candy.
Although the memo was clear in directing federal authorities to respect state medical marijuana laws, it emphasized the federal government’s commitment to continuing the drug war. Prohibition has created a black market, in the form of Mexican cartels that are willing to kill in order to trade in common weed.
The administration’s memo is a small step, but first steps are milestones.
Although the memo was clear in directing federal authorities to respect state medical marijuana laws, it emphasized the federal government’s commitment to continuing the drug war. Prohibition has created a black market, in the form of Mexican cartels that are willing to kill in order to trade in common weed.
The administration’s memo is a small step, but first steps are milestones.
The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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