DEA Chief: Please, Think Of The Dogs Before You Legalize Pot

[Ichingcarpenter]

WASHINGTON -- Michele Leonhart, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, has a message for those considering legalizing marijuana: Please, think of Fido.

Testifying on the DEA budget during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, Leonhart said she expected a number of things to happen after Washington and Colorado were allowed to go forward with the legalization of marijuana last year. What she didn't anticipate was the impact on man's best friend.

"There was just an article last week, and it was on pets. It was about the unanticipated or unexpected consequences of this, and how veterinarians now are seeing dogs come in, their pets come in, and being treated because they've been exposed to marijuana," Leonhart said.

"Again, it goes back to the edibles, it goes back to products that are in the household that are now made from marijuana, and it's impacting pets," Leonhart continued. "We made a list of the outcomes we thought that might happen in these two states. We never thought of putting pets down."


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LOL........

[hobbit709]

1. They're getting desperate in trying to hang onto their cushy jobs.

Just like Harry J. Anslinger back in the 30's.

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. We had a dog once living in a small town in Colorado

that smoked pot, went to the bars and once eat acid.

Lived to be 17

Everyone knew that scottish poodle mix dog in town more than my family.

[Jesus Malverde]

2. Reason to incarcerate millions every year...

I don't think so, the reefer madness is strong with this partner of the Sinaloa cartel and the bankers that service them.

[Fumesucker]

4. Having your mayor's dog shot during a mistaken drug raid though is really humane

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berwyn_Heights,_Maryland_mayor%27s_residence_drug_raid

[liberal N proud]

6. They are not exposed now?

[GeorgeGist]

7. This joke needs a picture ...

[Ichingcarpenter]

8. She obviously has never smoked

hence the lack of reality.

[MindPilot]

9. I'd be kind of pissed if my pups raided my stash, but I wouldn't send them over the rainbow for it.

"We made a list of the outcomes we thought that might happen in these two states. We never thought of putting pets down."

Do these people have any clue how stupid they sound? Never mind, rhetorical question.

[get the red out]

10. Lots of things

There are a lot of things that need to be kept away from dogs, things that have always been completely legal like Tylenol.

[Iggo]

15. ...and chocolate.

[malaise]

11. She means the dogs who make the real money from ganja being

illegal

[spanone]

12. utter bullshit

[hatrack]

13. Just pathetic

[Iggo]

14. Oh, for fuck's sake...

[Earth_First]

16. "It's mostly Maui Waui man, but it's got some Labrador in it..."

[pinboy3niner]

17. I thought this was going to be about all the poor drug-sniffing dogs being put out of work

[Ichingcarpenter]

18. I think this stupidy needs a kick

just to poin it out..




Oh... I attacked Obama.... no I didn't