Marijuana Policy Project: The Buck Stops Where?

[DreamSmoker]

The Buck Stops Where?

After the recent federal crackdown on medical marijuana in California, advocates are understandably upset and want to show it. This week, they took their complaints right to the top, with hundreds of people turning out to protest President Obama in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Shortly after this, however, the U.S. Attorneys in charge of the California crackdown said that the Obama administration had nothing to do with it.

According to a statement made by California Eastern District spokesperson Lauren Horwood prior to these protests, “California U.S. Attorneys decided to take action on their own because the situation has grown out of control among recreational users. But she acknowledges they received Obama’s blessing.” (quote from original author paraphrasing Horwood) After a massive outcry, and after protests specifically targeted at Obama, the story changed.

Whatever the reasoning for the crackdown, it appears that everyone is trying to draw responsibility away from the men at the top, but not allow it to be put solely on themselves either. After seeing the outrage of medical marijuana supporters in California this week, perhaps the president realized that this sort of interference is alienating his base. And while Attorney General Holder is surely thankful that this issue is distracting people from the fact that the DOJ and ATF provided Mexican drug cartels with assault rifles for two years, he certainly doesn’t need any more blame for unpopular decisions heaped upon him when he is under the gun. And the U.S. Attorneys certainly don’t want to look like they are going rogue, but direct popular anger at their bosses.

http://blog.mpp.org/medical-marijuana/4659/10282011/

This is pure Political Bullpucky..
What the hell does to many recreational Users of Cannabis in California got to do with shutting down all the Public access of Medical Cannabis to the Patients who were legal??
In e sense shutting down Medical Cannabis all together along with grows that support them...

This Press release is a Knee Jerk reaction to the Public's outrage...
Also may put a hamper on Obamas campaign drive here..

Stoners may not vote but Medical Cannabis Patients do...

[Autumn]

1. I don't care how you spin it

the buck stops at Obama. He can give it his blessing or heads can roll, but his silent chess game doesn't work.

[Irishonly]

2. K&R

[Fumesucker]

3. Here's what Obama thinks about the subject..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg95RiBPsRM

Ha ha, Mr President.

Perhaps you could help Dubya look under the Oval Office rug for WMDs, that was a hoot too.

[frylock]

4. this stoner votes

[Uncle Joe]

5. Stoners do vote and I believe as the American People become more aware re:

the counterproductive, dysfunctional, corruptive, immoral, draconian, insane, family destroying and Bill of Rights raping War against Cannabis, that not only will the number of voting stoners increase so will the number of non-stoners aimed at correcting this too long standing travesty and 21st century version of slavery.

Thanks for the thread, Dreamsmoker.

[SomethingFishy]

6. Yeah pissed of millions of people and now it's a mad scramble

to lay the blame on someone else. Denials all around! Woo hoo!

[eShirl]

7. annnnd 3... 2... 1...

(taps watch)

[tritsofme]

8. I don't think this is the biggest issue out there, but it is a pretty simple one. USAs serve

at the pleasure of the president. By not firing the USAs that acted in contravention to his stated policy, he is offering them his implicit support.