Obama Administation: Threatens To Prosecute State Employees Who License Medical Marijuana

[WillyT]

Obama admin,m threatens to prosecute state employees who license medical marijuana dispensaries
By Stephen C. Webster
Friday, April 15th, 2011 -- 2:45 pm

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A letter from the Department of Justice, sent yesterday to Washington state Gov. Chris Gregoire (D), warned of the potential for criminal prosecutions of state employees who engage in the production of medical marijuana, which is now legally sanctioned in the state.

The message would seem to stand in stark contrast to the Obama administration's claim that they would not prosecute medical marijuana dispensaries that were operating within a state that had legalized it.

Washington state's legislature did just that last week, approving a bill that would allow state employees to license growers and sellers of the product, as well as retail locations.

Reacting to the bill, Gov. Chris Gregoire wrote to Attorney General Eric Holder, requesting more information on how the federal government views the matter.

The DoJ's letter in response, written by Attorneys Jenny Durkan and Michael Ormsby, was nothing short of unambiguous.

"The prosecution of individuals and organizations involved in the trade of any illegal drugs and the disruption of drug trafficking organizations is a core priority of the Department," they replied. "This core priority includes prosecution of business enterprises that unlawfully market and sell marijuana."

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Link: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/04/15/obama-admin-threatens-to-prosecute-state-employees-who-license-medical-marijuana-dispensaries/

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[Wilms]

1. Just like he said he wouldn't. That's what CHANGE looks like. n/t

[ixion]

3. spot on, that

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[Prof Lester]

4. Pandering to RW again

Screwing over folks who are dying and need a bit of relief. Man, that's cold.

[golddigger]

5. He got his orders from big pharma. He has to do what his

bosses tell him to do.

edit for typo

[dreamnightwind]

6. Wow

Fool me once, shame on... oh hell I can't remember the rest of it for some reason...

I can think of a few core priorities they might want to focus on rather than this one. This is infuriating.

[Politicalboi]

8. Here's the rest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKgPY1adc0A

LOL!

[ReggieVeggie]

7. Is it wanting a pony to think Obama might have kept this promise

I won't even GO through all the others...just this one. What sense does this make?

[DainBramaged]

9. And I qualify for it's use, so am I subject to potential arrest in the future?

Eric Holder can suck a donkey's ass.

[pscot]

10. Don't listen to what we say.

Watch what we do.