Dea Says It Will Ignore Marijuana Legalization....shocking

[LongHairBri]

DEA Says It Will Ignore Marijuana Legalization

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By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ in Legislation, News

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 11:20 am

 

 

What do our servants in the federal government do when the voters have spoken? They promptly announce their intention to ignore the voters. At least, that's what happens when it comes to the marijuana laws.

 

The citizens of Colorado and Washington may have thought the decision was theirs on whether to legalize cannabis -- that they'd have the final say in the matter. But a spokesperson for the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has other ideas.

 

"The Drug Enforcement Administration's enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act remains unchanged," an agency spokesperson blithely told Reason this morning, Mike Riggs reports.

 

"In enacting the Controlled Substances Act, Congress determined that marijuana is a Schedule I controlled substance," the federal spokesperson said. "The Department of Justice is reviewing the ballot initiatives and we have no additional comment at this time.

 

Last month, Deputy Attorney General James Cole hinted at what the Obama Administration's response might be to state voters legalizing marijuana.

 

Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper: "[F]ederal law still saws marijuana is an illegal drug so don't break out the Cheetos or Goldfish too{C}

 

"Each case is going to rise and fall on its own unique facts," Cole told 60 Minutes. "Any of that is still in violation of the Controlled Substances Act of the federal law.

 

"We're not interested in bothering people who are sick and are using it in the recommendation of a doctor," Cole said. "We are concerned with people who are using it as a pretext to become large-scale drug dealers."

 

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper opposed Amendment 64, which legalized marijuana in his state. "The voters have spoken and we have to respect their will," Gov. Hickenlooper said Tuesday night.

 

"This will be a complicated process, but we intend to follow through," Hickenlooper said.k "That said, federal law still says marijuana is an illegal drug so don't break out the Cheetos or Goldfish too quickly."

 

Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire, within the context line-item vetoing most of a bill passed by the Legislature which would have legalized medical marijuana dispensaries in her state, last year cited nebulous concerns about federal prosecution of state employees.

 

http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2012/11/dea_says_it_will_ignore_marijuana_legalization.php

[cristinew]

Congress needs to act in accordance to their voters ,, not the dea

[MrKind]

Since when has that ever happened in the last 100 years?

hope ya got your bootpolish stockpiled , can't ya hear the jackboots in the distance?

[cristinew]

We did have one or two congresss men that did now they are gone Frank and Paul..

[cristinew]

Republican Dan Benashek may be on our side,

[Timmahh]

Nobody hates competition more than the CIA and the Government.

[greenbuddha]

When the Federal Justice Dept. gets tired of losing the money and time it takes to settle all the lawsuits that will be taking place, change WILL come, because MONEY talks louder than ANYTHING.

 

Just a matter of time as more and more states pass legalization and the money needed to go against the voter's will begins to add up.

[MrKind]

Republican Dan Benashek may be on our side,

Nope Dr Dan is not pro pot, at least not his first time around, i didn't vote for him this round, sorry dr dan, but ya aint held up my interests..

[knucklehead bob]

[Letterhead954]

Nope Dr Dan is not pro pot, at least not his first time around, i didn't vote for him this round, sorry dr dan, but ya aint held up my interests..

He may not be for legalization, but he does support medical usage.