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Attorney General: Ending Med Marijuana Raids now US Policy watch!

youtube.com — Speaking at a press conference on Feb 25 with DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart, and reiterating a position made by the White House following DEA raids in California on February 4, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters that ending federal raids on medical marijuana dispensaries "is now American policy."

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  • sheeplescareme, on 02/26/2009, -6/+304let's get it in writing.
  • WindWalker84, on 02/26/2009, -5/+241While that is a step in the right direction, please KEEP MOVING towards our true ultimate goal: Legalization.

    We will chip away at the wall until there is no more wall
  • ksalminen, on 02/27/2009, -3/+169Anyone else think that the Attorney General looks like Lando Calrissian?
  • slayermet420, on 02/26/2009, -2/+123We are one step closer.
  • Zomgondo, on 02/27/2009, -4/+96No. Way. That's ***** awesome.

    Unfortunately it's too late for one of my friends, who will be watching news of this from the comfort of his home... which he can't leave except to go to work since he got nailed in a DEA raid about a year ago for supplying to a medical dispensary. At least it's just house arrest and not Federal Pound Me In The Ass Prison :P
  • Demand911Truth, on 02/27/2009, -3/+63This is only one step in the right direction. Fight for your rights.
  • Fun4Two, on 02/27/2009, -1/+54Guns for Ganja Program. Turn in your guns and will give you a bag.
  • Pwedge, on 02/27/2009, -1/+51If this is now "American Policy" and AB390 passes in California, Californians really would be free to possess marijuana almost entirely, given they are of age. Because really... where would a common place to be around feds AND marijuana if they aren't raiding anymore.
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  • shitforbrains, on 02/27/2009, -3/+48What the hell are you talking about? He's talking about the DEA, the FEDS closing Medical Marijuana distribution facilities and growers. Now the FEDS can go find more Mexican terrorists. Go fill your bowl dude.
  • Bartboy919, on 02/27/2009, -10/+53All the nutso über conservatives would like to make you think he is the Anti-Christ, but to us middle of the roaders and left tilting folk, he is doing a great job.
  • chewbakalol, on 02/27/2009, -0/+35We can get high and eat the chips too.
  • Gibletoid, on 02/27/2009, -3/+34<passes to the left...>
  • flyingclutchman, on 02/27/2009, -5/+34Ron Paul is a joke, I like his character and thoughts on drug policy but that's pretty much it. Free market is an idealistic dream, corporations already own America and he wants less regulations and government interference in the market to the point of a truly free market.
  • mrsteveman1, on 02/27/2009, -0/+29on hemp, plz
  • JoeHague, on 02/27/2009, -0/+29yea tell that to my ex-girlfriend
  • Winkleman, on 02/27/2009, -3/+32just another stepping stone towards legalization.
  • Abatrour, on 02/27/2009, -5/+33Alot of this is happening because a majority the states are standing up for the 10th Amendment.
    The states are saying this is enough, they are tired of the federal government overriding their own laws.

    You can get more info about it here.
    http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/

    And a list of the states near the bottom of this page.
    http://www.infowars.com/majority-of-us-states-join ...
  • MaxxusFlamus, on 02/27/2009, -10/+36so wait...
    Is obama cool? Or still evil? I'm having trouble keeping track now.
  • pintomp3, on 02/27/2009, -3/+28You were they guy who fought against ending prohibition, weren't you?
  • holygram, on 02/27/2009, -5/+23@insolence

    Shut the ***** up about Ron Paul, already....the dude didn't win. That's all there is to it.
  • inactive, on 02/27/2009, -2/+20REAGAN SMASH! REAGAN SMASH!!
  • EhBlueDuck, on 02/27/2009, -0/+18Do we try to catch every single person who goes over the speed limit, or swerves outside of the lane, or fails to dim his brights?

    Focus limited resources on what is most important maybe?

    Obama said he would no longer use federal funds to circumvent state laws.

  • StreetPreacher, on 02/27/2009, -7/+24OK, so one hand they're doing this, but on the other hand they still want to curtail 2nd Amendment rights. I'm so conflicted...

    Well, not really. At the end of the day I think it's obvious that Constitutional rights should always trump smoking some bud. But why can't they just understand that MORE FREEDOM is almost always a good thing. And the right thing.
  • sk8ngame, on 02/27/2009, -0/+17Multiple lately, and that's the way I like it!
  • BCPneumatics, on 02/27/2009, -2/+19I believe he means it in the Urban Dictionary sense:
    3. dude
    1) n. a name for anyone (stereotypically used by male surfters/skaters but now accepted by any race, sex, religion, and wealth)

    It's not Webster, but this is Digg.
  • skippyrandom, on 02/27/2009, -0/+16dugg for wall chip analogy
  • isimon42o, on 02/27/2009, -0/+15Thats because America's opinion is changing on the subject.
  • blakeage, on 02/27/2009, -0/+14TEAR. DOWN. THE WALL.! TEAR. DOWN. THE WALL!
  • jmizzle7, on 02/27/2009, -1/+15Really?? People still use video cameras to post clips from TV??
  • teknomaker18, on 02/27/2009, -1/+14The user above will be banned.
  • dn11, on 02/27/2009, -0/+13it's still fundamentally about state's rights. the reason the feds have been raiding the med pot shops is because federal law conflicts with the state law - I don't see much difference with regard to AB390. If the policy is to respect the state law, where do you draw the line?
  • pintomp3, on 02/27/2009, -2/+14I guess because I don't smoke. I just support the right of others to smoke a plant without having their lives ruined.
  • enginbeeringSB, on 02/27/2009, -2/+14Good news, everyone!
  • malex, on 02/27/2009, -1/+13That's between you and your doctor.

    ... Or perhaps you prefer it when Washington politicians are making those decisions for you?
  • LibertyLady7, on 02/27/2009, -0/+11Equating marijuana to crack says volumes about your knowledge and credibility on this topic.
  • kaelyiesta, on 02/27/2009, -5/+16Or rather let's remove some writing. I'm tired of federal mandates being praised just because they are popular. They have no authority in the first place and everyone of these federal laws on the matter are unconstitutional and thus illegal.
  • MadEnvoy, on 02/27/2009, -1/+12The raids on medical marijuana dispensaries is stopping. This doesn't mean that the feds are going to roll over if AB390 passes.
  • getbusyliving, on 02/27/2009, -1/+12..to party
  • einrobstein, on 02/27/2009, -2/+12Heh. You said "stone".
  • Jayzgame, on 02/27/2009, -0/+10I've just made a deal that will keep the DEA out of here forever...
  • withincontext, on 02/27/2009, -0/+10Do you take laser cats?
  • roho76, on 02/27/2009, -3/+12He didn't say it. He danced around that one pretty clearly.
  • whiledo, on 03/25/2009, -0/+9True or not, at least he can form coherent sentences.
  • Yage2006, on 02/27/2009, -1/+10Yay +1 reason.
  • SpinningHead, on 02/27/2009, -0/+9This isnt about breaking the law. Its about respecting states rights when they establish a law so long as that law doesnt trample the rights of the individual or violate the constitution.
  • cheekdog, on 02/27/2009, -2/+11from the thumbnail i thought it was oprah's man steadman!
  • eadint, on 02/27/2009, -0/+8Im pretty sure your numbers are wrong.
    i dont thing any money has been dispersed, and i think this may be tarp money.
    nice try though. how can you compare bush to obamma when bush doubled the deficit, and obamma is doing what the leading economists suggests.
    i guess mr faux mchackey the fly by night shade tree economist knows more than Nobel prize winners and actual published and universally recognized economist. this is the problem. no one will ever take you serios, when all you do is lie and spread obvios miss truths.
  • teichenauer, on 02/27/2009, -0/+8> What other laws is he not going to enforce?

    Hopefully all the laws that don't protect individual liberty.
  • TenaciousG86, on 02/27/2009, -0/+8Reagan...tired
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