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Obama Administration Threatens Rhode Island Over Medical Marijuana
#14374981 - 04/29/11 09:58 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Obama Administration Threatens Rhode Island Over Medical Marijuana April 29, 2011 - tokeofthetown.com
Add Rhode Island to the list of states that have received threatening letters from the federal government on the issue of medical marijuana in recent weeks.
Significantly, the Rhode Island letter -- delivered to Governor Lincoln Chafee's office on Friday -- unlike all of the other recent U.S. Attorney letters to medical marijuana states, does NOT begin with a line like "In response to your inquiry..."
"That likely means that this legal advice was not solicited by the Rhode Island government, marking an escalation in the feds' aggressiveness on this issue," media relations director Tom Angell at Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) told Toke of the Town Friday evening.
To date, U.S. Attorneys have only weighed in with threat letters after being contacted by state and local officials.
U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha delivered a letter to Gov. Chafee, reiterting the DOJ's policy on medical marijuana, reports Megan Hall at WRNI. Although the feds have a state policy of not focusing their priorities on prosecuting patients in medical marijuana states, it will go after what it claims are "large scale drug traffickers."
Unfortunately, it seems the Obama DOJ now puts dispensaries -- or, as they're known in Rhode Island, compassion centers -- in that category.
Jim Martin with the U.S. Attorney's Office wouldn't answer most of WRNI's questions, saying "the letter speaks for itself" -- but he wouldn't give reporter Hall a copy of the letter.
He assured Hall that the text is "very similar" to this one [PDF] sent to Governor Christine Gregoire of Washington state.
Gov. Chafee's office was finally able to give Hall a copy of the letter [PDF], "but not much of a response," she reports: "The letter in question from the U.S. Attorney's Office was received today, and is under review."
One of the key paragraphs from the U.S. Attorney's letter calls the establishment of Rhode Island's three compassion centers "contrary to federal law, and thus undermines the federal government's efforts to regulate the possession, manufacturing and trafficking of controlled substance. Accordingly, the Department of Justice could consider civil and criminal legal remedies against those individuals and entities who set up marijuana dispensaries as such actions are in violation of federal law."
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Re: Obama Administration Threatens Rhode Island Over Medical Marijuana [Re: veggie] 1
#14375006 - 04/29/11 10:03 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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But democrats are sooo pro marijuana im confused (sarcasm)
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Re: Obama Administration Threatens Rhode Island Over Medical Marijuana [Re: Mush 4 Brains] 1
#14375102 - 04/29/11 10:23 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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The federal government and its corporate puppet masters need to stop pushing the people like this. especially considering that they are violating the tenth amendment of the very constitution they are supposed uphold. Hopefully this teaches people how little "democracy" means in the U.S. i cannot find words that accurately describe how pissed off this makes me.
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Re: Obama Administration Threatens Rhode Island Over Medical Marijuana [Re: dob1026] 1
#14375313 - 04/29/11 11:10 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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this is why us citizens have guns. It is tie for armed response to counter armed response. Voters voted and peacefully changed the laws to what they wanted. The powers that be are saying "no" so the only recourse is to fight fire with fire.
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Re: Obama Administration Threatens Rhode Island Over Medical Marijuana [Re: Mush 4 Brains]
#14375355 - 04/29/11 11:19 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Mush 4 Brains said: But democrats are sooo pro marijuana im confused (sarcasm)
it's not like democrats OR republicans are pro marijuana. jesus what a capitalistic country this is. how do you spell bouja? is that how you spell it? it's french right? and there is a symbol over the a obviously if that IS how you spell it.
didn't obama have pro pot supporters in his campaign? has there ever been a president that DIDN'T lie his way through his campaign and change every single thing he said after he became president?
fucking christ
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Re: Obama Administration Threatens Rhode Island Over Medical Marijuana [Re: imachavel]
#14375405 - 04/29/11 11:30 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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jesus what a capitalistic country this is
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Re: Obama Administration Threatens Rhode Island Over Medical Marijuana [Re: Mush 4 Brains]
#14375550 - 04/30/11 12:13 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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You know what fuck the DEA. Let those fucks come to my house. I will have trip wires leading to Semi Auto triggers pointing at my fucking doorway.
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Re: Obama Administration Threatens Rhode Island Over Medical Marijuana [Re: AbstraKt_I_Am] 1
#14375751 - 04/30/11 01:25 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Im glad for a capitalist country. hell id rather live here then other countries. dont even start arguing capitalism as a problem. no system is perfect. utopia doesnt exist while humanity is around.
Now lets start on drug laws.... a whole other story. Its bullshit. its been based off of racism and religion . Hell look up any drug. what do you see?? negative feed back. all chritian groups and government funded programs who have no business in the discussions.
Obama? a fucking joke. I am 23 years old now. I was 20 years old when i told all my peers that they were voting for a fucking noob in politics. A guy that would be told what to do by his peers. Im pretty sure i am a complete idiot because all my peers voted for Obama. They all fucking followed the democrat-liberal agenda. I dont like repubs or demos. Its a society thing that everyone follow. A bunch of fucking sheep. Its so pathetic. and everyone around my age is all for it. They were like Obama Obama! like hes some new age jesus. This is suppose to be the age of smarter people? yet i look around am im surrounded by fucking blind sheep being eaten by the wolf which out numbers us.
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Re: Obama Administration Threatens Rhode Island Over Medical Marijuana [Re: Mush 4 Brains]
#14375919 - 04/30/11 02:46 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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jesus what a capitalistic country this is
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Capitalism compels the war on drugs...
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Re: Obama Administration Threatens Rhode Island Over Medical Marijuana [Re: rodfarva] 1
#14375944 - 04/30/11 02:58 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Shouldnt he worry about the rednecks killed by this weeks storms, instead of some Weed heads?...
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Re: Obama Administration Threatens Rhode Island Over Medical Marijuana [Re: orison]
#14376174 - 04/30/11 05:27 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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orison319 said: Shouldnt he worry about the rednecks killed by this weeks storms, instead of some Weed heads?...
You would think so
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Re: Obama Administration Threatens Rhode Island Over Medical Marijuana [Re: orison]
#14376176 - 04/30/11 05:30 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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  Boooooooooo
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Re: Obama Administration Threatens Rhode Island Over Medical Marijuana [Re: orison]
#14376354 - 04/30/11 07:41 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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orison319 said: Shouldnt he worry about the rednecks killed by this weeks storms, instead of some Weed heads?...
If that's what you would like to talk about, I'm sure you're capable of starting a thread on it. In fact, I'll help you out. Here's a link to begin your charity work, http://www.redcross.org/. Not trying to be a huge prick here, but I feel both topics are worth discussing, in their own rights.
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Re: Obama Administration Threatens Rhode Island Over Medical Marijuana [Re: batman returns]
#14376534 - 04/30/11 08:55 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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I really hope that people dont bend to the pressure the federal government places. Sooner and sooner the time will come until the feds are forced to legalize.
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Re: Obama Administration Threatens Rhode Island Over Medical Marijuana [Re: rodfarva]
#14376535 - 04/30/11 08:56 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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jesus what a capitalistic country this is
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Capitalism compels the war on drugs...
No, government meddling in commerce facilitates the war on drugs. Pure capitalism would mean that the government would have no say in all markets, including drugs. The collusion between the government and DuPont and pharmaceutical companies is what caused this. Without government involvement, the war on drugs would never have existed.
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Re: Obama Administration Threatens Rhode Island Over Medical Marijuana [Re: demon6fire]
#14376734 - 04/30/11 09:57 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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They need to team up with California and Colorado and not pay taxes to the us goverment then they could just go away, If people wanna smoke weed let them. Thought that we had freedom and such where are we in Afganastan, Iraq, Libya,- Feel sorry for those guys, After The Us makes Them "free" WOW
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Re: Obama Administration Threatens Rhode Island Over Medical Marijuana [Re: demon6fire]
#14376808 - 04/30/11 10:16 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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demon6fire said:
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rodfarva said:
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jesus what a capitalistic country this is
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Capitalism compels the war on drugs...
No, government meddling in commerce facilitates the war on drugs. Pure capitalism would mean that the government would have no say in all markets, including drugs. The collusion between the government and DuPont and pharmaceutical companies is what caused this. Without government involvement, the war on drugs would never have existed.
That's not entirely true... If you actually take the time to read Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, the book by which Capitalism is generally based off of, he notes that Capitalism will always fail with no regulation. He suggests that human faults will always step in the way of a successful system unregulated. As long as people still try to push greed into regulation, i.e. the system used now with lobbyists and other political groups, you will inherently have equal problems/conflicts.
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Re: Obama Administration Threatens Rhode Island Over Medical Marijuana [Re: 420Experience] 1
#14377510 - 04/30/11 12:45 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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And the Civil War Continues. Originaly it was fought because of states rights being dictated by a strong central government...simply stated (the wrong side won) And now we must suffer at their hands with 1 hand in our pocket, and the other hand holding the constitution.
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Re: Obama Administration Threatens Rhode Island Over Medical Marijuana [Re: TheShroomanizer] 1
#14377965 - 04/30/11 02:22 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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TheShroomanizer said: And the Civil War Continues. Originaly it was fought because of states rights being dictated by a strong central government...simply stated (the wrong side won) And now we must suffer at their hands with 1 hand in our pocket, and the other hand holding the constitution.
hell yea the wrong side won, Man what I wouldnt give for a negro to mow my lawn, and aunt jamama to make me some chicken and pancakes-LOL
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Re: Obama Administration Threatens Rhode Island Over Medical Marijuana [Re: 2jew4u] 2
#14378169 - 04/30/11 03:07 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Okay it would appear that some of you have the wrong idea of what capitalism is. First off any government which subsidizes a majority of the markets, foods and such, isn't capitalism. A government that buys out car companies and bails out companies and banks isn't capitalism. A government which redistributes wealth isn't capitalism. So how is the drug war driven by capitalism?
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