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Medical Marijuana Under Attack: Here's
How You Can Fight Back
May 17, 2011 - tokeofthetown.com
Medical marijuana patients across the country are under attack,
according to Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance.
"Despite the Obama Administration's promise to respect state laws,
lawyers in the federal government are now threatening to arrest and
prosecute people who are legally licensed to grow medical marijuana
under state law," Nadelmann said.
"These ideologues are trying to block sensible regulation -- and
they've already succeeded in Washington State," Nadelmann said. "We must stop
them from erasing all the progress we've made and from leaving patients
out in the cold."
Nadelmann is urging all supporters of medical marijuana to write
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to demand that the federal
government keep its promise to respect state medical marijuana laws.
"Back in 2009, the Obama Administration said they wouldn't use 'Justice
Department resources to circumvent state laws' on medical marijuana,"
Nadelmann said.
"They've kept their promise for the past two years,
even issuing a memo that made this hands-off approach official policy.
"But now, federal government lawyers are intimidating states with
new medical marijuana programs in an attempt to end these programs
before they even get started,"
Nadelmann said. "It's already
happened in Washington
State, where the governor vetoed a promising medical marijuana
bill.
"And if these threats continue, they could jeopardize our efforts
in every state where medical marijuana legislation is on the table,"
Nadelmann said.
"These lawyers are playing politics with the lives of patients who
need medical marijuana to cope with debilitating pain and nausea,"
Nadelmann said. "Take action now and ask the Attorney General to keep
the Administration's promise to leave state medical marijuana programs
alone.
"To put a stop to these scare tactics, we don't need any laws
changed," Nadelmann said. "We just need the Attorney General to tell
the handful of people sending the threats to stop."
To write to Attorney General Holder using the DPA's prepared form,
please click here.
i dont understand this government says something then it contradicts itself over and over ...im looking for a new place somewhere else im not going down with this country..."you got me misunderstood, i wouldn't die for my hood"