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#18772760 - 08/29/13 11:56 AM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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This is the day in which federal cannabis prohibition took massive steps to be ended in legal states, this is a FUCKING GLORIOUS DAY!!!!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/29/eric-holder-marijuana-washington-colorado-doj_n_3837034.html
"WASHINGTON -- The United States government took an historic step back from its long-running drug war on Thursday, when Attorney General Eric Holder informed the governors of Washington and Colorado that the Department of Justice would allow the states to create a regime that would regulate and implement the ballot initiatives that legalized the use of marijuana for adults.
A Justice Department official said that Holder told the governors in a joint phone call early Thursday afternoon that the department would take a "trust but verify approach" to the state laws. DOJ is reserving its right to file a preemption lawsuit at a later date, since the states' regulation of marijuana is illegal under the Controlled Substances Act.
Deputy Attorney General James Cole also issued a three-and-a-half page memo to U.S. attorneys across the country on Thursday outlining eight priorities for federal prosecutors enforcing marijuana laws. According to the guidance, DOJ will still prosecute individuals or entities to prevent:
the distribution of marijuana to minors; revenue from the sale of marijuana from going to criminal enterprises, gangs and cartels; the diversion of marijuana from states where it is legal under state law in some form to other states; state-authorized marijuana activity from being used as a cover or pretext for the trafficking of other illegal drugs or other illegal activity; violence and the use of firearms in the cultivation and distribution of marijuana drugged driving and the exacerbation of other adverse public health consequences associated with marijuana use; growing of marijuana on public lands and the attendant public safety and environmental dangers posed by marijuana production on public lands; preventing marijuana possession or use on federal property. The eight high-priority areas leave prosecutors bent on targeting marijuana businesses with a fair amount of leeway, especially the exception for "adverse public health consequences." And prosecutors have shown a willingness to aggressively interpret DOJ guidance in the past, as the many medical marijuana dispensary owners now behind bars can attest.
U.S. Attorneys will individually be responsible for interpreting the guidelines and how they apply to a case they intend to prosecute. A Justice Department official said, for example, that a U.S Attorney could go after marijuana distributors who used cartoon characters in their marketing because that could be interpreted as attempting to distribute marijuana to minors.
But the official stressed that the guidance was not optional, and that prosecutors would no longer be allowed to use the sheer volume of sales or the for-profit status of an operation as triggers for prosecution, though these factors could still affect their prosecutorial decisions.
The Obama administration has struggled with the legalization of medical marijuana in several states. Justice Department Officials had instructed federal prosecutors across the country not to focus federal resources on individuals who were complying with state laws regarding the use of medical marijuana. But the U.S. attorneys in several states that had legalized medical marijuana rebelled, and what was known as the Ogden memo faced stiff resistance from career prosecutors.
"That's just not what they do,” one former Justice official told HuffPost. “They prosecute people."
As a result of the internal pushback at DOJ, a new memo was issued by Deputy Attorney General James Cole in 2011 that gave U.S. attorneys more cover to go after medical marijuana distributors. Federal prosecutors began threatening local government officials with prosecution if they went forward with legislation regulating medical cannabis.
After recreational marijuana initiatives passed in Washington and Colorado in November, President Barack Obama said the federal government had “bigger fish to fry” and would not make going after marijuana users a priority.
Holder said back in December that the federal response to the passage of the state ballot measures would be coming “relatively soon.”
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson told HuffPost his office was preparing for the “worst-case scenario” of a federal lawsuit against the law."
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Re: Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect [Re: funkerdslr] 8
#18772793 - 08/29/13 12:02 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yet they still continue to harass legal dispensary operations.
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Re: Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect [Re: Le_Canard]
#18772827 - 08/29/13 12:10 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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ToiletDuk said: Yet they still continue to harass legal dispensary operations.
I agree, they're a bunch of lying cunts that've raided my last 2 places of employment. But alas, the very fact they have something to say that isn't 100% negative is a huge step in the right direction.
I really believe this is another positive turning point in the long road to reformation, and im about as cynical as they come considering my lively hood
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Re: Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect [Re: funkerdslr]
#18772844 - 08/29/13 12:15 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Re: Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect [Re: Camwritesgonzo]
#18772920 - 08/29/13 12:40 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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UNFUCKING BELIEVABLE! I can believe that this day has finally came! Yay Hurray! FEEDOM IS HERE! Thank God! FREEDOM IS HERE!
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Re: Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect [Re: funkerdslr] 1
#18773068 - 08/29/13 01:16 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Just like they weren't going to go after legal medical dispensaries.
I'll believe the liar Holder when I see it thank you very much.
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Re: Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect [Re: funkerdslr]
#18773161 - 08/29/13 01:41 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Definitely a step in the right direction atleast
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Re: Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect [Re: i like cow poo]
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Re: Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect [Re: lurkmode] 1
#18773326 - 08/29/13 02:14 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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it's too big to stop.... like seriously. they have to know by now, I'm sure they can do math
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Re: Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect [Re: screamphilling]
#18773376 - 08/29/13 02:26 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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screamphilling said: it's too big to stop.... like seriously. they have to know by now, I'm sure they can do math
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Re: Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect [Re: Gilgamesh18] 1
#18773463 - 08/29/13 02:46 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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The same Eric Holder whos boss once said the Justice Department wouldn't target dispensaries?
That Eric Holder?
PT Barnum was right. There is a sucker born every minute. Many of whom post here.
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Re: Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect [Re: luvdemshrooms]
#18773508 - 08/29/13 02:55 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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luvdemshrooms said: The same Eric Holder whos boss once said the Justice Department wouldn't target dispensaries?
That Eric Holder?
PT Barnum was right. There is a sucker born every minute. Many of whom post here.
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Re: Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect [Re: Gilgamesh18] 1
#18773549 - 08/29/13 03:06 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Gilgamesh18 said: A man has a right to hope
Yup. I hope as well.
But Obama and Holder are both "less than honest".
The biggest lies.
1. I didn't do it. 2. The check's in the mail. 3. I won't cum in your mouth. 4. Whatever Obama and Holder say.
I mean really... who still believes those assholes?
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Re: Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect [Re: luvdemshrooms]
#18773665 - 08/29/13 03:31 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Eric Holder never called off the raids on dispensaries. He made a statement that enforcing marijuana laws in states that have made it legal was "not a priority." This latest news is different. He sent a three page letter to all US attorneys instructing them on 8 guidelines for marijuana prosecution. He called the governors of Washington and Colorado and told them to go a head with their regulatory programs. I know him and Obama are lying scumbags but I am hoping for the best. The federal government has to listen eventually. More people in Colorado voted for legal marijuana than voted for Obama.
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Re: Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect [Re: overstand]
#18773708 - 08/29/13 03:38 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Re: Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect [Re: funkerdslr]
#18773832 - 08/29/13 04:06 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Eventually it'll probably end up in federal court, and probably before the supreme court, and hopefully they'll recognize that it's the same as medical marijuana. It's going to be a real nail biter one day when some administration sues.
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Re: Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect [Re: luvdemshrooms]
#18773843 - 08/29/13 04:09 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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luvdemshrooms said:
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Gilgamesh18 said: A man has a right to hope
Yup. I hope as well.
But Obama and Holder are both "less than honest".
The biggest lies.
1. I didn't do it. 2. The check's in the mail. 3. I won't cum in your mouth. 4. Whatever Obama and Holder say.
I mean really... who still believes those assholes?
Your brutal realism is getting me down
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Re: Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect [Re: Gilgamesh18] 1
#18773869 - 08/29/13 04:14 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Sorry, but after my many years of seeing politicians and government officials go back on their word, so many times, I no longer believe in what they say.
Q: How do you know when Obama or Holder are lying?
A: Their lips are moving.
(sorry, I know it's old, but it's accurate)
You keep hoping. I'll keep hoping. Just remember the old saying...
Of a handful of hope or a handful of shit, which weighs more?
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Re: Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect [Re: luvdemshrooms] 1
#18773895 - 08/29/13 04:20 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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luvdemshrooms said: You keep hoping. I'll keep hoping. Just remember the old saying...
Of a handful of hope or a handful of shit, which weighs more?
Haha, I've actually never heard that before but I'm using it when appropriate from now on.
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Re: Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect [Re: funkerdslr] 2
#18773972 - 08/29/13 04:35 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I wouldn't celebrate too soon. They have reserved their right to file a preemption lawsuit at a later date. This is actually a smart move. The Federal Government has no standing to sue right now, as the state laws have not been fully implemented, so their cause of action is not "ripe" and their lawsuit would be dismissed for failure to state a valid cause of action.
The US government is a two-faced lying bitch. Don't get your hopes up just yet...you are only setting yourself up for disappointment.
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