*** The four U.S. attorneys in California have announced intent of a major federal crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries. Hundreds of letters have been issued to landlords warning about the upcoming prosecution. Letters have also been issued to banks to close the accounts of dispensary owners. This is seemingly controversial because Obama announced during his campaign that patients who were following state law would not be prosecuted. The attorneys announced that most of the targets would be in Southern California, especially in San Diego, where there is likely to be less resistance. An official announcement is to be made by the attorneys in Sacramento this upcoming Friday. This is obviously a perfect example of conflict between states and the federal government, as marijuana use has some legal status in California (among other states), but remains a felony nationally.
I believe that the federal government has wasted a copious amount of resources in combating the use of cannabis. I believe that states should maintain the right to determine substance laws, and that the feds have overstepped their boundaries. I think that it is childish of federal agents to continue to combat the growing acceptance of the cannabis industry, rather that incorporating it into a potentially beneficial aspect of our economy. Our government has far more important issues to address than persecuting marijuana use in a state in which nearly 50 percent of voters favor legalization.
Yeah it's kind of a silly issue. I've never tried marijuana and I don't intend to, however I do think it should be legalized. I've done a lot of research on it, and alcohol is worse for you. If alcohol is legal, cannabis totally should be to. We should tax it, actually. If the government wouldn't make such a big deal about it, then people wouldn't have to hide it all the time and there wouldn't be all these controversies and money being poured into stopping people from having it. But yeah ultimately it should be a state by state thing. Doing it at the national level makes absotively no sense at all. Silly government.
ReplyDeleteYeah, its definitely a silly issue when you think about it with a broad perspective. It's good that people are now talking about and debating the issue, rather than silently fearing being labeled as a pothead simply for saying the word "marijuana"...
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