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71. Tyranny!

Thu Aug 29, 2013, 03:54 PM

Aug 2013

Now Obama is going to use the NSA to illegally hunt down all the pot smokers and disappear them! Follow the self written memes…

Back in RealityLand.. C'mon, CA! We can do it!

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BREAKING! - DOJ SURRENDERS ON LEGAL WEED [View all] Segami Aug 2013 OP

neat dionysus Aug 2013 #1

The DOJ didn't have a legal leg to stand on Warpy Aug 2013 #2

I saw that! Iggo Aug 2013 #24

Same here! Segami Aug 2013 #25

Damn straight. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #85

Actually they did (have a legal leg) Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #130

All antidrug law is still based on tax law Warpy Aug 2013 #150

No. Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #156

This is a small, but very pivotal and important step. FINALLY, some sanity is prevailing. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2013 #3

Do you get the impression they're throwing bones to cut the edge off the criticism about the war? Baitball Blogger Aug 2013 #7

I really think this is unrelated. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2013 #9

Agreed, but I'd still bet the order came from on high. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2013 #46

Did the order come "from on high" Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #100

Ba-dum...tish! Lizzie Poppet Aug 2013 #101

Maybe both. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #115

Tin hat moment here. vaberella Aug 2013 #19

I think they got a new dog to distract from NSA. When that didn't work, it became war. magical thyme Aug 2013 #21

"Waiting for the right moment." Baitball Blogger Aug 2013 #23

exactly. they have a bag of bones they can throw us as needed when the heat is on. magical thyme Aug 2013 #26

Oh, FFS CakeGrrl Aug 2013 #28

YUP ... after all the screaming about this topic ... this will be a non-event. JoePhilly Aug 2013 #44

Oh, heavens, that sounds terrible Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #86

I think it is fine to let states decide bhikkhu Aug 2013 #118

That's exactly it right there. NYC Liberal Aug 2013 #48

Save your breath, Cake Grrl.. they have Cha Aug 2013 #65

+1000% Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #74

between the nsa fall out and the new war thingy questionseverything Aug 2013 #50

Good observation. Baitball Blogger Aug 2013 #54

I get the impression they are throwing in the towel, backing away from the floodgates bhikkhu Aug 2013 #117

VERY pivotal & important first step! Segami Aug 2013 #18

High time the DOJ let some sanity prevail! chimpymustgo Aug 2013 #39

Yeah - imagine that! Plucketeer Aug 2013 #69

So... we can now grow a plant for our personal use on our own land? mainer Aug 2013 #4

More important... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2013 #10

My question as well LearningCurve Aug 2013 #41

No, not with this. Obama could use his commutation/pardon powers... Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #63

Perhaps we should all encourage him to take that step to pardon. Left Coast2020 Aug 2013 #120

If he pardons anyone he will pardon Bush and the Iraq War gang. Just sayin. nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #129

Wow, that sounds kinda like... FREEDOM! Blue Owl Aug 2013 #37

Not unless it's legal in your state. WCLinolVir Aug 2013 #59

No, not unless it is legal to do so under state law in your state. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #60

Unrelated, I'm sure... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2013 #5

BWHAAAAAAA. Segami Aug 2013 #6

so many positive ripples will spread out from this one thing KittyWampus Aug 2013 #8

A great big kudos to the AG and President. mick063 Aug 2013 #11

..to be celebrated this weekend during Seattle antiwar protest leftstreet Aug 2013 #12

Prohibition is a failed public policy...again. nt TeamPooka Aug 2013 #13

DOJ policy may only last until the next presidential election. Mr.Bill Aug 2013 #14

Definitely an election issue. Segami Aug 2013 #15

That is correct. This is a shift in policy, not a change in law. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #64

2014, after the mid-terms. tridim Aug 2013 #89

I hope so. Mr.Bill Aug 2013 #90

It's not happening in CA because of the corrupt MMJ industry. tridim Aug 2013 #91

You really think there will be no corruption Mr.Bill Aug 2013 #92

Of course there will be corruption. tridim Aug 2013 #95

I wish you would quit slandering the good people involved in medical marijuana in CA. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #146

There are MANY good people in the MMJ industry. tridim Aug 2013 #147

For some people, it's about making money. But that is the American way. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #149

The corruption is not just about making money, it's about making money illegally. tridim Aug 2013 #152

Sorry, but this is a lie RainDog Aug 2013 #154

You keep saying that shit. Explain BPG. Explain Northstone Organics. Explain MAMM. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #155

Whoohoo for a moment of sanity,. lark Aug 2013 #16

Does that pronouncement extend to the DEA as well as DOJ? nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #17

The DEA is an agency of the DOJ jberryhill Aug 2013 #29

Somrtimes it seems that the reverse is true-- Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #32

Thank you. 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #33

"Okay, if you don't screw it up we'll let you handle it." Buns_of_Fire Aug 2013 #20

Good libodem Aug 2013 #22

Wow! An actual progressive policy from this administration! villager Aug 2013 #27

He said "joint phone call." Blue_In_AK Aug 2013 #30

Ba da Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #35

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2013 #31

Way tooo little, way toooo late for so many that have been incarcerated MindMover Aug 2013 #34

It's a trick. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #36

Good news madokie Aug 2013 #38

hell to the yeah. nashville_brook Aug 2013 #40

Will companies in those states still be able to drug test for marijuana? ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #42

Yes leftstreet Aug 2013 #47

That is pretty lame. Still, this decision by the DOJ is step in the right direction. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #70

You need your union to fight the companies on this. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #81

Yup, and insurance (multiple types) will still be affected Spike89 Aug 2013 #93

Intresting Robbins Aug 2013 #43

I hope so! DemocraticWing Aug 2013 #105

I pray that yesphan Aug 2013 #45

Print his mug on rolling papers... Segami Aug 2013 #52

US Legality Is Just A Matter Of Time colsohlibgal Aug 2013 #49

My thinking exactly! Just Saying Aug 2013 #56

K&R! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2013 #51

They didn't "surrender"! George II Aug 2013 #53

This line, I think, is REALLY important: Volaris Aug 2013 #55

What would be more productive jberryhill Aug 2013 #58

agreed. Or, just get Congress to de-criminalize the stuff for Personal Use, Volaris Aug 2013 #68

+1, sounds fair to me... uponit7771 Aug 2013 #151

k & r that too! n/t wildbilln864 Aug 2013 #57

K&R B Calm Aug 2013 #61

Holder gets bashed a lot, and sometimes deservedly so, but I give him kudos on this. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #62

Fuckin' A Go Vols Aug 2013 #66

It will be interesting to see how many states Segami Aug 2013 #67

Tyranny! railsback Aug 2013 #71

To quote Fred Willard: Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #125

NOW can we talk about a blanket amnesty for all weed offenses and lower our prison population? Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #72

Mark me cautiously optimistic. I'll wait and see what CA-based federal prosecutors do. n/t DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #73

Every little bit helps... Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #75

So now will the Ron Paul cheerleaders STFU a bit? n/t Ratty Aug 2013 #76

We are not Ron Paul cheerleaders and no we will not shut up until marijuana is legal at the federal liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #123

uh huh They_Live Aug 2013 #77

Yeah.. quakerboy Aug 2013 #99

Probably so. I wouldn't trust 'em. SammyWinstonJack Aug 2013 #116

kick kick kick defacto7 Aug 2013 #78

Now release the thousands of people incarcerated for minor drug offenses and we're getting somewhere OnlinePoker Aug 2013 #79

That's excellent news, maybe the beginning of the end of The War on Drugs and associated madness. MNBrewer Aug 2013 #80

K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #82

I've been critical of Holder on this issue, but this is an unequivocally positive step in the right Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #83

I hope every holdout in the DOJ and the DEA contract Small Fiber Sensory Neuropathy and Dustlawyer Aug 2013 #84

About snort Aug 2013 #87

Great news! felix_numinous Aug 2013 #88

So I guess this means in California, there will be no more raids AsahinaKimi Aug 2013 #94

Sorry to be a fly in the ointment Ruby the Liberal Aug 2013 #96

The AG can decide who and how he wants to prosecute. mucifer Aug 2013 #97

Agreed, but doesn't this put the gun/abortion laws Ruby the Liberal Aug 2013 #102

Isn't it just defining prosecutorial discretion? RainDog Aug 2013 #108

Any significant restrictions on abortion will run up against Roe v. Wade, which establishes Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #111

This won't change anything LiberalLovinLug Aug 2013 #98

Finally! Great news. polichick Aug 2013 #103

This will make my youngest son happy. ladyVet Aug 2013 #104

Yeah Right, BillyRibs Aug 2013 #106

A lot of loose-jointed exceptions, but I see a light. nt Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #107

I look forward to seeing no more raids on medical dispensaries Incitatus Aug 2013 #109

Sounds like dispensaries are still firmly in the cross-hairs DirkGently Aug 2013 #114

"It is fair to ask whether they are more concerned with maintaining public safety... Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #121

No, they didn't just make it illegal for armored cars to transport cash to dispensaries. tridim Aug 2013 #134

According to several news sources, this is happening RainDog Aug 2013 #142

There is no order, directive or law issued by any federal agency. It doesn't exist. tridim Aug 2013 #144

it's not just Harborside, or just CA dispensaries making the claim RainDog Aug 2013 #145

Let's see the order. Scan, upload, done. tridim Aug 2013 #148

so that's enough for you to claim they're lying? RainDog Aug 2013 #153

Great sign & good move nradisic Aug 2013 #110

Why isn't the market reacting......... Historic NY Aug 2013 #112

What market did you expect to react? tridim Aug 2013 #135

OK, this looks a little less awesome now that I have read the details blackspade Aug 2013 #113

The headline for the OP is misleading RainDog Aug 2013 #119

Now what will Holder's excuse be for not going after Legs Dimon or Pretty Boy Lloyd? Jack Rabbit Aug 2013 #122

Old news _ He declared them ALL too big to jail last year or so. Dragonfli Aug 2013 #127

I'm cautiously optimistic. We will have to see how individual US attorneys react to this. liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #124

LAT: More states likely to change pot rules, both sides say BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #126

They'll give y'all the medical marijuana, but in exchnage for it, you'll have to give them another blkmusclmachine Aug 2013 #128

A word of advice to Democrats running in red states next year... tridim Aug 2013 #131

What about large scale hemp growing? SHRED Aug 2013 #132

I'm willing to bet that is already happening in CO. tridim Aug 2013 #133

A lot of people do not realize... SHRED Aug 2013 #136

A farmer in CO planted the first hemp crop this year RainDog Aug 2013 #141

I don't believe them. nt Romulox Aug 2013 #137

That's because you're so filled with irrational hate. tridim Aug 2013 #138

It's because I remember candidate Obama's lies on the matter, as well as the phoney "Ogden" memo. Romulox Aug 2013 #139

This directive is a restatement and expansion of the original Ogden memo... tridim Aug 2013 #140

Funny Line!!! bleedinglib Aug 2013 #143