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SammyWinstonJack

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116. Probably so. I wouldn't trust 'em.

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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