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In the discussion thread: TIME Magazine: What Is President Obama’s Problem With Medical Marijuana? [View all]

Fri May 4, 2012, 02:14 AM

32. You keep repeating factually incorrect statements.

The 2009 Ogden memo was superseded by the 2011 Cole memo. That was a change of DOJ policy, which has resulted in federal raids and federal prosecutions under federal law. So, "that order is still in effect" is not a factually correct statement.

The federal prosecutors are not charging dispensaries with breaking state law; they are threatening to close them down, and if that doesn't work, prosecuting them under federal laws.

If businesses are breaking state laws, isn't it the job of state prosecutors to prosecute them?

What do you think Nancy Pelosi is complaining about?

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45 replies	Author	Time	Post
TIME Magazine: What Is President Obama’s Problem With Medical Marijuana? [View all]	Poll_Blind	May 2012	OP
Let me know when he does an EO removing the MJ off Schedule I as it should be.	anti-alec	May 2012	#1
He did order the feds to stand down.	tridim	May 2012	#12
Unfortunately, tridim - you and I don't see it that way.	anti-alec	May 2012	#17
You keep repeating factually incorrect statements.	Comrade Grumpy	May 2012	#32
I don't think it's fear. There's an agenda behind this	pscot	May 2012	#13
Follow the money. I no longer believe much of anything he says. No reason to.	SammyWinstonJack	May 2012	#41
Deal made with Big Pharma during the ACA negotiations?	Habibi	May 2012	#2
And/or the alcohol & tobacco industries	duhneece	May 2012	#8
Do you really believe Obama is a greasy, ass-kissing Republican?	tridim	May 2012	#16
I was adding two industries (alcohol & tobacco) to the reference about pharmaceutical industry	duhneece	May 2012	#23
oh, and don't forget the private prison lobby.	bbgrunt	May 2012	#19
Obama's leadership has been weak in the face of entrenched interests...	mike_c	May 2012	#3
I've heard	Phlem	May 2012	#4
K&R (n/t)	a2liberal	May 2012	#5
The problem is that it doesn't play well during election season	usrname	May 2012	#6
My sentiments exactly. Leave all hotbutton issues for his next term, if he wins in Nov.	demosincebirth	May 2012	#7
Dream on	pscot	May 2012	#15
LOL, add this to the list of stuff Obama will get "progressive" about!	Logical	May 2012	#27
Dying people don't give a rat's ass about November	Tsiyu	May 2012	#29
I don't understand waiting to tell the truth for corrupt political reasons	just1voice	May 2012	#9
the problem is that everyday is election season..	frylock	May 2012	#10
the majority of Americans favor decriminalization, legalization, rescheduling, whatever....	mike_c	May 2012	#11
It plays worse when the nation doesn't know what you stand for.	Uncle Joe	May 2012	#14
The majority of American support legal mmj - so it looks bad for Obama to do what he's doing	RainDog	May 2012	#37
I hope the dam is beginning to crack in regards to federal level Democrats coming out.	Uncle Joe	May 2012	#39
Marijuana Legalization Support At All Time High - Poll	ihavenobias	May 2012	#36
+1 nt	Poll_Blind	May 2012	#43
He knows how the reich-wing would play it	nxylas	May 2012	#18
so what? They're in the minority on this issue	RainDog	May 2012	#38
They may be in the minority in the country, but there are a lot of them in Congress	nxylas	May 2012	#42
President Obama doesn't have to decriminalize marijuana	ihavenobias	May 2012	#44
Landscape is shifting: SCOTUS, Jimmy Kimmel and now Time Magazine?	99th_Monkey	May 2012	#20
I find Obama's stance on MJ just as despicable as I did Bush's. It is one of	kestrel91316	May 2012	#21
He's telling us that it's OK to break the law.	progressoid	May 2012	#22
Here's a question for you	felix_numinous	May 2012	#24
Because they are "stakeholders", silly..	Fumesucker	May 2012	#25
It's --so--corrupt	felix_numinous	May 2012	#28
he's been bought and sold...	fascisthunter	May 2012	#26
Oh, just let them lock you up for a few years. Why would you think civil liberties are important???	Romulox	May 2012	#30
good article n/t	RainDog	May 2012	#31
Follow the Money (link)	cbrer	May 2012	#33
Standard Operating Procedure. In A Police State. Period. - K&R n/t	DeSwiss	May 2012	#34
The problem is not President Obama.	Egalitarian Thug	May 2012	#35
Think of it as a job creation program for teen-aged street dealers.	Dr Fate	May 2012	#40
There's way more to it than that.	mojowork_n	May 2012	#45

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