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Uncle Joe

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30. If the growing and selling of cannabis is a federal offense, then how

Wed May 9, 2012, 01:34 AM

May 2012

can Obama allow any dispensaries or centers to remain open without influencing his DOJ as to which laws to enforce and which to let slide?

It makes no difference what the states do, federal law trumps state.

You can't argue that Obama and/or his DOJ don't pick and choose which laws they wish to enforce or not enforce.

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Wow !!! - Not Good... This Was The Main Picture For The HuffPo Homepage An Hour Ago... [View all] WillyT May 2012 OP

Likely someone who actually knows something! whistler162 May 2012 #1

Pissing Off Various Parts Of One's Base, And Going Back On One's Promises Are Terrible Things To Do WillyT May 2012 #3

Knows what exactly? SomethingFishy May 2012 #12

From what I can tell, they're not actually targeting these centers because of state law, so Uncle Joe May 2012 #2

Anytime Uncle Joe, Anytime... WillyT May 2012 #4

Perhaps Obama wants cannabis to be legalized but he has to let the Republicans be the good guys? Uncle Joe May 2012 #5

Or Maybe He's Just... Evolving... WillyT May 2012 #6

Is it the place of the president to tell the DoJ what laws to enforce, or not to enforce? alfredo May 2012 #14

Candidate and President Obama believed he could and believes he can. Uncle Joe May 2012 #15

What is legal in one state or locality, may not be legal in another. alfredo May 2012 #16

The growing and selling of cannabis is a federal offense, isn't it? Uncle Joe May 2012 #17

Yes, it is and Obama has to adhere to the laws until they are changed. alfredo May 2012 #20

Bullshit !!! - He's In Charge Of The DOJ... And He, And They... Pick And Choose What Laws... WillyT May 2012 #22

They have to enforce. alfredo May 2012 #24

So... He's A Liar Then... WillyT May 2012 #26

He cannot unilaterally change the law. alfredo May 2012 #31

FUDrs say he can, they don't like Obama cause he can't walk on water yet uponit7771 May 2012 #34

Didn't bush say "it would be a heck of a lot easier if this alfredo May 2012 #35

WOW! This is stupid on it's face...do you REALLY believe this ish? uponit7771 May 2012 #32

self-delete amandabeech May 2012 #23

The immigration system is overloaded, and understaffed. Federal law supersedes state law. alfredo May 2012 #25

Um... They Already Do My Friend... WillyT May 2012 #27

And we've seen the Feds challenge those laws. alfredo May 2012 #33

If the growing and selling of cannabis is a federal offense, then how Uncle Joe May 2012 #30

And President Obama Said... WillyT May 2012 #18

The distributors had to adhere to state and local law. If not, the feds will step in. alfredo May 2012 #21

No. The DOJ does not take orders from the White House or Congress. That article sounds Republican to Honeycombe8 May 2012 #37

same thing he did here in cali shanti May 2012 #40

sorry....if they are enforcing Fed Law then I don't see a problem, I don't like it, but if its a law NavyDavy May 2012 #7

Since when do the Federales interfere in local zoning decisions? pscot May 2012 #8

There's More To It Than That... WillyT May 2012 #9

I am not normally this way Tsiyu May 2012 #41

Broken hotlink...nt SidDithers May 2012 #10

Do You Mean THIS ??? WillyT May 2012 #11

I think the Libertarians are going after the weed caucus PDittie May 2012 #13

OH WOW! Rex May 2012 #19

I thought the blame went to Holder? Left Coast2020 May 2012 #28

See Post # 9... WillyT May 2012 #29

Anyone can use Photoshop. randome May 2012 #36

Yeah, nice little fake drop-shadow effect. Was this sign hovering an inch above the glass? FarLeftFist May 2012 #38

something comes to mind, what my environmental science professor newspeak May 2012 #42

Huff po sucks and is onesided as Faux News mfcorey1 May 2012 #39