DEA continues pot raids Obama opposes-President vowed to end policy

[kpete]

Source: Washington Times

DEA continues pot raids Obama opposes
President vowed to end policy
Stephen Dinan and Ben Conery, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Thursday, February 5, 2009

Drug Enforcement Administration agents this week raided four medical marijuana shops in California, contrary to President Obama's campaign promises to stop the raids.

The White House said it expects those kinds of raids to end once Mr. Obama nominates someone to take charge of DEA, which is still run by Bush administration holdovers.

“The president believes that federal resources should not be used to circumvent state laws, and as he continues to appoint senior leadership to fill out the ranks of the federal government, he expects them to review their policies with that in mind," White House spokesman Nick Shapiro said.

Medical use of marijuana is legal under the law in California and a dozen other states, but the federal government under President Bush, bolstered by a 2005 Supreme Court ruling, argued that federal interests trumped state law.


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[pleah]

1. Obama needs to tell the dems to stop fucking around and stripping

the stimulus package and get it passed so we can move on to other pressing issues.

These raids have to be stopped.

K&R

[Romulox]

2. This Barack Obama's War on (people who use) Drugs now. And he broke his campaign promise on this.

[luvspeas]

3. It will keep happening until Mary Beth Buchanan is gone....

I can't believe she's still there.

[bunnies]

4. Appoint someone already!

[ismnotwasm]

5. What are they doing? Collecting it for themselves?

Interesting they're keeping it up.

Assholes.

[Vattel]

6. He doesn't need to appoint anyone to stop it.

He's the chief executive. Within the constraints of applicable federal law, he determines all federal law enforcement policy.

[proud progressive]

8. you got that straight! and who the hell is mary beth buchanan? pick up the fuckin phone, obama,

and call this bitch. start acting like you learned something in chicago!

[Romulox]

17. "good cop / bad cop". nt

[Romulox]

16. That's right. Obama has the power (and the RESPONSIBILITY) to stop this or let it continue

Making no choice in this situation is the functional equivalent of choosing to continue.

[byronius]

7. Awful state, but one would hope, temporary.

This is probably the DEA begging for some attention and intervention.

Hopefully it's coming.

[tridim]

10. I hope Obama appoints someone who will take a serious look at drug scheduling..

Even if Cannabis isn't legalized, it's obviously mis-scheduled. It's currently the same (legally) as methamphetamine and heroin.

I've been doing a bit of research and apparently the DEA is the sole group that schedules drugs, so he had better choose wisely.

[byeya]

9. Obama needs to fire the regional director and

quickly name a new head of the DEA. It's amazing, in the federal service, how a swift firing gets everyone's attention.

[Celebration]

11. Who is on Obama's Blackberry list?

They need to get on his butt about this. It won't come from Rahm.

[Tyler Generation]

12. But I though librul demycrats

Hated state rights!

[endless october]

13. those raids must be stopped.

[elias7]

14. Day 18, folks. Take a breath...

[populistdriven]

15. This is HORSESHIT!!! nt