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Comrade Grumpy

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20. He's not going after the medical marijuana patients...

Reply to RILib (Reply #19)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 03:08 PM

Jan 2013

...just the people who provide their medicine.

Obama's words suggest a similar approach to any retail outlets that open under legalization in CO and WA.

The feds don't have the resources to persecute all patients or recreational smokers, but they can try to make some exemplary busts to scare people.

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Calif. marijuana dispensary owner gets 10 years on federal charges [View all] Redfairen Jan 2013 OP

I think it should be legal and sold to any adult madville Jan 2013 #1

Prohibition is a failed public policy... TeamPooka Jan 2013 #2

outrageous samsingh Jan 2013 #3

And the Banksters roam free. nt awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #4

Obama's Department of "Justice" did this. nt Romulox Jan 2013 #5

It's great that Obama's DOJ doesn't have anything better to do. forestpath Jan 2013 #6

How is this fair Politicalboi Jan 2013 #7

They've got the WRONG Sandusky. nt valerief Jan 2013 #8

I tend not to vote for people who want to throw me in prison. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #9

See, he should have just started an investment bank. raouldukelives Jan 2013 #10

Marijuana dispensaries need to buy a "Get Out of Jail Free" card OnyxCollie Jan 2013 #11

The irony, huh? tblue Jan 2013 #14

Money talks. OnyxCollie Jan 2013 #15

time for obama to seriously step up on this issue. Garion_55 Jan 2013 #12

I'd rather . . . another_liberal Jan 2013 #18

Thank god this scourge on our society has been removed. progressoid Jan 2013 #13

thanks, obama.. frylock Jan 2013 #16

Kinda smells like selective prosecution. Festivito Jan 2013 #17

And yet constantly RILib Jan 2013 #19

He's not going after the medical marijuana patients... Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #20

In California, the Feds sent letters Mr.Bill Jan 2013 #27

same thing RILib Jan 2013 #28

You need 10 replies cyberswede Jan 2013 #30

Yes, there is no doubt the feds are on an offensive against dispensaries. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #33

A disgusting miscarriage of justice. GodlessBiker Jan 2013 #21

I'm sure that it will be different when they start selling it in WA and CO for recreational purposes Freddie Stubbs Jan 2013 #22

Did he violate state law? randome Jan 2013 #23

He did NOT violate any state laws. SomethingFishy Jan 2013 #31

I don't know why you keep making excuses for this crap. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #34

This is despicable. Jeevus Jan 2013 #24

Those of you in WA and CO Mr.Bill Jan 2013 #25

Oh we are. SomethingFishy Jan 2013 #32

I don't think it's going to get that far.. Upton Jan 2013 #37

we need a kinder gentler form of "librul"at the top SHRED Jan 2013 #26

k&r RainDog Jan 2013 #29

ASA: Obama worse than Bush.. Upton Jan 2013 #35

Great. Another fine use of our tax dollars. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #36

WTF (nt) Kurovski Jan 2013 #38

Yay, democracy! RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #39

Obama must pardon this man. grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #40