"Mendocino Board Supports Use Of Spy Agencies In Marijuana War"

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Didn't I hear someone during the last campaign say something about not using federal resources for this?

You too, Mendo? Say it ain't so! The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has voted 3-2 to support the use of federal intelligence agencies in the war against marijuana.

The most liberal member of the board of supervisors, Green Party member Dan Hamburg, joined the most libertarian member, Supervisor John Pinches of the American Independent Party to cast the two votes against the "consent calendar" item at Tuesday's board meeting, reports Jennifer Poole at The Willits News.

​​Both opposed the item asking the board to support California Congressman Mike Thompson's attempts to involve federal spy agencies in the fight against illegal marijuana cultivation by so-called "international drug trafficking organizations" on public lands.

Thompson added language to HR 1892, the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2012, asking the director of national intelligence to "consult with the heads of the federal land management agencies on the appropriate actions the intelligence community can take" to assist the agencies in "identifying and protecting public lands from illegal drug grows including through the sharing of intelligence information."

The Intelligence Authorization Act has already passed the House, and is now in the U.S. Senate.


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