[Skip]

Recently the Department of Justice issued new guidelines regarding the use of federal resources in investigations and prosecutions in states that have passed laws authorizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. In response to the new guidelines, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued the following statement:

“DEA welcomes the issuance of these clarifying guidelines pertaining to the use of federal investigative and prosecutorial resources in states that have enacted laws authorizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes.

"These guidelines do not legalize marijuana. It is not the practice or policy of DEA to target individuals with serious medical conditions who comply with state laws authorizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Consistent with the DOJ guidelines, we will continue to identify and investigate any criminal organization or individual who unlawfully grows, markets or distributes marijuana or other dangerous drugs. Those who unlawfully possess firearms, commit acts of violence, provide drugs to minors, or have ties to other criminal organizations may also be subject to arrest.

"As these guidelines point out, marijuana remains a top revenue source for the Mexican drug cartels that are wreaking havoc in Mexico and along the Southwest Border. Accordingly, DEA will continue to disrupt and dismantle these drug trafficking organizations.”

[Illegal-Seed]

Yet it can all be solved with making it completly legal...No more underground dealing.

How hard is it to understand.

My government is addicted to bullshit.

“DEA welcomes the issuance of these clarifying guidelines pertaining to the use of federal investigative and prosecutorial resources in states that have enacted laws authorizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes." translation= &@^*@(*$ !!!!!!!! we got to put this out now cause we are looking like the douche bags we really are!!!

HAHAHAHHAHAHAH

[rambone]

It's almost as if they don't realize that they are creating enemies out of otherwise law abiding citizens.

[Skip]

I'm wondering if this will force the DEA to revise its policies in OTHER COUNTRIES.

You realize the DEA is present (has offices) in nearly every country on the planet?

In every country they spread their lying propaganda, orchestrate huge anti-pot campaigns (UK & Holland two recent examples), provide intel, money and resources to bust marijuana growers and users.

And due to their international presence and legal authority they can themselves be biggest smugglers and drug pushers in the world and do so with impunity.

What has the DEA done to stop the Afghanis from growing opium and turning it into heroin?

Answer: Absolutely NOTHING!

Yet cannabis is the fight they choose, no doubt cause they are truly wimps who only want to do the EASY busts.

Let's send a squadron of say 5,000 DEA agents to Afghanistan for a "green harvest" there. If they can stand up to the Taliban (a fight I'd love to see!)

Chances are everything they confiscate would end up on the streets of the USA as heroin, as usual.

[PazVerdeRadical]

Originally Posted by Skip

"...we will continue to identify and investigate any criminal organization or individual who unlawfully grows, markets or distributes marijuana or other dangerous drugs. ”

cannabis is not a dangerous drug, ignoramus DEA propaganda writers.

[nephilthim]

the only thing dangerous is these and other goverment officials collect a check off the backsides of honest taxpayers.

[kingC]

They just need to give up on busting marijuana, and stick to the real criminals..ie methamphetamine pushers from mexico, cocaine from mexico, heroin from wherever, and stop selling the drugs they confiscate back to american citizens, or any other citizen for that matter... DEA is the biggest drug cartel in the world...no doubt in my mind.. overgrow the DEA...

Hmm this is a very interesting word from them. I like how they put marijuana in a different category then hard drugs. To them its usually the same. But basically they're saying "oh I guess this is the official time where we say we're gonna play by the rules."

[*mistress*]

executive memos cannot void an act of cong. us sup ct has upheld in raich v ashcroft & gonzales v. raich...
memos can be ignored... the actual l@ws are controlling... executive branch (administrative agencies can only enforce l@ws) has 'clarified' the priorities, they cannot unilaterally declare acts of cong unenforceable: separation of powers...