Statement From U.S. Attorney’s Office on Initiative 502 _12-5-2012 - Washington State - International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums

Chunkypigs · 12-06-2012, 06:41 AM

So we have this message today regarding 502, leaves things wide open for the time being. Still no word from Obama, I'd like to start a betting pool on when he's going to talk about this. wish I was in Twin Peaks right now passing around some of my recent Sour Diesel harvest and having a piece of pie at the Double RR...

Prohibition is falling in my lifetime.

https://www.justice.gov/usao/waw/pres...Statement.html

The Department of Justice is reviewing the legalization initiatives recently passed in Colorado and Washington State. The Department’s responsibility to enforce the Controlled Substances Act remains unchanged. Neither States nor the Executive branch can nullify a statute passed by Congress.In enacting the Controlled Substances Act, Congress determined that marijuana is a Schedule I controlled substance. Regardless of any changes in state law, including the change that will go into effect on December 6th in Washington State, growing, selling or possessing any amount of marijuana remains illegal under federal law. Members of the public are also advised to remember that it remains against federal law to bring any amount of marijuana onto federal property, including all federal buildings, national parks and forests, military installations, and courthouses.

MIway · 12-06-2012, 07:40 AM

Lol... Punt!

ballplayer 2 · 12-06-2012, 08:03 AM

^^That's true it is a punt, but Obama is not going to use political capital for MJ right now. Members of Congress are the nitwits who need to do the right thing.

Punt is better than... ... Blitz, in this instance.

Arthritis_sucks · 12-06-2012, 08:08 AM

Translation=We reserve the right to federally fu*# ya. Nice find.

dddaver · 12-06-2012, 01:06 PM

When federally f$cked, I wonder if they let you choose the lube? Might I suggest some sort of canna-oil?

12-06-2012, 06:12 PM

Write your congressional representatives! THEY HAVE THE POWER! Not the president, not even the AG. It is within our houses, congress and senate, where the real power presides. And it is through direct vote that these people gain their positions. They still have to cater, at least for appearance's sake, to those who are directly voting them into office (Nancy Pelosi, for example, is only voted in on a local level, not state, not federal). These people can directly change the CSA, they can pressure the DEA to change scheduling, they can literally fucking legalize it NOW if they all simply agreed to do it. And each and every one of us is responsible for how they got their seats, not some vague notion held within the electoral college. Now argue to me that voting doesn't do a thing.

huligun · 12-06-2012, 06:33 PM

Reporting in from the Evergreen State (Washington) and living in Seattle proper.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp8xfQaCA-4

We have all been really excited about this although it is a weak improvement, it IS an improvement.

The social stigma and legal consequences for an adult to make an adult decision to smoke a little weed has been lifted. All you naysayers can go fuck yourselves. Sure you cannot buy it in the store yet, and you are not supposed to smoke it in public, but the trend referring to all pot smokers as a lazy bunch that are dangerous to have on the job site is turning. That alone is a major victory. Many people that have been reluctant to smoke it because it is illegal can feel free to take a puff when that joint is passed to them at that party this holiday season.

And although it was illegal to smoke in public, at the Space Needle last night, Seattle's best known icon was the site of a major smoke-in. I am not sure what the reasoning is, as the law has suspended arresting pot smokers since November and December 6th is the day it is signed into law. That doesn't mean that at midnight it was legal, it means that on this day it is signed into law, a formal acceptance on paper of the voters will.

Smoke clouded the air at the Space Needle when the clock struck midnight, there was cheering and laughter. Finally some peace and happiness in these uncertain times. I hope the smoke cloud wafts over to the other Washington so that these fools can see how a good many of the American public feel about this. I would like this day to be declared a weed smoker holiday, like 4/20. Many have been waiting for this day, and brothers and sisters, it is here and now. Rejoice and be happy. If you were reluctant to smoke a puff before, let go of it. Join the happy free thinkers in celebrating this wonderful day. Santa has come early.

Wiggs Dannyboy · 12-06-2012, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by huligun

And although it is illegal to smoke in public at the Space Needle last night, Seattle's best known icon was the site of a major smoke-in.

Seattle must have smelled incredibly nice last night!

Congratulations Washington! And thanks for leading the way to a saner world.

12-06-2012, 06:41 AM	#1
Chunkypigs Hard Mode Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: the ugly part of town where they keep the Government Buildings. Posts: 3,246	Statement From U.S. Attorney’s Office on Initiative 502 _12-5-2012 So we have this message today regarding 502, leaves things wide open for the time being. Still no word from Obama, I'd like to start a betting pool on when he's going to talk about this. wish I was in Twin Peaks right now passing around some of my recent Sour Diesel harvest and having a piece of pie at the Double RR... Prohibition is falling in my lifetime. https://www.justice.gov/usao/waw/pres...Statement.html The Department of Justice is reviewing the legalization initiatives recently passed in Colorado and Washington State. The Department’s responsibility to enforce the Controlled Substances Act remains unchanged. Neither States nor the Executive branch can nullify a statute passed by Congress.In enacting the Controlled Substances Act, Congress determined that marijuana is a Schedule I controlled substance. Regardless of any changes in state law, including the change that will go into effect on December 6th in Washington State, growing, selling or possessing any amount of marijuana remains illegal under federal law. Members of the public are also advised to remember that it remains against federal law to bring any amount of marijuana onto federal property, including all federal buildings, national parks and forests, military installations, and courthouses.
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12-06-2012, 08:08 AM	#4
Arthritis_sucks The Dude Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,147	Translation=We reserve the right to federally fu# ya. Nice find. __________________ "Drawing is the honesty of art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad." Salvador Dali Oahu Daze episode 1* https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=288836 Finished Irie Tiki Farm 2017 Outdoor https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=344729
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12-06-2012, 01:06 PM	#5
dddaver Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: uh...yeah Posts: 2,345	When federally f$cked, I wonder if they let you choose the lube? Might I suggest some sort of canna-oil? __________________ my gggeneration DAV - I can't decide which I like better: either, arguing on the internet is like winning in the Special Olympics, you might win but you're still retarded; or never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level, and beat you with experience; or you can't fix stupid, so why argue with it? They all are funny, and all are true too. "Well, da Nile ain't just some big river in Egypt neither." "No reason to get excited," the thief, he kindly spoke, "There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke. But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate, So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late. -Bob Dylan: All Along the Watchtower Rights aren’t rights if someone can take them away. -George Carlin "The fool thinks himself to be wise, but the wise Man knows himself to be a fool" -William Shakespeare Long signatures suck. -dddaver
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12-06-2012, 06:12 PM	#6
SeaMaiden Guest Posts: n/a	Write your congressional representatives! THEY HAVE THE POWER! Not the president, not even the AG. It is within our houses, congress and senate, where the real power presides. And it is through direct vote that these people gain their positions. They still have to cater, at least for appearance's sake, to those who are directly voting them into office (Nancy Pelosi, for example, is only voted in on a local level, not state, not federal). These people can directly change the CSA, they can pressure the DEA to change scheduling, they can literally fucking legalize it NOW if they all simply agreed to do it. And each and every one of us is responsible for how they got their seats, not some vague notion held within the electoral college. Now argue to me that voting doesn't do a thing.
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12-06-2012, 06:33 PM	#7
huligun Professor Organic Psychology Join Date: May 2011 Location: Seattle Proper Posts: 1,955	Reporting in from the Evergreen State (Washington) and living in Seattle proper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp8xfQaCA-4 We have all been really excited about this although it is a weak improvement, it IS an improvement. The social stigma and legal consequences for an adult to make an adult decision to smoke a little weed has been lifted. All you naysayers can go fuck yourselves. Sure you cannot buy it in the store yet, and you are not supposed to smoke it in public, but the trend referring to all pot smokers as a lazy bunch that are dangerous to have on the job site is turning. That alone is a major victory. Many people that have been reluctant to smoke it because it is illegal can feel free to take a puff when that joint is passed to them at that party this holiday season. And although it was illegal to smoke in public, at the Space Needle last night, Seattle's best known icon was the site of a major smoke-in. I am not sure what the reasoning is, as the law has suspended arresting pot smokers since November and December 6th is the day it is signed into law. That doesn't mean that at midnight it was legal, it means that on this day it is signed into law, a formal acceptance on paper of the voters will. Smoke clouded the air at the Space Needle when the clock struck midnight, there was cheering and laughter. Finally some peace and happiness in these uncertain times. I hope the smoke cloud wafts over to the other Washington so that these fools can see how a good many of the American public feel about this. I would like this day to be declared a weed smoker holiday, like 4/20. Many have been waiting for this day, and brothers and sisters, it is here and now. Rejoice and be happy. If you were reluctant to smoke a puff before, let go of it. Join the happy free thinkers in celebrating this wonderful day. Santa has come early. __________________ Asi es la cosa, la cosa es asi.
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12-06-2012, 07:40 AM	#2
MIway Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Medicated State Posts: 1,831	Lol... Punt!
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12-06-2012, 08:03 AM	#3
ballplayer 2 Every day I fuck around and post a triple double Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 326	^^That's true it is a punt, but Obama is not going to use political capital for MJ right now. Members of Congress are the nitwits who need to do the right thing. Punt is better than... ... Blitz, in this instance.
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