[mushroombrew]

Here is the opposition. These are the people deciding our future.

They do not instill much hope in me.

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/jeff...ana-activists/

[rolandomota]

j sessions is fantasizing about locking up all the evil potheads Because good people dont smoke marijuana.

[mushroombrew]

He got lots of campaign money from private prisons.

But I am sure that's totally unrelated to him wanting to lock people up(extreme sarcasm)

[Gypsy Nirvana]

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions held a meeting on Friday to discuss marijuana and drug policy with a group of activists working to defeat legalization efforts.

“I think it’s a big issue for America, for the country, and I’m of the general view that this is not a healthy substance,” Sessions said at the beginning of the gathering. “I think that’s pretty clear. And then have the policy response that we and the federal government needs to be prepared to take and do so appropriately and with good sense.”

In attendance, according to video of the opening introductions captured by a pool photographer and posted by C-SPAN, were:

Edwin Meese III, U.S. attorney general under the Reagan administration
Kevin Sabet, president and CEO of Smart Approaches to Marijuana
Bertha Madras, a former Office of National Drug Control Policy staffer and a member of President Trump’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis
Robert DuPont, former director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse
David Evans, executive director of the Drug Free Schools Coalition

All are longtime opponents of legalizing marijuana.

“I appreciate the opportunity to hear your analysis on marijuana and some of the related issues,” Sessions told the group. “I do believe, and I’m afraid, that the public is not properly educated on some of the issues related to marijuana. And that would be a matter that we could, all of us together, maybe be helpful in working on and that would allow better policy to actually be enacted.”

It is not clear if Sessions has taken the time to meet with any pro-legalization advocates since being confirmed as attorney general in February.

Also attending the Friday meeting was an official from Johns Hopkins Hospital and a Heritage Foundation intern, along with a handful of others who could not immediately be identified.

A screen shot of a meeting agenda that Sessions was carrying upon entering the room appeared to show that one topic of discussion was, “The effect of marijuana on drugged driving.”

The group’s roundtable discussion itself was closed to the press.

The gathering comes as the Justice Department’s overall position on marijuana policy remains uncertain. Sessions has in recent weeks sent mixed signals about his plans for federal marijuana enforcement under the Trump administration.

Last month, he testified before Congress that an Obama-era Justice Department memo that generally allows states to implement their own marijuana laws without interference remains in effect. But last week he told reporters at a briefing that his department is actively conducting talks about potential changes to the policy.

This is a developing story and may be updated.

*The link is in the first post of this thread.

[mushroombrew]

What do you think Gypsy. Is Federal enforcement possible? I don't know if they have enough resources. But huge revenues would be gleaned from raids. So they would pay for themselves?

The US is less and less attractive to me. Might be time to get back to Europe where you at least know where you stand.

Here you have:-

Federal Law
State Law
County Law
City Law

And a county can decide at any time to change laws and put you out of business.
https://kobi5.com/news/new-cannabis-...-county-66762/

[DeluxeBerry]

"Sessions told the group. “I do believe, and I’m afraid, that the public is not properly educated on some of the issues related to marijuana."

properly educated aka brainwashed into believing their horseshit lies.

[mushroombrew]

So he thinks we are poorly educated bad people.

And I suppose he is here to save us. Amen.

[Gypsy Nirvana]

Originally Posted by mushroombrew

What do you think Gypsy. Is Federal enforcement possible? I don't know if they have enough resources. But huge revenues would be gleaned from raids. So they would pay for themselves?

The US is less and less attractive to me. Might be time to get back to Europe where you at least know where you stand.

Here you have:-

Federal Law
State Law
County Law
City Law

And a county can decide at any time to change laws and put you out of business.
https://kobi5.com/news/new-cannabis-...-county-66762/

Quite honestly, I wouldn't dismiss federal enforcement over state laws on cannabis beyond the capabilities of the current US administration, it is a very clear and present danger that they could enact federal schedule one narcotics laws on anyone, as they have been trying to do on me for the past 4-5 years, but so far unsuccessfully and I am not even a US citizen living in the USA!

You are correct in stating that US laws are VERY confusing and complicated with some federal, state, county, and city laws constantly contradicting each other, but you must keep in mind that federal law SUPERCEDES any of the others, and there is the problem.

[944s2]

I think the " Horse has bolted the stable",,its too late,,far too much tax dollars and
powerful people have so much $$$$ invested that Sessions will need to tread very carefully,,,,this meeting doesnt seem to mean anything,,opinions like ass----- and all that,,,,,,,,,s2

[Cuzin_Dave]

The drug wars are from from over in the USA. More like push, pull and tug.
https://www.truth-out.org/news/item/4...ngress-let-him