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U.S. Prosecutors Crack Down on California Medical Marijuana Industry
In news from California, federal prosecutors have announced a major crackdown on the state’s medical marijuana industry. Marijuana is legal for medical use in California, but the state laws conflict with federal law, which does not recognize any legal use for marijuana. It is unclear whether similar crackdowns will follow in other states. Benjamin Wagner is U.S. attorney in Sacramento.
Benjamin Wagner, U.S. attorney: "We are not focused on backyard grows with small amounts of marijuana for use by seriously ill people. We are targeting commercial operations which profit from growing and distributing marijuana, and which often use the trappings of state law for cover but in fact are abusing state law."
Many medical marijuana users criticized the Obama administration’s move to crack down on the industry.
Steve Younesien, medical marijuana user: "I just don’t understand this whole, what do you call it, business of controlling this stuff. This is the best painkiller I’ve ever used in my life."
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/10/10/headlines
Benjamin Wagner, U.S. attorney: "We are not focused on backyard grows with small amounts of marijuana for use by seriously ill people. We are targeting commercial operations which profit from growing and distributing marijuana, and which often use the trappings of state law for cover but in fact are abusing state law."
Many medical marijuana users criticized the Obama administration’s move to crack down on the industry.
Steve Younesien, medical marijuana user: "I just don’t understand this whole, what do you call it, business of controlling this stuff. This is the best painkiller I’ve ever used in my life."
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/10/10/headlines
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ADMINPermalink Reply by Derwin Sherwood on -
So it seems like we shoiuln't be pushing for medical anymore we need to push for recreational and industrial! With medical they will say that we need to quit complaining because the people who need it will have it (then they'll just come out with a pill form that actually works with more research) and treat it like a prescription... Then too I heard (didn't see it yet) that NORML has published an article stating that the government is trying to or about to pass a law stating that medical marijuana card holders will loose their second amendment right to bear arms... That pisses me off as I am a constitutionalists all the way!
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