Mercnbeth
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Look guys, whether or not a state has legalized it, it's still a federal crime.
indeed. however, the current federal administration has instructed the DEA to go after folks who are breaking BOTH state AND federal laws, which has been a victory for the 13 states that have medicinal marijuana laws in place.
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WASHINGTON (March 18, 2009) — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Wednesday outlined a shift in the enforcement of federal drug laws, saying the administration would effectively end the Bush administration’s frequent raids on distributors of medical marijuana.
Speaking with reporters, Mr. Holder provided few specifics but said the Justice Department’s enforcement policy would now be restricted to traffickers who falsely masqueraded as medical dispensaries and “use medical marijuana laws as a shield.”
In the Bush administration, federal agents raided medical marijuana distributors that violated federal statutes even if the dispensaries appeared to be complying with state laws. The raids produced a flood of complaints, particularly in California, which in 1996 became the first state to legalize marijuana sales to people with doctors’ prescriptions.
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the old federal administration was fully behind the DEA's prosecution of folks who were abiding by state laws. the current federal attitude is change that medicinal marijuana patients can believe in.
in 2005, then Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi and current 3rd in line for the Office of The President remarked on the house floor:
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"I've been a long-standing advocate for allowing states to make medical marijuana available to patients under a doctor's recommendation to alleviate painful suffering. A doctor's prescription is needed for a substance that is not otherwise legal. Doctors write prescriptions every day for that purpose, and they should be able to do so if their states allow it, in the case of medical marijuana.
In my district of San Francisco, we have lost more than 20,000 people to AIDS over the last two decades, and I have seen firsthand the suffering that accompanies this dreadful disease. Medical marijuana alleviates some of the most debilitating symptoms of AIDS, including pain, wasting syndrome, and nausea. This is not confined to AIDS, but also cancer and other examples that our colleagues will point out. This is the compassionate way to go.
The previous speaker said he knows of no scientific or medical institution that has said anything positive about this, and I beg to differ.
This fact has been supported by science. In 1999, the Institute of Medicine issued a report that had been commissioned by the Office of National Drug Control Policy. The study found that medical marijuana 'would be advantageous' in the treatment of some diseases, and is 'potentially effective' in treating pain. Medical journals and other recent articles attest to the fact that active components in medical marijuana inhibit pain.
Other proven medicinal uses of marijuana include improving the quality of life for patients with cancer, multiple sclerosis, and other severe medical conditions.
That is why many medical associations support legal access to medical marijuana, again if the state allows it with a doctor's permission, including the American Academy of HIV Medicine, American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Nurses Association, the American Public Health Association, and the AIDS Action Council."
this slave completely understands your not wanting to be associated with something you have decided that the potential benefit outweighs whatever risk might be involved. this slave hopes that you, or anyone else out there reading this post, understands that you live in one of those 13 states that have asserted their rights and have backing from the federal administration to do so (thanks to the regime change that recently took place). so essentially, as long as you (or anyone else out there in those 13 states) are abiding by the laws created by your state to address the particular needs and values of it's citizens, then you are all good as far as using cannabis is concerned.
e.g. the California Highway Patrol has instructed it's officers and publicly stated that if transported properly, they will not confiscate cannabis nor cite folks, with valid recommendations from their MD, for having cannabis in their vehicle.
thank you for the apology. if someone else out there can benefit from our intercourse on this thread then that would be a most beneficial outcome, and it is why this slave has included the extra information that she did...not in any way to try to change your mind, as this slave respects your decision.
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