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Wow talk about drinking the kool-aid. Dispensaries legalized in their respective states continued to be raided and robbed throughout the Obama administration,
by Bye_Felicia 8y ago
Wow talk about drinking the kool-aid.
Dispensaries legalized in their respective states continued to be raided and robbed throughout the Obama administration, one has only to witness such a scene, where local police and sometimes even elected officials look on, as the federal government marches in and destroys a legal business.
Marijuana law up in smoke as agents raid dispensaries
https://mg.co.za/article/2008-08-11-marijuana-law-up-in-smoke-as-agents-raid-dispensaries https://mg.co.za/article/2008-08-11-marijuana-law-up-in-smok...
there was no 'resistance' back then because Obama was the chosen one, who would lead us all into a golden age. Well, Obama's gone, and he didn't change shit in regards to drug laws, or at the very least neutering the DEA.
However, aside from my arguments from very limited first hand experience, there is also, oh right, all those pesky facts. Poor, powerless Obama, he's a victim!
Obama’s War on Pot | The Nation
https://www.thenation.com/article/obamas-war-pot/ https://www.thenation.com/article/obamas-war-pot/
(you can google search statistics yourself. i'm not going to list out links to someone who is clearly stuck on "talking points" from some publicist.)
However, he loved using the DEA as tool when it suited him:
The secret backstory of how Obama let Hezbollah off the hook
https://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/obama-hezbollah-drug-trafficking-investigation/ https://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/obama-hezbollah-d...