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Unfortunately, this administration has a history of broken promises when it comes to respecting state medical marijuana laws. They have always given themselves

Unfortunately, this administration has a history of broken promises when it comes to respecting state medical marijuana laws. They have always given themselves ample loopholes in any guidance so that they can justify desired prosecutions.

Zimahl 13y ago
This. I was corrected a while ago on a different site that the Obama administration has been very two-faced about progressive MJ laws. I don't know if a lot of people are aware of that, I certainly wasn't.
narrator 13y ago
Yeah, knowing Obama's track record they'll start prosecuting at some point once the targets get fat enough.
lukifer 13y ago
They even said as much in the announcement: > The size and profitability of marijuana businesses will still be a factor prosecutors can consider, but there also must be additional illegal activities for prosecutors to take action. With enough scrutiny (which we know the Feds have the capacity for), it's trivial to find some regulation that a particular business is violating. And as soon as they have their justification, they'll come down on suppliers and vendors like a ton of bricks, using both the official violation and the federal Controlled Substances Act in the prosecution. Overall, this announcement is a good sign that they're losing the war on public opinion, and I don't suspect they'll crack down unilaterally. I think they're going after a strategy of containment; disincentivizing the experiment from spreading, as well as preventing bales of cannabis from flowing across state lines (which, in fairness, will certainly happen).
Shivetya 13y ago
My view is, we have to wait for after the 2014 elections to see which way he will go. Sadly, changing the number of or length of terms a President can serve won't affect this situation of being bound up by upcoming elections as each side uses them to great effect.
cenhyperion 13y ago
This administration just has a history of broken promises. War, marijuana, spying, etc.
bsullivan01 13y ago
Even if they keep their word, that word is as good as the next AG /President. The law didn't change, they just decided not to enforce certain laws. In theory it should be a disturbing trend since we're a "nation of laws"

Zimahl 13y ago

This. I was corrected a while ago on a different site that the Obama administration has been very two-faced about progressive MJ laws. I don't know if a lot of people are aware of that, I certainly wasn't.

narrator 13y ago

Yeah, knowing Obama's track record they'll start prosecuting at some point once the targets get fat enough.

lukifer 13y ago

They even said as much in the announcement: > The size and profitability of marijuana businesses will still be a factor prosecutors can consider, but there also must be additional illegal activities for prosecutors to take action. With enough scrutiny (which we know the Feds have the capacity for), it's trivial to find some regulation that a particular business is violating. And as soon as they have their justification, they'll come down on suppliers and vendors like a ton of bricks, using both the official violation and the federal Controlled Substances Act in the prosecution. Overall, this announcement is a good sign that they're losing the war on public opinion, and I don't suspect they'll crack down unilaterally. I think they're going after a strategy of containment; disincentivizing the experiment from spreading, as well as preventing bales of cannabis from flowing across state lines (which, in fairness, will certainly happen).

Shivetya 13y ago

My view is, we have to wait for after the 2014 elections to see which way he will go. Sadly, changing the number of or length of terms a President can serve won't affect this situation of being bound up by upcoming elections as each side uses them to great effect.

cenhyperion 13y ago

This administration just has a history of broken promises. War, marijuana, spying, etc.

bsullivan01 13y ago

Even if they keep their word, that word is as good as the next AG /President. The law didn't change, they just decided not to enforce certain laws. In theory it should be a disturbing trend since we're a "nation of laws"