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Subject: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: JohnInKansas Date: 08 Oct 11 - 04:13 AM Calif. pot dispensaries told by feds to shut down "U.S. prosecutors send letters even though state law allows production and sales." And a followup article: US: California pot crackdown targets large dispensaries "Those near children also targeted in state, which allows medical marijuana " The real impact of the letters sent out by the US Prosecuters is unclear, but appears to be a "reversal of policies" previously announced. References are made in the articles to: 1. In Colorado, which also allowed medical marijuana, the Treasury Department is requiring that banks close accounts of legal medical marijuana businesses. 2. The IRS says dispensaries may not deduct standard business expenses such as payroll, security or rent. "The result will be closure of the most well regulated dispensaries and loss of millions of dollars in tax revenue for local governments," the group stated. 3. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives last month ruled that medical marijuana patients sanctioned by states cannot legally possess firearms. (or concealed carry licenses) Too much to post the entire content of both articles, and too little real content to form much of an opinion. Read 'em for yourselves if concerned or curious. John |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: gnu Date: 08 Oct 11 - 06:26 AM Unreal how heartless some people can be. |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: alanabit Date: 08 Oct 11 - 06:34 AM Yes, indeed gnu. Hypocrites always use their "morality" to justify spite. |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: Greg F. Date: 08 Oct 11 - 08:47 AM Heartless or just plain idiotic? The U. S. lost the "War On Drugs" before the war began. |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 08 Oct 11 - 10:56 AM What I can't understand is how this has anything at all to do with the Federal government. |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: pdq Date: 08 Oct 11 - 10:57 AM Marijuana has been the #1 cash crop in the state of California for at least 30 years. That is a big deal since California is the #1 agricultural state in the country. The medical marijuana shops are bogus Every time an undercover agent tries to buy pot he is able to do so. No problem. Anyone who can't score a doobie in the Golden State is a dope. |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: saulgoldie Date: 08 Oct 11 - 11:18 AM Nevermind the morality or other aspects of jailing pot smokers, the economic costs are immense. Imprisonment costs tens of thousands per prisoner per year. Even if the pot smokers were not employed, which many of them might be, paying taxes and buying stuff, maintaining them on welfare would cost considerably less. Furthermore, pot smoking makes people lethargic, giggly, and hungry. But they rarely make near as much mayhem as someone jacked up on alcohol. Saul |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: GUEST,999 Date: 08 Oct 11 - 12:49 PM Gentlemen, it's not like they have much of a choice. 'US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana' because they have to. The don't know how to threaten the illegal stuff. |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: Little Hawk Date: 08 Oct 11 - 12:58 PM They may resent the fact that their pals in organized crime are losing a tiny bit of their immense profits to legal marijuana. |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: katlaughing Date: 08 Oct 11 - 02:47 PM This was quite telling, imo: As for using marijuana as medicine, Sabet said the proper path should be one where components of marijuana are studied and possibly approved by the Food & Drug Administration for use in pharmaceuticals. "You synthesize and deliver it in the way we deliver medicines in this country," he said, "through pharmacies — not dispensaries with 300-pound bouncers, bars on the windows and neon lights." Drug companies are not happy when they don't get a slice of the pie. I'm surprised they haven't tried taking over the alcohol industry...i.e. red wine being medicinal etc.! |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: GUEST,josepp Date: 08 Oct 11 - 03:30 PM Where is the Tea Party on this? Isn't this a brazen example of the federal government stepping in where it has no business? How come all the sudden, this is a good thing? And for the liberals who cheer about everything Obama does, why aren't you lambasting his administration for engaging in these Bushian tactics with a zeal that the Bush administration never showed? |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: GUEST,999 Date: 08 Oct 11 - 03:58 PM Ya got a pie. It's divided in half. Wall Street has half, Republicans have half and Democrats have the other half. That's not bad math. Your country is about 14 trillion dollars in the red. In easier terms to comprehend, it would take a jet plane flying at the speed of sound 14 years to reel out one trillion dollars. To reel out your current national debt, the plane would have to fly for 196 years. Show me politicians who are financially poor. Go ahead. If there is such a list, it'll be a real short one written in big letters. |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: Paul Burke Date: 08 Oct 11 - 04:46 PM JOE HILL was he a politician? |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: GUEST,999 Date: 08 Oct 11 - 04:56 PM Good one, Paul. First laugh of the day. Thank you. |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: JohnInKansas Date: 08 Oct 11 - 05:46 PM The only way the Fed can "legally" NOT PROSECUTE is if Congress changes the Federal Law. Could it be that this is a way to "encourage" Congress to get off their asses and do something? (i.e. enlist the voice of the voters after whipping up some excitement?) John |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: Greg F. Date: 08 Oct 11 - 06:27 PM Show me politicians who are financially poor. Not below the poverty line, but certainly not well-to-do: Bernie Sanders. |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: GUEST,999 Date: 08 Oct 11 - 07:34 PM I knew he'd be mentioned, Greg. But as I said, this is gonna be one short list. |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: GUEST,.gargoyle Date: 08 Oct 11 - 08:03 PM Thank GOD -
Stoners are the worst -
Give us an alcoholic
Sincerely, Even the Netherlands has acknowledged the folly of their evil ways .... Hot Damn .... no more pot for tourests in Amsterdam. |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: gnu Date: 08 Oct 11 - 08:51 PM Soooo... are there THAT many medical MaryJane places that have been busted selling pot to narcs? Of course, they should be busted for illegal acts, no doubt. But, does it really happen on a widespread basis? Dunno if I believe that one... got any stats? |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: Greg F. Date: 08 Oct 11 - 08:59 PM It may be a list of one, Bruce - damned if I can come up with anyone other than Bernie. |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: michaelr Date: 08 Oct 11 - 09:19 PM I'll have some of what gargoyle is smoking... on second thought, better not. |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: Bobert Date: 08 Oct 11 - 09:21 PM (((((((((((((cough))))))))))))) B;~) |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: ChanteyLass Date: 08 Oct 11 - 10:29 PM Here's a link to the situation in RI regarding compassion centers and threats of federal intervention. This is from the Providence Business News, Sept. 29, 2011. http://www.pbn.com/Chafee-RI-wont-allow-compassion-centers,61556 |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: Gurney Date: 09 Oct 11 - 12:28 AM You have more fun to follow. Here in NZ, where there is no legal marijuana, even if you are dying and can't take prescribed painkillers (as my friend was) there has been a steady movement to artificial dopes. The way our laws stand, if it isn't documented, it is legal, and artificial 'marijuanas' have been introduced privately. Each artificial drug has been picked off as it was documented and then made illegal. The biggest operator in introducing these artificial marijuanas has given up, as it is getting to be more trouble than he thinks it is worth. And he was concerned with quality and standardisation for safety. |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: michaelr Date: 09 Oct 11 - 12:36 AM They will never succeed To eradicate the weed |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: GUEST,999 Date: 09 Oct 11 - 01:22 AM But the law is for hire So they kill the supplier |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 09 Oct 11 - 12:22 PM I'm still puzzled how this kind of thing is anything to do with your federal government, any more than your gun laws evidently are. |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: GUEST,josepp Date: 09 Oct 11 - 12:34 PM It has nothing to do with the fed. It is not the fed's goddamn business if states vote to have medical marijuana dispensaries. This is the Obama administration's doing--no one else can be blamed. Funny how the liberals seem incapable of getting pissed off at him for what is clearly an intrusive big govt policy but he can't seem to mobilize anyone or anything to get the economy righted. And where's the loudmouth Tea Party and all their "Fuck big govt" talk on this issue? Why, that would be NOWHERE! Hypocrites!! Cowards!!!! Liars!!!!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: michaelr Date: 09 Oct 11 - 03:00 PM Josepp, this liberal (and many others I know) is plenty pissed off at Obama. This is just the latest thing. What bothers me most is his escalation of the unmitigated evil of unmanned drone attacks. |
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Subject: RE: BS: US Prosecutors Threaten Legal Marijuana From: GUEST,josepp Date: 09 Oct 11 - 03:57 PM He has mismanaged that war horribly. He has mismanaged everything horribly. |
