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Departing the war on drugs? Obama and Feds set new guidelines
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by smkovalinsky | October 19, 2009 at 05:53 am
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Monday, Oct. 19, 2009: Feds to Stop Medical Marijuana Prosecution
A memo to be released today sets new federal guideline for medical marijuana use and prosecution. The new softer stance is a departure with the past 25 years of policy, and may be indicative of a more comprehensive change within the White House and Federal Bureau:
In what can only be described as major departure in the so-called ‘war on drugs’, the Obama Administration is issuing a new three page memo this morning mapping out the federal government’s new guidelines for states that have laws protecting medical cannabis patients.In February Attorney General Eric Holder indicated in a press conference that the Obama Administration–which favors physician-recommended access to medical cannabis–would abate from what had been an aggressive law enforcement (and propaganda) campaign against medical access to cannabis.
Today’s memo from the Department of Justice formalizes these changes and is a MAJOR victory for citizens who support cannabis law reform.
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at 14:56 on October 20th, 2009
I think those who get pain releif from the soft drug,and take it in the prvacy of their own home should be supported rather than being treated like criminals.