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truedelphi

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22. There is a marijuana-related arrest made in California every seven minutes.

Reply to tridim (Reply #10)

Tue Jan 21, 2014, 06:00 AM

Jan 2014

Sometimes it is because the person being arrested was on parole, and so they are not supposed to have marijuana on them, or in their household.

Sometimes it is because they' re actually someone the cops think is good for something else, and they use the marijuana as an excuse to hold that person.

And a lot of the time, what is described in this article is due to over zealous Eric Holder's DOJ:

http://my.firedoglake.com/elisemattu/2012/09/26/santa-rosa-calif-gets-hit-by-gestapo-today-092612/

In any event, until Obama puts his money where his mouth is and fires Holder, and then installs someone to head up DOJ who will re-schedule marijuana, I have no reason to applaud him.

Funny how Obama could be so committed to extending the Bush-era tax cuts, and he did that basically overnight, what he Yet he finds it impossible to do as he voter approved HB 420, promised to do here in California, which was to respect our state and to leave dispensaries and med marijuana growers and providers alone.

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After Defending Pot, Obama has to Pardon Medical Marijuana Growers He Jailed [View all] unhappycamper Jan 2014 OP

"Defending pot"? Puh-lease, he did his now-typical sidestep and tacit approval of the parasites. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #1

Drug prosecutions increased under Clinton as well. Eleanors38 Jan 2014 #2

K&R DeSwiss Jan 2014 #3

thanks. etc, etc. for sure. cali Jan 2014 #5

President Obama's actions belie his words. He often says the right things and cali Jan 2014 #4

Yep, he has a pretty good track record on that! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2014 #18

He is being a hypocrite. I expected that from a Republican, B Calm Jan 2014 #6

Hypocrisy is a Sacrament to Obama. Most self indulgent rhetorician ever. Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #7

Just like when he campaigned he said he would look at repealing NAFTA, B Calm Jan 2014 #9

Often he tells people what they want to hear, and then does the RKP5637 Jan 2014 #19

Words. zeemike Jan 2014 #8

Were these 154 people prosecuted for selling cannabis legally? Or did they break a law? tridim Jan 2014 #10

I agree and with that it makes us part of the problem madokie Jan 2014 #13

There is a marijuana-related arrest made in California every seven minutes. truedelphi Jan 2014 #22

Eric Holder is a shill and a continued embarrassment to my profession! Dustlawyer Jan 2014 #11

Eric Holder is one of the greatest AG in our history. Check his accomplishments and stop kelliekat44 Jan 2014 #12

Uh, what about Wall Street where he came from? Dustlawyer Jan 2014 #14

LOL. Good one! nt Romulox Jan 2014 #16

The President can unilaterally reschedule Pot. He's being *massively* disingenuous. nt Romulox Jan 2014 #15

Exactly Romulox, it was signed in sorefeet Jan 2014 #21

He's not going to pardon anyone. Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #17

He often rides the picket fence and gets his ass torn up by RKP5637 Jan 2014 #20