Arizona Gov. Brewer seeks federal shutdown of state medical marijuana program

Source: NORML

(East Valley Tribune) Saying she fears people could wind up in legal trouble, Gov. Jan Brewer on Tuesday ordered the state attorney general to get a federal court to rule whether Arizona can implement its medical marijuana law.

She said a letter from Dennis Burke, the U.S. Attorney for Arizona, to her state health chief appeared to be a warning that anyone involved — from patients and dispensary operators to landlords and even state health officials — could wind up being prosecuted by his office.

Boo! The scare letter tactic seems to be working. Rhode Island balked, Washington balked, now Arizona. Despite the fact that this medical marijuana has been federally illegal the whole time and New Mexico and Colorado have been licensing dispensaries for years with no federal interference

Read more: http://blog.norml.org/2011/05/26/arizona-gov-brewer-seeks-federal-shutdown-of-state-medical-marijuana-program/

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Here we go again with "small government" Republican politicians doubling down on the failed, expensive federal war on pot.

she has her hands in a lot of things.

Follow the money and you should find big pharma paying her off to do this.

They want to keep government "out of our lives" while sticking their noses in other people's private parts.

Ditto inserting themselves into private living rooms where someone might be lighting up a j, maybe to keep from getting sick.

As long as THEY're doing the government intrusion, it's OK and it's not big government in your private life. But it is.

and squashing "states rights" when it suits your narrow purposes? I thought the federal government was soooooo evil...

the will of the people doesn't mean shit.

a suitable Democrstic replacement is found.

You DO NOT fuck with the citizens' wishes, period.

which is what this is really about

prejudice and discrimination

The shutdown letter is coming from the federal government not the state. The letter came from the US Attorney who works for the DOJ. That is federal not state.

"(East Valley Tribune) Saying she fears people could wind up in legal trouble, Gov. Jan Brewer on Tuesday ordered the state attorney general to get a federal court to rule whether Arizona can implement its medical marijuana law."

Seems to say 'she' not Fed.

Its abit early where I am but ya never know.

In fact AZ went to court today and sued the federal government over its attempt to shut down MMJ clinics. http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/articles/2011/05/27/20110527arizona-medical-marijuana-federal-lawsuit.html

So those who want to trash Brewer on this issue are taking the side of the DOJ now.

Thanks for playing.

The state sues the federal government to keep MMJ clinics open and you blame the state. Quick mind you have.

quicker than yours....
Enjoy your day!

voted for the hag,now the sick must put up with the "Wicked witch for the west"

It is the federal US Attorney who is attempting to shut down the MMJ clinics.

There's a lot to be said for being too big to mess with.

It's really hard to believe that pot is illegal. There is no basis in pharmacology or common sensefor this unwarranted intrusion into our lives.

Can anyone in the government give us any good reasons why pot is a Class 1 drug?

Now we'll see who's high!

of the illegal drugs to be illegal. But there is just too much money and too many jobs involved in the 'drug war'.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-smokeless-nicotine-20110526,0,4519811.story

Yet the government cannot certify a single marijuana death related to its use.

Tobacco good, pot evil! If it's the smoke, we could vaporize!

I wish these jerkoffs would grow the fuck up and see what the hell is going on.

PAYOFFS! Real simple!