AG Holder Puts A Stop to Medical Marijuana Raids
February 26th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under
By cassandra_m
From a press conference today:
Today came word that newly installed U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder would stop the practice established by the Bush administration of raiding legally licensed medical marijuana dispensaries.
The Drug Enforcement Agency will now cease the raids that have continued, according to reports, even after Bush left office. Holder said Obama’s campaign promise to stop the raids is “now American policy.”
The Huffington Post has more. And you can watch the whole press conference on CSPAN.
It is small, but good news nonetheless and delivers on an Obama campaign promise to stop these raids.
Comment by Unstable Isotope on 26 February 2009 at 6:31 pm:
This is good news. Those raids are huge waste of time, money and resources.
Comment by X Stryker on 26 February 2009 at 6:56 pm:
Finally. Thank God.
Comment by Suzanne on 26 February 2009 at 8:29 pm:
About damn time.
Comment by c.a. riley on 9 March 2009 at 9:08 pm:
Why are there only three responses to this stunning news?
As a veteran freedom fighter in the war against the “war on drugs,” I don’t want to believe that this long-awaited, compassionate change in drug policy rates no more than three responses.
Where IS everyone?
Comment by cassandra_m on 9 March 2009 at 9:37 pm:
Welcome, c.a. riley! Not so sure why no more responses than this, but it is good news. Chasing medical marijuana users was always a waste of Federal resources and was certainly not a good way to respect State’s rights as the folks in charge at the time liked to see themselves as defenders of.