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Colorado Lawmakers Ask DEA to Stop the Raids

Tue, Mar 09, 2010 6:18 pm

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After public outrage forced Colorado lawmakers to postpone a vote on a bill that aimed to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries, a group of legislators have responded by asking the Feds to back off.

 

In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, a bipartisan group of two state senators and two representatives called for an end to medical marijuana raids by the DEA.

 

The DEA is already responsible for three Colorado raids this year alone – two of which focused on laboratories that conducted tests to determine the potency of medical marijuana.

 

According to the letter, which was also sent to President Obama, “These raids discourage dispensary operators, caregivers, growers and patients from providing testimony or recommendations to state lawmakers, hampering our ability to develop a workable and realistic regulatory arrangement for medial marijuana.”

 

More @ thedenverdailynews.com & nytimes.com 



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swany

Apr 5 2010, 9:10 pm

i dont blame florida for wanting the mmj their pharmacies are like a bar fight gone wrong.

Ignorance is Bliss-Never Free

Mar 19 2010, 6:10 pm

I think that maybe, just maybe, the "Idiot", was the "Ex-Pothead". I base my, unintentional judgement, not on the Fact that you quit consuming, but rather based on the idea that you are convinced your better than some other mortal. If you were addicted to Cannabis, and are now free of addiction, I am of the upmost happy for you. However, that does not mean, by any measure, that Cannabis is not a medicine, nor does it mean that Patients should not have a reasonable, safe, loyal, honest, resource to obtain, or possibly manufacture such medicine. Obviously, your Political Agenda is very hurtful to people, so please,....take the same glass I told you about in the last message, and drink up all you can get of that GET REAL!! Its not any your business when you stick that car toy up your butt, now its none of your business if I want to get space caked high, nor is it any of your concern if I want to medicate be cause my Cancer pills are killing me and making me sick, Idiot! Go tell Mother Earth something else she cant grow because your a Moral God heading to a better tomorrow by extingushing Mother Natures ability to grow Cannabis, whether in the wild or by humans. THERE THE WORLDS A BETTER PLACE HUMANS DID IT BY GETTING RID OF CANNABIS WHO KNOW THATS ALL IT TOOK....IDIOT

Ironic

Mar 18 2010, 10:10 pm

Its ironic that the people who preach "drug free" and advocate no medical use of a "purely recreational drug" while they head to the pharmaceutical company pill shops... ehemm.. I mean "Doctor", the same doctor that gets kickbacks from certain companies for prescribing certain drugs. People who can not see that have such a closed mind. Keep taking your Paxil, Wellbuterin, Xanax, and any other "medication" you recieve. Don't forget about all those nasty side effects and leaky buttholes. Stupid douchebags. How about this one. Some people don't know Nixon hired a private commission to investigate marijuana scientifically. Know what they found? "Marijuana, in its natural form, is one of the safest therapeutically-active substances known to man." DEA Administrative Law Judge, FL Young. Nixon said, bahhh-hummmbug. Just like you "idiots" (as you refer to medical users.)

Idiots

Mar 16 2010, 8:10 pm

Medical marijuana is a joke, people are selling "medicine" with out ever going to school for it like a pharmacist does. this is a joke and a shame. people who really need it should have documented proof from multiple physicians, people selling it have no clue of the effects of it.. not one of the medical doctors who proscribe it ever ask if you have had past addiction problems. just because people haven't died doesn't mean peoples lives haven't been ruined. no one at the age of 13-18 started smoking pot for medical reasons it was all to get high and now once its medical now they have a physical pain or depression or some type of lying accuse. ur not human if u don't suffer from some type of depression in your life, life is hard stop being weak and suck it up and move on...... From an X-Pot Smoker

WEEDGOD

Mar 16 2010, 1:04 am

DEA MEANS: DICK EATING ASSHOLES!

THE MIGHTY WEEDGOD HAS SPOKEN!

gstlab3

Mar 12 2010, 8:55 pm

THE MILITARIZATION OF THE POLICE FORCE AND THE
DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCEY AND ITS AUTHORITY OVER YOU IS A SURE SIGN OF YOUR FREEDOMS BEING TAKEN FROM YOU BY FORCE AND BY FEAR ALONE!!!!!

THIS IS TERRORISM BY THUG POLICE TACTICS APPROVED BY YOUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.,
THINK ABOUT THE FACTS., YOU VOTED FOR CHANGE AND THESE THUGS FROM WASHINGTON D.C.TOTALLY IGNOR YOU AND YOUR WHOLE STATE.
TOO BAD I GUESE FOR YOU GUYS WHO FALL AND WORSHIP AT THE ALTER OF GOVERNMENT APROVAL.

GO FILL OUT SOME MORE FORMS,PAY YOUR FEES AND TAXES AND GET BACK TO ME ON THIS HOPE AND CHANGE.

GROW YOUR OWN, FREE YOUR MIND, FREE THE PLANET!!!!!!!

puffin

Mar 11 2010, 7:25 pm

Puffin give kudos to colorado!

King

Mar 11 2010, 3:50 pm

GO TO PUFMM.ORG TO HELP LEGALIZED MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN FLORIDA!

JAX

Mar 11 2010, 3:47 pm

I can't stand the DEA. I think they really do more harm than good. I really do not think they are deserving of their massive federal billion dollar plus budget. The government really does need to dissolve the DEA and put these agents into different governmental agencies. I know I would never work for the DEA, they are like the FBI rejects.

john

Mar 11 2010, 11:40 am

sam scam scam!!!!!!!!!! dont buy ant products from smokingpipeshop.com they will steal your money from your credit card.

Crazy Dave from RIsland

Mar 11 2010, 11:12 am

I don't know how these pricks work that job and live there lives everyday amongst the people of this country , for them to go and bust any dispensary is just tragic .

Common sense

Mar 11 2010, 9:00 am

The needs of the public would be better served if the DEA would abide by
their bosses memo. Furthermore, I would rather see my tax dollars going
toward things that benefit society as a whole. Instead of these guys rushing in
and arresting the sick. Why not offer to take them to their next doctor appointment?
If the DEA or any other law enforcement agency is looking for ways to improve
and protect society, I would suggest they use their increasingly scarce funds wisely.
Finding a loophole in the law and using that as a means of continued harrasment
of the sick isn't a good use of the publics money. Can someone from law enforcement
please tell us how busting the doors of a lab down is a good use of public money?
I understand that law enforcement has a job to do, but the job doesn't have to include
making the lives of the sick any harder then they already are.

anonymous

Mar 11 2010, 7:14 am

do not buy any product from alwaystestclean.com

they don't work and you do NOT get your money back. You do not even get a return phone call or email.

anonymous

Mar 10 2010, 10:01 pm

do not order any products from smokingpipeshop.com IT IS A CREDIT CARD SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FTD

Mar 10 2010, 7:09 pm

http://www.criminalgovernment.com/docs/sheriff/sher_boots_feds.html

Knoxville Journal, pA1 and A6
August 7-13, 1997

SHERIFF BOOTS FEDS FROM HIS COUNTY
by Phil Hamby

Sheriff Dave Mattis of Big Horn County, Wyoming, said this week that as a result of Case #96-CV099-J, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming, he now has a written policy that forbids federal officials from entering his county and exercising authority over county residents unless he is notified first of their intentions.

After explaining their mission, Mattis said he grants them permission to proceed if he is convinced they are operating within the legal parameters and authority limitations set forth in the U.S. Constitution.

The sheriff grants permission on a case-by-case basis only. When asked what, if any, repercussions he had gotten from the Feds, he quickly and confidently replied, "None whatsoever." He explained by saying, "They know they do not have jurisdiction in my county unless I grant it to them."

Mattis clarified his position by saying the federal court had ruled then state of Wyoming is a sovereign state and the state constitution plainly states that a county sheriff is the top law enforcement official in the county.

Additionally, Sheriff Mattis contends that the U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, clearly defines the geographic territories where the federal government has jurisdiction. Amendment X, he said, states that "the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

Therefore, Mattis thoroughly believes the Feds have very limited powers in any state unless the local high-sheriff allows them to exercise power beyond that which the Constitution provides.

"Put another way," Mattis said, "if the sheriff doesn't want the Feds in his county, he has the constitutional power and right to keep them out or ask them to leave."

Accompanied with other legal interpretations Mattis stands on the definition of the world "sovereign," which is defined by Webster's as "paramount, supreme. Having supreme rank or power. Independent: a sovereign State."

Mattis said he grew weary of the Feds coming into his county and running rough-shod over county residents: i.e., illegally searching, seizing property, confiscating bank accounts, restricting the free use of private lands and other abuses, without a valid warrant and without first following due process of law as guaranteed by the Constitution to every citizen.

As long as Mattis remains sheriff he says he will continue to see to it that the citizens of his county get their day in court.

Mattis went on to say that, to his knowledge, even the IRS has not attempted to seize any citizen's real property, bank account or any other private-owned possessions since he ran the Feds out of his county.

Sheriff Mattis emphasized that he is not a radical man. He said he is only dedicated to protecting the constitutional rights of the citizens of his county.

He added that ordinary citizens are not the only ones bound by and expected to obey laws. Elected officials and government employees at all levels of government are also bound by and should be expected to obey certain laws.

As long as Sheriff Mattis is the high-sheriff of Big Horn County, he seems determined to make sure private citizens and government officials alike act within the law and their designated powers.

Sheriff Mattis came across as a soft-spoken, polite man whose only interest is protecting the citizens he was elected to serve. That being the case, he might be the sheriff for as long as he wants to be.

Sheriff Mattis is hopeful that other sheriffs will assume the same stance.

c. 1997 The Knoxville Journal

anti gang

Mar 10 2010, 10:51 am

DEA Should focus on stomping out the gang members and the drugs they sell!

Crazy Dave from Rhode Island

Mar 10 2010, 10:19 am

I don't no how any1 can work for those FUCKERS and live every day life like it's OK!!!!!!! I want 2 look 1 in the face and tell them 2 explain 2 me how is cannibus dangerous to every day life to people in this country ?

anonymous

Mar 10 2010, 6:51 am

the DEA is a terrorist organization. They have declared war on pot smokers so we should treat them (the DEA) as enemy combatants. KILL THEM.

The Bud Review

Mar 10 2010, 6:19 am

According to the 9th & 10th Amendments of the Constitution, the States have the power to tell the FEDS to go F#$% themselves. If our State Constituents won't stand up to the Feds then maybe it's time we fire the whole damn lot of them! In Colorado, It's a Constitutional Amendment and anybody that subjugates that right will be in violation and subject to prosecution both in there official capacity and in there personal capacities. Violating Constitutional Rights can bring some pretty hefty fines, not to mention the other legal ramifications that could crop up.

Make it legal

Mar 9 2010, 8:42 pm

Put an end to DEA raids by voting to legalize MJ. At change.org/ideas?order=popular it is currently in first place, but only by a few hundred votes. Please take a moment to go vote for legalization here.

legalize

Mar 9 2010, 8:38 pm

Currently a vote to legalize MJ is in first place, but only by a few hundred votes. Please take a moment to go vote for legalization here.

http://www.change.org/ideas?order=popular

King

Mar 9 2010, 7:21 pm

GO TO PUFMM.ORG AND HELP LEGALIZE MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN FLORIDA! TELL AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE! WE NEED ABOUT 700K PETITIONS SIGNED. IF WE ALL PITCH IN WE CAN DO IT!

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