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Federal authorities target 'marijuana industry' in California

The feds need to target marijuana use. It's still illegal at the federal level and we shouldn't give people a pass when it comes to breaking the law. Lessen the punishment for marijuana use, but don't legalize it. The feds really need to step it up.

No we should just legalize it, it costs us way too much, in both money, and lives to keep it illegal.
 
Legalize it, Tax it, regulate it in a hybrid form of our current liquor and cigerette laws, and end this stupid thing.
 
What you see happening in Colorado and California is about the best you can hope for. Legalize medical marijuana, get a license to sell and pretty soon you're operating with a wink and a nod until someone decides to go all law and order on you for whatever reason.
 
Wow, she apparently agreed with me @2 min. Nice research on her part!

 
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They're abusing state law by giving a prescription to literally anyone who asks for one.

Doctors are already doing this with all kinds of drugs. It's just that cannabis has a stigma surrounding it that it's getting cracked down on.

Why don't we also crack down on the drug dealing doctors and their pharmaceutical industry kickbacks while we're at it?

Total hypocrisy, and cannabis never killed anyone.
 
Doctors are already doing this with all kinds of drugs. It's just that cannabis has a stigma surrounding it that it's getting cracked down on.

Why don't we also crack down on the drug dealing doctors and their pharmaceutical industry kickbacks while we're at it?

Total hypocrisy, and cannabis never killed anyone.

Exactly, you can go to a pain clinic and for around 300 bucks get a prescription to just about anything you want. And for much dangerous stuff than weed.
 
They're abusing state law by giving a prescription to literally anyone who asks for one. Pretty sure that's not what Obama, or the state of California for that matter, had in mind.

So the federal government should take an interest in how a particular state enforces its particular laws? This seems to be a rather unique position for a Con.

Whoops, its a moral/culture issue, so per the Con handbook, Fed law trumps state law on matters of morality. Sorry, I was confused.
 
So the federal government should take an interest in how a particular state enforces its particular laws? This seems to be a rather unique position for a Con.

Whoops, its a moral/culture issue, so per the Con handbook, Fed law trumps state law on matters of morality. Sorry, I was confused.

He isn't a conservative.
 
Rather than targeting the marijuana industry, if Obama were concerned for the welfare of the nation and its people, he would target the deficit by moving to legalize marijuana, license and tax the production, distribution and sale of it. Not only would this raise considerable revenues for the state, but it would great reduce the costs of federal, state and local law enforcement and reduce the number of prisoners being held by all three.
 
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They're abusing state law by giving a prescription to literally anyone who asks for one. Pretty sure that's not what Obama, or the state of California for that matter, had in mind.

That's a matter for the state authorities and the CMA to discuss -- it's neither the Federal government's responsibility nor its purview to run in there and "help" them -- just like with certain states and illegal immigration.
 
I wonder if they sacked legitimate caregiver grow-ops. (by the wording of the article it appears thats exactly what they targeted and all they targeted[and also the dispensaries], but you can be sure with the news and what really happened.) If so I feel very sorry for all the people who (for whatever reason) cant grow for themselves, and are about to miss out on their dued part of the crop. Go through the government to get approved then have the government storm in and take it all away. Totally hypocritical in nautre.

I've spoken to someone in the business out there. Essentially, the Feds had previously made some gentle suggestions about where not to set up shop (near parks, schools, or inside town limits). The operations getting pinched by the Feds are primarily those that ignored those suggestions or have evolved into chains or conglomerates (i.e. making "too much") or have blatantly flouted the rules regarding transportation and storage.
 
I've spoken to someone in the business out there. Essentially, the Feds had previously made some gentle suggestions about where not to set up shop (near parks, schools, or inside town limits). The operations getting pinched by the Feds are primarily those that ignored those suggestions or have evolved into chains or conglomerates (i.e. making "too much") or have blatantly flouted the rules regarding transportation and storage.

weird how the Fed starts going after some of the operations when they get " too big"... but bend over backwards protecting other industries that get "too big".
"instead of 'too big to fail", it's " we'll make you fail for getting too big"..( with no discernible standard for what "too big" entails)

to me, it's not in he federal government's interest to worry about where these operations set up... those standards are for local communities to decide ( using zoning regs as their weapon)

as for transportation and storage, I think that's the state domain as well... up until products wander into the realm of interstate commerce.
 
Here's another angle maybe some of you are not thinking about. What other countries out there in the "developed" world, allow the use of this stuff? Amsterdam not included, lol. How much would a private citizen be allowed to have and store? Would a rpivate citizen be allowed to grow their own? If so, i want to be able to legally brew my own moonshine. But aside from that...look at how the US treats other countries that are known drug suppliers to this country. How then, would other countries treat us, because we would, essentially, become a supplier, whether we set out to or not. By us legalizing it, we would, in essence, be forcing other countries to do so as well, in the long run. Making them have more reason to have disdain for the US, since it is portrayed as an imperialistic country that likes to have authoritarian control over it's own citizens, as well as those of other countries.

Now, I'm not saying this is a valid reason NOT to legalize pot, or any other drug. Just saying it's something to think about.
 
weird how the Fed starts going after some of the operations when they get " too big"... but bend over backwards protecting other industries that get "too big".
"instead of 'too big to fail", it's " we'll make you fail for getting too big"..( with no discernible standard for what "too big" entails)

They're essentially punishing them for being too noticeable.

to me, it's not in he federal government's interest to worry about where these operations set up... those standards are for local communities to decide ( using zoning regs as their weapon)

as for transportation and storage, I think that's the state domain as well... up until products wander into the realm of interstate commerce.

I agree. I'm just telling you that rather than clamping down on medical marijuana in general, the Feds are focusing on the operations which attracted notice.
 
Here's another angle maybe some of you are not thinking about. What other countries out there in the "developed" world, allow the use of this stuff? Amsterdam not included, lol. How much would a private citizen be allowed to have and store? Would a rpivate citizen be allowed to grow their own? If so, i want to be able to legally brew my own moonshine. But aside from that...look at how the US treats other countries that are known drug suppliers to this country. How then, would other countries treat us, because we would, essentially, become a supplier, whether we set out to or not. By us legalizing it, we would, in essence, be forcing other countries to do so as well, in the long run. Making them have more reason to have disdain for the US, since it is portrayed as an imperialistic country that likes to have authoritarian control over it's own citizens, as well as those of other countries.

Now, I'm not saying this is a valid reason NOT to legalize pot, or any other drug. Just saying it's something to think about.

I'm thinking that cocaine and heroin are just a wee bit harder than pot -- and, being illegal, tend to be used to fund other illegal activities.

Personally, I think the vast majority of what's for sale out there should be legalized, regulated, and taxed.
 
They're abusing state law by giving a prescription to literally anyone who asks for one. Pretty sure that's not what Obama, or the state of California for that matter, had in mind.

How does this differ from other prescription drugs that doctors like to dole out?
 
 
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Given your posting record (the depth of its content), it is probably not a very good idea to stereotype a particular demographic in respect to being cognitively delayed. :prof
 
Given your posting record (the depth of its content), it is probably not a very good idea to stereotype a particular demographic in respect to being cognitively delayed. :prof


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What other countries out there in the "developed" world, allow the use of this stuff? Amsterdam not included, lol.
IOW: What other countries out there in the "developed" world, allow the use of this stuff?... not counting the one that disproves the point I'm about to make. :lol:

Did we learn NOTHING from prohibition?????
We never do.

Anyway, maybe we should treat marijuana like sex... illegal to sell but free to give away.
 
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