Obama orderds the federal agencies NOT to raid medical marijuana facilities. From NORMAL E_ZINE
October 20, 2009 05:40 AM EDT
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I have permission from this group to repost anything that they send me. I had several groups send me this same information. A HUGH victory for medical Marijuana and for all of America. I have donated for a survey for Missouri to see if there is ENOUGH support for medical Marijuana here in our state. I hope so because the medicine that I am taking has 2 very undesirable effects. One is that about 45 minutes I take it, I start to sweat like I was running a 4 minute mile. 2. My medicine is slightly toxic to the liver and kidneys, with long usage. To live in pain, or to die because my medicine had killed me. We need to make medical marijuana available in every state. Then when people see that pot smoking will not cause "reefer madness;" like the insane movie implied. We can get marijuana legalized for personal adult use. YES WE CAN MAKE MARIJUANA LEGAL AGAIN. bYEE. Ed. | | | From NORML.ORG:
Thank President Obama For Pledging To Protect Medical Marijuana Patients The Obama administration, following through on a campaign pledge, today issued a memo to select United States Attorneys providing clarification and guidance to federal prosecutors in states that have enacted laws authorizing the medical use of marijuana. The memo, signed by Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden, states (in part): "The Department is also committed to making efficient and rational use of its limited investigative and prosecutorial resources. ... As a general matter, pursuit of these priorities should not focus federal resources in your states on individuals whose actions are in clear and unambiguous compliance with existing state laws providing for the medical use of marijuana. For example, prosecution of individuals with cancer or other serious illnesses who use marijuana as part of a recommended treatment regimen consistent with applicable state law, or those caregivers in clear and unambiguous compliance with existing state law who provide such individuals with marijuana, is unlikely to be an efficient use of limited federal resources." United States Attorney General Eric Holder further clarified, "It will not be a priority to use federal resources to prosecute patients with serious illnesses or their caregivers who are complying with state laws on medical marijuana. ... But we will not tolerate drug traffickers who hide behind claims of compliance with state law to mask activities that are clearly illegal." Please take a moment to thank the President for formalizing his campaign pledge to make the federal enforcement of marijuana laws a low priority in states that have enacted legal protections for medical cannabis patients and their providers. While the instructions in this memo still leave discretion up to individual prosecutors, the tone of the letter makes it clear that moving forward on such cases is discouraged. For your convenience, a pre-written letter will be e-mailed to President Obama when you go here: http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=14205391 You can also call the White House during east coast business hours at: Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414 If you call, please be respectful and polite. Please leave your name and where you are from. Tell the President: "Thank you for discouraging the use of federal resources to improperly target and prosecute medical marijuana patients and their providers who are compliant with state law. Please consider making these guidelines federal law by urging Congress to move expeditiously to pass House Bill 2835, The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act of 2009, which would ensure -- once and for all -- that medical cannabis patients in states that have approved its use will no longer have to fear arrest or prosecution from federal law enforcement agencies."
Thank you for assisting NORML's federal law reform efforts. Sincerely,
The NORML Team | |
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