Local Democrats Ask Obama to Leave S.F. Marijuana Clubs Alone
By Erin SherbertThu., Apr. 26 2012 at 3:33 PM
San Francisco Democrats turned on one of their own as they issued a scathing rebuttal to President Barack Obama's explanation of his unpopular crackdown of medical marijuana clubs.
The local Democratic Party passed a resolution yesterday, demanding that President Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, and U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag "cease all federal actions in San Francisco immediately, respect state and local laws, and stop the closure of city-permitted medical cannabis facilities."
The resolution was co-sponsored by 21 DCCC members including: Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco); State Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco); Supervisors David Campos and David Chiu; former State Senator Carole Migden; and former Supervisor Aaron Peskin.
As readers already know, five permitted dispensaries in San Francisco have been forced to close in the last few months, thanks to the Obama Administration's crackdown across California. The operators and landlords of these -- and several more dispensaries -- were threatened with jail time and asset forfeiture unless they shuttered their business to the city's tens of thousands of customers in San Francisco. Pot clubs especially were hit hard in October, when California's four U.S. Attorneys escalated its campaign against medical marijuana.
Earlier today, we detailed Obama's explanation of what many have deemed to be a hypocritical crackdown. He defended his administration's actions, saying he "never made a promise to ignore federal law, and even if [he] did, [he] can't, because Congress, not the White House, makes the laws."
The DCCC shot back, arguing that "the U.S. Attorneys in California are not targeting individuals and organizations that are operating outside of the law, but instead are aggressively persecuting a peaceful and regulated community, wasting federal resources in using a series of threatening tactics to shut down regulated access to medical cannabis across the state of California."
What's more, the feds are depriving the state of much-needed tax dollars, the Democratic Party says.
"With a highly contentious bid for the White House, Obama should think twice about being out of step with his party and the 80 percent of Americans who support safe and legal access to medical marijuana," said Steph Sherer, executive director of Americans for Safe Access.
The DCCC is now aiding city dispensaries by seeking to "establish an emergency plan to expedite the re-permitting of any [shuttered] medical cannabis dispensaries."
"It's irresponsible for the federal government to dismantle established and responsible regulations in California," said Gabriel Haaland, a member of the local Democratic Party. "Hundreds of thousands of patients will be forced into the illicit market, creating unnecessary public safety issues that will affect us all."
Put That In Your Pipe And Smoke It - Obama!
Put That In Your Pipe And Smoke It - Obama!
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Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.
yrs,
rubato
Re: Put That In Your Pipe And Smoke It - Obama!
The US atty general and the US president are required to uphold the law. Doing so is often the best way of getting a mistaken law overturned.
Get over it?
yrs,
rubato
Get over it?
yrs,
rubato
Re: Put That In Your Pipe And Smoke It - Obama!
Dale, as I have noted before, when it comes to the WOD the political cowardice among active politicians is universal; it is one area where true bi-partisanship has been achieved....
Re: Put That In Your Pipe And Smoke It - Obama!
Eric Holder obviously never got THAT memo...rubato wrote:The US atty general and the US president are required to uphold the law. Doing so is often the best way of getting a mistaken law overturned.
Get over it?
yrs,
rubato
Treat Gaza like Carthage.
Re: Put That In Your Pipe And Smoke It - Obama!
How 'bout we apply that principle to our immigration laws?The US atty general and the US president are required to uphold the law.
Re: Put That In Your Pipe And Smoke It - Obama!
And firearm laws, and voter intimidation laws, and laws against putting a contract on someone, and...
Treat Gaza like Carthage.
Re: Put That In Your Pipe And Smoke It - Obama!
In assigning priorities it is important to be acquainted with the facts.Lord Jim wrote:How 'bout we apply that principle to our immigration laws?The US atty general and the US president are required to uphold the law.
Annual net illegal immigration from Mexico was roughly -0- last year. (arrivals equaled departures)
And the evidence suggests that the last three presidents have done a lot to increase enforcement. Evidence: its better than horseshit rhetoric! Remember it.
The total number of illegals went down last year:
yrs,
rubato
hmmm something went wrong with two of the links. Fix them when I get back (2 wks)
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Re: Put That In Your Pipe And Smoke It - Obama!
Ron Paul - 2012 
Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.
yrs,
rubato
Re: Put That In Your Pipe And Smoke It - Obama!
The AG is constantly making discretionary decision about what sorts of crime to pursue and what to place on the back burner. They do not have all of the resources necessary to enforce every Federal law violation in California, or anywhere else. To say that they are required to enforce the law is a cop-out.
If they believe that the California laws are misguided and Federal law pre-empts contrary state laws, then say it. Man up, for once.
If they believe that the California laws are misguided and Federal law pre-empts contrary state laws, then say it. Man up, for once.