DEA Chief: Please, Think Of The Dogs Before You Legalize Pot

[Suzanimal]

They're getting desperate...

I would argue the War on Drugs has killed more dogs than weed.


WASHINGTON -- Michele Leonhart, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, has a message for those considering legalizing marijuana: Please, think of Fido.

Testifying on the DEA budget during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, Leonhart said she expected a number of things to happen after Washington and Colorado were allowed to go forward with the legalization of marijuana last year. What she didn't anticipate was the impact on man's best friend.

"There was just an article last week, and it was on pets. It was about the unanticipated or unexpected consequences of this, and how veterinarians now are seeing dogs come in, their pets come in, and being treated because they've been exposed to marijuana," Leonhart said.

"Again, it goes back to the edibles, it goes back to products that are in the household that are now made from marijuana, and it's impacting pets," Leonhart continued. "We made a list of the outcomes we thought that might happen in these two states. We never thought of putting pets down."

Leonhart was referencing a story in USA Today which noted that the effects of marijuana could make it more difficult for a dog to breathe or vomit up a product that could kill them, like butter. The USA Today article noted, however, that on its own "marijuana itself isn't particularly harmful to dogs," and that dogs typically won't eat marijuana by itself.

The story referenced a 2012 study that found that two dogs who ate large amounts of marijuana-infused butter died, out of a sample of 125 dogs that were believed to have ingested marijuana.

Note to marijuana users in Washington and Colorado: Keep your dogs away from the pot brownies.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/02/dogs-marijuana-pets_n_5078556.html

[tod evans]

"marijuana itself isn't particularly harmful to dogs," and that dogs typically won't eat marijuana by itself.

Boogity-boogity....:eek:


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[Cap]

I would venture to guess that these fuckers enforcing the war on drugs kill more dogs in one day than pot ever has.

[donnay]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-95xGJfYDQ

[Voluntarist]

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[DamianTV]

DEA Chief: I smoke Crack, so you dont have to!

[Cap]

War on chocolate!

[donnay]

War on chocolate!

The women of the world would be a force to reckon with then. :D

[Suzanimal]

War on chocolate!

and butter


a 2012 study that found that two dogs who ate large amounts of marijuana-infused butter died

On a positive note, they're taking a break from worrying about the children.

[tod evans]

More words from this twat..........er, twit....



DEA Chief: Marijuana Legalization Just 'Makes Us Fight Harder'

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/02/dea-marijuana-legalization_n_5078046.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

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WASHINGTON -- Far from being discouraged by the shifts in public opinion, state laws and even within the Obama administration on the legalization of marijuana, federal drug agents are now driven to "fight harder," Drug Enforcement Administration chief Michele Leonhart said Wednesday.

Leonhart, who reportedly criticized President Barack Obama for comparing marijuana to alcohol during a closed-door meeting with a law enforcement organization, suggested during testimony Wednesday before a House Appropriations subcommittee that voters in Washington state and Colorado were duped into legalizing marijuana.

While several questions from Republican members of the committee referred to Obama's marijuana comments, as well as to Attorney General Eric Holder's decision in August to allow marijuana regulation to proceed largely unchallenged, Leonhart's answers tiptoed around any direct criticism of her bosses. But Leonhart did say that DEA's issues with the legalization of marijuana in Washington and Colorado were "well known" within the Justice Department and the White House before DOJ made its decision. She noted that there was "a lot of confusion in that 296 days while they were reviewing it and deciding how to proceed."

Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) said he thought that the attorney general would come to regret his decision to allow legalization in Washington and Colorado to move forward. "This being a legacy for Eric Holder, when he looks back on it and sees the devastation it will have on this country, he will live to regret it," Wolf said. "He will wish he could get these years back." Wolf then asked Leonhart whether DEA agents have been feeling demoralized as a result of the legalization.

"Actually, it makes us fight harder," Leonhart replied.

Without referring specifically to Obama's comments, Leonhart said that pro-marijuana messages are stronger now than they have been in the past 30 years, and that DEA officials are very worried about the consequences for teens who are being "bombarded" by such messages.

"It's of great concern to us the messages we hear on television, in the radio, in songs -- and now, my fear is that kids are hearing it from their own parents," Leonhart said. "It's important to have the facts about marijuana put out there in ways that kids, teens, young adults, parents can look at it and see that what they've been sold -- that this is no big deal -- is not true."

Leonhart also implied that voters in Washington and Colorado had been misled about the benefits of legalizing marijuana.

"What was explained to the voters was how much money that they'd be raising. What was explained to the voters was that this was good for law enforcement, because then police could go after the real crimes. What was told to the voters is that this would collapse the Mexican drug cartels," she said.

Leonhart claimed that Mexican drug cartels are "setting up shop" in Washington and Colorado in anticipation of a black market. "Whatever the price will be set in Washington and Colorado, criminal organizations are ready to come in and sell cheaper," Leonhart said. She claimed that many marijuana shops get their supplies from growing operations controlled by cartels.

The DEA administrator also referred to efforts in the Netherlands to prevent foreign tourists from obtaining marijuana, saying that it showed the country was having second thoughts about its marijuana policies. That change, she said, should have served as a warning to the United States.

"We should've learned from that and never gone forward with what we've seen in this country," Leonhart said.

Dan Riffle, director of federal policies for the Marijuana Policy Project, said after the hearing that Leonhart was obstructing the Obama administration's policy and should be forced out.

"Publicly criticizing and questioning the competence of your supervisor would get anyone fired in the private sector," Riffle said in a statement. "It's frankly astounding to me that Ms. Leonhart is still employed and American taxpayers continue to foot her $165,000 salary to publicly campaign against the president's policies."

Leonhart declined to take questions from reporters after her testimony.

[Anti-Neocon]

Please think of the dogs before you shoot and kill them.

[Voluntarist]

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[DamianTV]

They actually think the only way to treat a dog that got stoned is to put it down? What the fuck is wrong with these copsuckers? Shoot the dog, oh it stoned so now we have to kill it?

War on Dogs is a War on People.

Chickenshit terrorists and politicians hide behind children and hostages. And Dogs are quickly becoming hostages.


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We never thought of putting pets down."

Leonhart was referencing a story in USA Today which noted that the effects of marijuana could make it more difficult for a dog to breathe or vomit up a product that could kill them, like butter. The USA Today article noted, however, that on its own "marijuana itself isn't particularly harmful to dogs," and that dogs typically won't eat marijuana by itself.

The story referenced a 2012 study that found that two dogs who ate large amounts of marijuana-infused butter died, out of a sample of 125 dogs that were believed to have ingested marijuana.

What a load of shit.

Next they'll try to spin it as a "dog addiction to pot". Why dont we talk about their addiction instead? The addiction to War, Debt, and Lies?

DEA Chief: Please think of MY JOB!
Self validating asshole.

[phill4paul]

The story referenced a 2012 study that found that two dogs who ate large amounts of marijuana-infused butter died, out of a sample of 125 dogs that were believed to have ingested marijuana.

They will just lie around for two days and you have to give them water drips to keep them hydrated. Don't ask me how I know this. :eek:

[brushfire]

LIBERTY_LOVING_CITIZEN: Fk you, Chief ...and the dog you rode in on!

[Anti Federalist]

I would argue the War on Drugs has killed more dogs than weed.

And you would be right.

Your dog is much more likely to be shot by an asshole cop, than die from ingesting weed.



A dog’s breakfast of an argument

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/04/03/a-dogs-breakfast-of-an-argument/

By Radley Balko

You know the drug warriors are getting nervous when their arguments get increasingly preposterous.

Here’s a laugher from yesterday, courtesy of DEA chief Michele Leonhart:

Michele Leonhart, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, has a message for those considering legalizing marijuana: Please, think of Fido.

Testifying on the DEA budget during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, Leonhart said she expected a number of things to happen after Washington and Colorado were allowed to go forward with the legalization of marijuana last year. What she didn’t anticipate was the impact on man’s best friend.

“There was just an article last week, and it was on pets. It was about the unanticipated or unexpected consequences of this, and how veterinarians now are seeing dogs come in, their pets come in, and being treated because they’ve been exposed to marijuana,” Leonhart said . . .

Leonhart was referencing a story in USA Today which noted that the effects of marijuana could make it more difficult for a dog to breathe or vomit up a product that could kill them, like butter. The USA Today article noted, however, that on its own “marijuana itself isn’t particularly harmful to dogs,” and that dogs typically won’t eat marijuana by itself.

The story referenced a 2012 study that found that two dogs who ate large amounts of marijuana-infused butter died, out of a sample of 125 dogs that were believed to have ingested marijuana.

So two incidents. And from those, Leonhart wants to play to your sympathies.

I’m not even sure where to begin. Maybe it’s best to just run off a list. So here’s a quick-and-dirty roundup of dogs killed by cops enforcing America’s prohibition of marijuana.

The list is by no means comprehensive.

•October 2012: Detroit police kill three dogs during a pot raid. Witnesses say the cops chased two of the dogs around to the backyard before killing them. Said one witness, ““They came in like they were shooting deer.”

•May 2012: Police in Fulton, Mo., serve a pot warrant. Residents ask if they can cage their dog so it doesn’t get in the way. The police decline, then shoot the dog eight times, including twice with a shotgun. Witnesses say the cops then trained their guns on a crate of puppies before concerned neighbors confronted them. They found enough pot to merit a misdemeanor.

•August 2009: A task force including agents from the FBI, LAPD, LASD, and DEA raids a medical marijuana dispensary in California. During the raid, they shot the owner’s dog.

•November 2012: While on a pot raid in Memphis, one officer attempted to kill the suspect’s dog. He mistakenly shot and critically wounded another officer instead.

•July 2008: During a mistaken pot raid, a SWAT team in Prince George’s County, Md., shoots and kills the two black Labradors owned by Berwyn Heights, Md. Mayor Cheye Calvo and his wife Trinity Tomsic. Though they eventually acknowledged that the had raided the wrong house, Prince George’s County officials never wavered from the position that killing the dogs was the right thing to do.

•December 2008: While investigating a drug tip, undercover cops in San Diego shoot and kill a dog as it runs out toward them. A subsequent search turns up a small amount of “old” pot in the owner’s home.

•September 2003: While serving a warrant on Freemon, California, medical marijuana patient Robert Filgo, police shoot his pet Akita nine times. Filgo wasn’t charged with any crime.

•June 2013: Seconds after taking a battering ram to the door, police shoot and kill the rescue dog of Adam Arroyo in Buffalo. They found no drugs.

•September 2007: Police in Ellicott City, Md., raid the home of Karen Thomas. While inside they shoot and kill her 10-year-old dog. The raid came after Thomas’ son sold a gram of pot to an undercover police officer.

•September 2008: Police on a drug raid in Haltom City, Tex. shoot and kill a Jack Russell terrier.

•July 2012: Police in Decatur, Ala., shoot a golden retriever while on a drug raid that turned up a small amount of marijuana.

•April 2006: Police in Buffalo kill a boxer, a boxer puppy, and a pit bull during a pot raid. All are shot within view of a 1-year-old child. It’s part of a city-wide series of raids police dubbed “Operation Shock & Awe.” The police didn’t find any drugs.

•November 2007: While on a pot raid, police in Accokeek, Md., shoot and kill Pearl, a five-year-old boxer belonging to Frank and Pam Myers. The police had raided the wrong house.

•September 2003: Police in Eaton, Ohio conduct a pot raid on a farmhouse occupied by several college students. Upon entering, they immediately shot two of the men’s dogs. Moments later, they would also kill 23-year-old Clayton Helriggle. His roommate said he was unarmed. The police say he came down the stairs carrying a gun. The raid turned up a small amount of pot, but not enough for any criminal charges.

•January 2008: During a pot raid in Howard County, Maryland, police shoot and kill a twelve-year-old lab/rottweiler mix named Grunt owned by Kevin and Lisa Henderson. According to the couple, one officer distracted the dog while another shot it in the head. The police arrested a house guest after finding a small amount of pot in his coat pocket.

•May 2007: Responding to a complaint of drug use, a code enforcement team Stockton, California shot the dog of Kari Bailey. Fragments from the bullet struck Bailey and her 5-year-old daughter. The Baileys say the police got the wrong house.

•February 2009: Chicago police kill a black labrador during a raid on the home of brothers Thomas and Darren Russell. As the raid began, one of the men asked if they could secure the dog. The police refused, then shot the dog. A federal jury later awarded the Russells $333,000.

•August 2010: Police in Mendicino, California, serve a warrant targeted at a man suspected of manufacturing marijuana and meth. While serving the warrant, they shoot and kill an 8-year-old dog belonging to Anna White. The search turns up nothing to link White or the other residents to the suspect.

•September 2006: Police handcuff a woman and her two young children during a pot raid, then shoot the family dog in front of them. The raid was precipitated by an alleged series of pot sales from the woman’s older son to an informant. The sales totaled $60. The police found no drugs in the house.

•July 2011, police in Alameda County show up at the recording studio of paraplegic and chronic pain patient Jason Rivera. They’d received an anonymous tip that he was growing pot. Rivera got off lucky. They only threatened to kill his dog if he exercised his right to refuse a search and forced them to go to the trouble of obtaining a warrant.

•February 2014: Police in South Tahoe, California shoot a dog during a raid that turned up 36 pot plants.

•October 2005: Police in Alabama conduct a raid on a family in which officers shoot and kill the family’s two dogs, then crack jokes about the incident. The search turns up eight grams of pot.

As is the case with their human companions, the biggest threat marijuana poses to dogs doesn’t come from the drug itself. It comes from what the government does to enforce the laws that ban it.

I’ll conclude with a couple more examples, both of which include video. They’re also both from Columbia, Mo., one of the few jurisdictions where police were for a time recording these raids, and where state open records laws permitted the video to be released to the public. The first raid happened in March 2008, and resulted in two dead dogs. Though police would later claim they shot the dogs because the dogs threatened them, video prior to the raid shows the police discussing shooting the dogs in advance.

The dogs are also shot as they flee the officers. Here’s the video: (Note: Some readers may find this video disturbing.)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng6mfpZ2kR4&feature=player_embedded

The second video is from a raid in February 2010: Acting on an anonymous tip and a search of the family trash, police in the video are raiding the home of Jonathan Whitworth and Brittany Montgomery. As you’ll see (or rather, as you’ll hear), the immediately shoot and kill Whitworth’s pit bull. In the process, they also wound the family’s corgi. They found some pot, but not enough to charge Whitworth with a crime. Ironically, marijuana has been decriminalized in Columbia. But they did charge Whitworth for a pipe they found near the pot. Here’s the video: (Note: Some readers may find this video disturbing.)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WF2nM9wsBYs

[Christian Liberty]

Anyone who would be dumb enough to fall for "think of the dogs" for something like this has a fractional IQ.

[phill4paul]

http://www.secretsofthefed.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/STONED-DOGS-WEED-MARIJUANA-YOU-SURE-THAT-WAS-A-CIGGERETTE.jpg

[Anti Federalist]

https://rodneysspace.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/high-dog.png?w=450&h=336

[Anti Federalist]

http://thinknsmile.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/stoned_dog.jpg

[Anti Federalist]

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[jkr]

Please think of the dogs before you shoot and kill them.

4 tha WIN!!!

[Voluntarist]

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[thoughtomator]

dogs don't even get stoned on pot... they haven't the brain receptors for it

the only thing with effects similar to pot in other animals that I know of is catnip

as far as thinking of the dogs... I think far fewer will get shot for no reason if there are no drug raids

[DamianTV]

dogs don't even get stoned on pot... they haven't the brain receptors for it

the only thing with effects similar to pot in other animals that I know of is catnip

as far as thinking of the dogs... I think far fewer will get shot for no reason if there are no drug raids

Legalizing drugs will save lives. Not all of them are human lives either.

[mrsat_98]

Just think of the dogs that will have to be retired because how are you going to train them not to hit on pot.

[Voluntarist]

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[Working Poor]

Make sure you store your reefer in a glass container to keep rover from eating it problem solved.