Sessions to rescind Cole Memo that kept feds out of legal marijuana states

The pot genie is already out of the bottle.

Originally Posted by shakey1

The pot genie is already out of the bottle.

True. But that assclown Sessions still needs to go. This and his love for civil asset forfeiture make him pure poison as far as I'm concerned.

Originally Posted by CCTelander

True. But that assclown Sessions still needs to go. This and his love for civil asset forfeiture make him pure poison as far as I'm concerned.

Correct.

Besides Trump, whose fault is it that Sessions is attorney general?

Trump’s personal views on marijuana remain largely unknown.

That is not true.. He was advocating for legalization of drugs in the 90s, and he said during the campaign that cannabis should be legal for medicinal use and that states should be allowed to legalize it.

Originally Posted by EBounding

Besides Trump, whose fault is it that Sessions is attorney general?

And how soon can he be removed from that position?

Originally Posted by EBounding

Besides Trump, whose fault is it that Sessions is attorney general?

MAGA! /s

Originally Posted by pcosmar

And how soon can he be removed from that position?

I would recommend waiting till after Hillary is in prison.

The feds aren't going to crack down on cannabis at this point, that would be completely ludicrous. Sessions is so out of touch on this issue it isn't even funny. Trump probably won't let it happen, it would make his administration look really bad, and if they did start cracking down it would create such a huge backlash you would see congress changing the law almost overnight.

I'm more concerned with Sessions' stance on civil asset forfeiture, but it's not like that is something we can expect to go away any time soon anyway unless we get some more liberty people in DC.

Originally Posted by pcosmar

And how soon can he be removed from that position?

Not soon enough. In truth, he never should have been put in that position. His views were well known before the appointment.

This illustrates the problem with executive orders and memos. The federal law needs to be changed. Congress must force the Executive Branch to end the WOD. Big pharma doesn't like competition, and Congress is in their pocket.

Originally Posted by dannno

I would recommend waiting till after Hillary is in prison.

So after Hell freezes over and pigs fly,, as a rough timeline.

Originally Posted by CCTelander

Not soon enough. In truth, he never should have been put in that position. His views were well known before the appointment.

He's been there about a year, how many federal cannabis prosecutions have we seen in states where it's legal? How many did we see in Obama's first year of office?

Originally Posted by pcosmar

So after Hell freezes over and pigs fly,, as a rough timeline.

Precisely. To believe otherwise is purely delusional.

Originally Posted by dannno

He's been there about a year, how many federal cannabis prosecutions have we seen in states where it's legal? How many did we see in Obama's first year of office?

Good question. Under Obama the Feds were constantly busting medical marijuana shops in California, which was policy under the first Cole Memo. It was the second Cole Memo in 2013 that slowed that down. Any busts recently?

Originally Posted by dannno

That is not true.. He was advocating for legalization of drugs in the 90s, and he said during the campaign that cannabis should be legal for medicinal use and that states should be allowed to legalize it.

If I remember correctly he said all kinds of $#@! during the campaign. How much of it do you estimate that he intends to do?

Originally Posted by Origanalist

If I remember correctly he said all kinds of $#@! during the campaign. How much of it do you estimate that he intends to do?

He has never, ever, once, in 70 years given any indication that he thinks cannabis should be illegal for medical purposes or that states should not be able to legalize. In fact his views used to be even more extreme (legalization of all drugs).

There are other issues that he has changed his mind on or made contrary statements, this is not one of them.

Originally Posted by Brian4Liberty

Good question. Under Obama the Feds were constantly busting medical marijuana shops in California, which was policy under the first Cole Memo. It was the second Cole Memo in 2013 that slowed that down. Any busts recently?

Not that I'm aware of.

During the Thomas Fire a couple weeks ago, some guy in Montecito had a few hundred lbs. of cannabis as well as equipment for making concentrate (including butane cans) and they had to waste a bunch of time investigating the whole thing when they should have just got the butane out of there and fought the fire. I haven't heard of any specific charges brought against him yet, or even an arrest.

Originally Posted by dannno

That is not true.. He was advocating for legalization of drugs in the 90s, and he said during the campaign that cannabis should be legal for medicinal use and that states should be allowed to legalize it.

He's been dummy up on the issue recently.

I would like Sessions to point to the Constitutional amendment explicitly stating that the Federal government has a say in whether or not states choose to legalize a drug.

Originally Posted by shakey1

He's been dummy up on the issue recently.

What?