Yea... I understand your fears but FOR NOW we ain't got a dang thing to worry about. As long as you are not growing to the level of violation of federal law, or selling enough to violate federal law. For now the President Obama has stated quote "he has bigger fish to fry" than legal pot. And I agree, we have multiple tenous issues going on between the economy and the state of the world and certain foreign powers. If he uses too much time trying to beat a state into submission to the fed there will be issues and questions of prioritization. And second of all the topic is split down the middle in opinion that the man is playing it safe and staying out of it. FOR NOW. It LOOKS like he is going to allow Washington and Colorado as "pilot" or "beta" programs to see if the concept is feasible. And what is more practical allowing small amounts of cultivation at home while still selling a high quality product in the stores and allowing minor possession like the plan for Colorado. Which I approve of much more than I-502 by the way, because we can grow tobacco and brew beer legally as long as we don't sell it. You see it is too much resource expenditure to enforce production law's on small scales operations. Whereas the resources would be more optimally funneled into enforcement of trafficking with extreme efficiency in comparison to the resources expended to attempt to bust small scale operations. And I hope Washington states "power's that be" realize that in the next 2 years while it only takes a %51 vote to amend the law versus after that it will take a majority vote.
Now to make any declaration that "the fed's are coming" at this point is more than premature on another scale. The current effect of the law is decriminalization of small amounts of cannabis. Not that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things because it sure ain't legal, it's just decriminalized. It's if and when the adoption and establishment of cannabis production for revenue goes into effect. (Deadline is December 2013 for them to completely and finally establish the initial framework.) THEN we got something to worry about from the federal government. But for now it looks like we are going to be treated like a foreign toy. Different but rather fascinating at the same time, and allowed to function un-hindered for a period just to see "what this thing does exactly" per say.
But even though Obama has made the statement that he has higher priorities at this time, he has also said he won't go after medical marijuana use in state's that allow it provided they follow state law. Has that been the case? No the guy is as bad IF NOT WORSE than during the Bush administration, but this figure could also be effected by the rise of Cannabis use in the last 10 years both medicinal and recreational and how bold some of these cannabis related establishments are getting.
You see the issue comes down to the fact that Obama if he plans to stay out of it help's tremendously but we still have the issue of the Drug Czar. The Drug Czar CANNOT be fired to my understanding he has something much like tenure and firing them is damn near impossible, save for obvious gross negligence. And therefore they can tell any president in office no matter there opinion on leniency toward certain controlled substances, "Respectfully Mr. President I was here before your administration, and I will likely be here after it too. Therefore my policy is my only concern, while I appreciate your opinions and guidance I am not in fact required to grant clemency to any persons or establishments including states violating federal controlled substance laws." (This paraphrasing, I have no idea if the Drug Czar ever said this but to my understanding of his position he could.) And as the title indicates drug "Czar" just like the king's of old the word of the drug Czar is law, and there are privilege to certain ability's such as being able to go "sorry Mr. President but as long as the law is the way it is I can bust whomever I so damn well please in which ever state of the union.
Okay let's try to wrap this up with... Biden... the drug war nazi is absolutely against cannabis legalization and is in fact a proponent of using laws that were intended for defense of our nation against terrorist's threat's to enable and or justify the "busting" of an incredible number of "war criminals" who are only guilty of selling a controlled substance for revenue and having no connection whatsoever to any terrorist organization. Not to belittle law enforcement of trafficking on hardcore drug's such as Methamphetamine. But the point is if your going to do it be honest with me, don't adopt a false flag to help with a personal vendetta against drug abuse. (In my humble
opinion likely caused by addiction issues by a close individual. Perhaps someone he looked up to, and then watched transformed by bad choices and behavioral changes associated with drug abuse. But that is
speculation, I do not know this but I have seen it 100 times before if not more. You see in my opinion that's typically what it takes to fuel such an passionate hate toward an inanimate object and the concept's attached to it.) But as Vice President Mr. Biden's powers are extremely limited unless the president takes a leave of absence in one form or another. So Biden can hoot and holler all he want's but not much he can effectively do but cause a ruckus, although I still signed the petition opposing his statements and any intent of action to contradict the will of the voters.
Now I will end this rather long statement with a pair of sources to confirm my information.
http://tv.msnbc.com/2012/12/14/obama-bigger-fish-to-fry-than-go-after-pot-smokers/ - Msnbc article on Obama's statement, I haven't read it MSNBC is a bit conservative so beware the subtle ways they input opinion to persuade persons to feel a particular manner.
http://times247.com/articles/obama-bigger-fish-to-fry-than-pot-users?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter - Same subject Washington Times, short subtle to the point.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/06/world/americas/us-remains-against-drug-legalization-in-mexico-biden-says.html?_r=0 - Presumptuous Mr. Biden confirming for certain to certain latin country majority leaders that the united states has no plans to legalize drugs.
(I apologize but I can't find the final article I am looking for from the new york times, but let's just say Mr. Biden doesn't like no Marijuana, nuh uuuuuhhhhhh.)
I don't trust the government or what they say, but I know if I stay quiet and mind my buisness the government and cops will leave me alone! Thats all I'm fucking looking for!
