From a legal stand point Obamas newest “guideline” is a tad
bit confusing to me. Recently Obama came to a conclusion and has decided to
exempt Colorado and Washington of the “federal law “. In more simple terms, “The
administration also issued new guidelines for all U.S. attorneys on the dynamic
issue of marijuana law, recommending that they only focus on prosecuting major
cases”. This is targeted to the issue of marijuana in those states because
these states have legalized the drug, though that still means it is not covered
by federal law. I for one don’t believe the legalization is the worst thing
that could happen but in a technical sense it is still not legalized! Yes,
Colorado and also Washington have legalized it in there state but at the end of
the day our president is the one who could truly... (to be cont.)
Prosecutorial resources aren't unlimited, and some crimes
deserve more enforcement attention than others.
Because after the November referenda Democrats introduced
legislation to exempt Colorado and Washington states from federal marijuana
law. Under the Constitution Congress can't pass laws that apply in some states
and not others.
Not since Nixon have we seen a Presidency so disdainful of
the law, but at least Nixon had enough respect for legal appearances to break
the law on the sly
Mr. Obama told Walters that while "the federal
government has a lot to do when it comes to criminal prosecutions... it does
not make sense from a prioritization point of view to for us to focus on
recreational drug users in a state that has already said under state law that's
legal."
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