Most of the cities that allow it, there seems to be no issue, but the DEA keeps raiding these places. It would be the same thing as raiding pharmacies to the people who are using this, and have people in need of their meds being told they can't because the store was raided?
Granted, there may be some that aren't that sick but the majority who went through the trouble of the paperwork should be left alone.
Who thinks that this is tied in to the drug industry?
2007-07-26 11:07:29 · 8 answers · asked by nightdogg 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Well, they have to justify their job, you know this are hard times we are going trough...
2007-07-26 11:10:46 · answer #1 · answered by sea link2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not the drug industry, in fact, I'm sure all the drug companies probably already hold patents on joints for after marijuana is totally legalized (ahh, someday). If it ever happens, they're going to be the first ones raking in the cash.
The problem is jurisdictions.
For example, California says medical pot is OK, so California cops don't raid the clinics (they will, still, however, bust non-medical pot growing and drug dealers).
However, California is part of the United States (technically, anyway, LOL), and the United States federal agencies think that the federal law trumps the state law, and the debate is still going on about that. It's one of the many problems that come up when state law is different from federal law, or even when local laws are different from state laws. The DEA still thinks it's their job to enforce federal law, even though California (and its voters) say they want the law to be different in California.
2007-07-26 18:20:28 · answer #2 · answered by Hillary 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pot club raiding is absolutely tied to the drug industry. Anybody can grow pot, so big Pharma is against making it legal.....eg: they couldn't make money off of it.
It would be interesting for the DEA to raid the pharmaceutical company that makes Oxycontin along with all the pharmacies that distribute it.
If the DEA would look into the records of how many of these pills are made on an annual basis, compared to how many are legally distributed and illegally distributed, there would be many pharmacies put out of business and many pharmacists put behind bars.
2007-07-26 18:13:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because even though the democratically elected representatives of 12 states have enacted laws allowing the medicinal use of marijuana, George W. Bush's administration once again believes that the will of the President should over-ride State's Rights, and the will of the people. Who let that guy into the Republican Party?!
2007-07-26 18:15:26 · answer #4 · answered by Beardog 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because they're a branch of this fascist administration that refuses to allow Americans alternative medical practices...
2007-07-26 18:13:16 · answer #5 · answered by John J 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They aren't having much luck going after the drugs that actually do damage (like coke, heroin & meth) but they need to appear to be doing something so the budget is justified.
2007-07-26 18:11:25 · answer #6 · answered by DrDebate 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it no doubt is , and the D,E,A , is nothing but a political base ball bat our politicians use against Americans , they are so crooked them selves they don't have a right to arrest any one for being dishonest, and most are drug users to begin with.
2007-07-26 18:18:48 · answer #7 · answered by james w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Becaue they're openly breaking federal law.
2007-07-26 18:14:50 · answer #8 · answered by B.Kevorkian 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋