Gotta be Bush's fault On Oct 8, 4:54 am, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > ------- > > Gary Johnson on Fed Crackdown on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries: > DOJ Has Better Things To Do > > October 7, 2011, Santa Fe, NM — Responding to an announced Department of > Justice "crackdown" on California medical marijuana dispensaries, former New > Mexico Governor and presidential candidate Gary Johnson today warned that > Americans who believe in states rights should be "extremely disturbed" by > what he calls an "assault" on businesses operating legally under state law. > > In a statement released Friday morning, Johnson said, "With weapons being > allowed to `walk' to drug cartels in Mexico and Solyndra walking with $500 > million of taxpayers' money, I would think DOJ and the Administration have > better things to do than mount an assault on medical marijuana dispensaries > in California that are legal under state law. Regardless of one's view of > medical marijuana, Americans who believe in states' rights should be > extremely disturbed that the federal government is in the process of > shutting down businesses, threatening criminal charges, and confiscating the > property of small businesses operating under good faith according to state > law. > > "We have a drug war along the border that has taken tens of thousands of > lives, and the federal government is spending its time and resources > declaring war on small businesses whose only `crime' is trying to dispense > medical relief in a regulated, taxed, and legal manner. If there is a > conflict between state law and federal law, maybe it's time for the feds to > just admit that their law is just wrong, and let the states decide for > themselves how they want to handle the issue of medical marijuana." > > According to news reports, the Department of Justice has issued warnings to > medicinal marijuana dispensaries, operating under California law, demanding > that they shut down within 45 days or face not only confiscation of their > property, but also criminal charges. > > Learn more about Gov. Johnson athttp://www.garyjohnson2012.com/and become > a fan atwww.Facebook.com/GovGaryJohnson > > __._,_.___ > Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic > Messages in this topic (1) > Recent Activity: > > Visit Your Group > This eGroup is sponsored by the Republican Liberty Caucus, which is not > responsible for the content of posts nor the views of any participants. > Discussion of issues, tactics and campaigns in pursuit of liberty within the > Republican Party are welcome. Solicitations, insulting or abusive language > and personal chats are not welcome. > Send notice of violations to: > [email protected] > MARKETPLACE > > Stay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're on - Get > the Yahoo! Toolbar now. > > Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use > . > __,_._,___
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