Feds to close California Pot dispensaries

[Machx2]

SAN FRANCISCO — Federal prosecutors have launched a crackdown on pot dispensaries in California, warning the stores that they must shut down in 45 days or face criminal charges and confiscation of their property even if they are operating legally under the state's 15-year-old medical marijuana law.

In an escalation of the ongoing conflict between the U.S. government and the nation's burgeoning medical marijuana industry, at least 16 pot shops or their landlords received letters this week notifying them that they are violating federal drug laws, even though medical marijuana is legal in California. The state's four U.S. attorneys are scheduled to announce a broader crackdown at a Friday news conference.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44806723/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/calif-pot-dispensaries-told-feds-shut-down?gt1=43001

[roliath]

such bullshit

free the weed

[Baba Ganoush]

such bullshit

free the weed

I agree 100 percent.

[Gargamel]

Tax it and regulate it just like alcohol...
I don't see an issue here, but then I'm a realist....

[Pro88LX]

Tax it and regulate it just like alcohol...
I don't see an issue here, but then I'm a realist....

im sure those dispensaries are subject to federal income taxes.

What a fucking waste of $ and resources.

[Machx2]

im sure those dispensaries are subject to federal income taxes.

What a fucking waste of $ and resources.

I am pretty sure they are as well. However that doesn't count all the under the table they probably do as well (non medicinal users)

[talisman]

Time to move to Colorado!

[Pro88LX]

I am pretty sure they are as well. However that doesn't count all the under the table they probably do as well (non medicinal users)

I lived there for 23 years and have friends with cards. Under the table selling is not as prevalent as you think. You can get the same shit on the street cheaper. Ask me how i know

[Pro88LX]

Time to move to Colorado!

you think they're not next?

[Forever_frost]

I have stock in medical marijuana and this pisses me off. They have no constitutional right to do this

[talisman]

you think they're not next?

Probably. But the feds can't be everywhere at once, and their power is greatly diminished without the support of local law enforcement.

[Pro88LX]

Probably. But the feds can't be everywhere at once, and their power is greatly diminished without the support of local law enforcement.

Sure they can. the DEA/US Attorneys/DOJ aren't exactly small organizations

[Cooter]

hey look, California found a way to help their abysmal economy and we can tax it!!!!

nah, shut 'em down for breaking an antiquated, illogical law!

[8mpg]

I have stock in medical marijuana and this pisses me off. They have no constitutional right to do this

They have no rights to enforce federal drug laws?

Im all for it. Medicinal marijuana is some bullshit science anyways. Much like global warming.

[talisman]

God forbid people not needing the government to make choices for them and their "safety."