2012年10月21日星期日

U.S. stance on marijuana legalization vote unchanged: official

A top Justice Department, which said official "60 minutes" Air Jordan Shoes , the Federal Government is prepared to fight the "dangers" of State-sanctioned recreational pot, surrounded by criticism of the Obama administration for his relative silence on legalization in three States drives.
Voters in Colorado, Washington State and Oregon are voting on whether legalize and tax marijuana sales on 6 November set, increase the possibility of a showdown with the Federal Government, which viewed pot as an illegal drug.
Assistant Attorney General James Cole, in the comments posted on Saturday on the website of CBS affiliate KCNC-TV in Denver, said his Office position on pot would be to "60 minutes", "equal", as it always has been if voters approve legalization.
"We're going to look at whether or not there are dangers to the community from the sale of marijuana and we go to these risks", said Cole "60 minutes" in an Outtake from a report on Colorado medical marijuana industry due to air on Sunday, after the CBS affiliate.
Coles statement is an indication that dispensaries in several of the 17 States which as has plundered to provide medicine, cannabis also could take the Federal Government, the medical pot target for State-sanctioned recreational marijuana.
It is also a break with the Obama management relative silence about the pot referendums, which has led to uncertainty, whether State of taxation and regulation were federal officials the sale of pot in special stores, 21 or older, as proposed, under each of the three State initiatives before the voters would cease.
Representatives for the Department of Justice not return calls or e-Mails Jordan Shoes , seeking comment from Coles comments.
Upper legalization backer, showed them however as "harmless", in contrast to the attitude holder in 2010 only took Attorney General Eric weeks before a failed referendum in California, to legalize pot.
"WAIT AND SEE"
Issued in 2010 owners one tough formulated letter, the Office against "highly" of the California proposal and would "vigorously enforce" drug laws against participants in the commercial recreational pot even if State law allows it, said.
Statement of the owner is attributed to some California, to reject the proposal to convince voters.
"Compared to what they did in California two years ago their federal attitude, which essentially are encouraging a wait-and-see approach said Ethan Nadelmann, Director of the drug policy Alliance, marijuana legalization campaigns funded by subsidiaries."
Polls show the American public is increasingly in the direction of legalization of pot, but no State has this step.
Nadelmann said that pot legalization is popular with young people and independents, two groups of voters crucial to the re-election of President Barack Obama, and that his administration "will weigh intelligent principle not at this time."
Cannabis is the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States. Pot activists say to prevent ban not to use criminal cartels enriched and opponents of legalization say that it would endanger health and public safety.
Former heads of State and the US drug enforcement administration in September letter a to holder it urged, publicly against legalizing referendums. On Monday dismay over the Obama, a former federal official said administrative silence.
"It shocking, because all you have to do is to say things, that what this Government already said", said John Walters, known served as "Drug Czar" to the former President George W. Bush, reporters in a telephone conference.
Coles comments on the "60 minutes" were in response to a question about the possibility of recreational pot in Colorado, may according to the station, which released a video with the sessions for the album on his website.
"I think it's pretty clear from this video, that no measure legalizing lying take the Obama management," said Kevin Sabet, a former adviser to Gil Kerlikowske, the Obama administration drug policy Director http://www.buyairjordanshoesonline.com/ , in an e-Mail.

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