I may be seen as radical and extreme, but let's just face facts:
1) An estimated 6,000 people have died along the U.S.-Mexico border last year, most of which was allegedly a result of drug trafficking violence.
2) An estimated 0 people died from medical marijuana use in California last year.
So why is the Department of Justice ordering and DEA carrying out raids on medical marijuana dispensaries in California, when there is not a single marijuana overdose, ever, and tax-paying dispensaries operate within valid state laws?
Please, everyone, dial 202-456-1414, and let the President know that we don't need to waste time and energy, and the time to reign in these raids is now.
Simply put, in triage form, even taking the anti-marijuana arguments seriously (despite their lunacy), the DEA's actions still cannot be justified - they're applying band-aids to a boo-boo, while the patient is bleeding out from an mortal leg wound. You would sue a doctor who did this for malpractice, and try to ensure he or she never worked in medicine again. Yet there is no call for accountability for the DEA.
Please call. Be the voice that demands accountability from our 'drug warriors.'
Posted by Malakkar Vohryzek