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Gov. Christie To Delay Implementing N.J.'s MMJ Law
Posted by CN Staff on June 16, 2011 at 18:24:31 PT
By Statehouse Bureau Staff
Source: Star-Ledger
Trenton -- Gov. Chris Christie won't implement the state's medical marijuana law until the federal government assures him they won't prosecute anyone for working in the program. The federal government has not given similar assurances to other states running medical marijuana programs. Under President Barack Obama, the Department of Justice has not sought to prosecute anyone working in a state-approved medical marijuana program.
"The federal government is saying medical marijuana is against the law," Christie said in an appearance on the "On the Line" call-in show, which was televised tonight on New Jersey Network and streamed live on NJ.com. "Until I get that assurance, I cannot ask people to do things that they might get prosecuted by federal prosecutors."Christie said his office has written two letters to U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman and not received a response. "What happens if they get arrested and I ordered them to do it? That's wrong," Christie said. State Attorney General Paula Dow has been waiting since April for U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to explain whether people who legitimately work to make medical marijuana available would be shielded from federal prosecution. Possession and distribution of the drug is a federal crime, even though 16 states passed laws making it available to select patients. Snipped Complete Article: http://drugsense.org/url/gVHdYZfRSource: Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ)Published: June 16, 2011Copyright: 2011 Newark Morning Ledger Co.Contact: eletters starledger.comWebsite: http://www.nj.com/starledger/CannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml
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Comment #17 posted by JUAN on June 19, 2011 at 13:36:25 PT:
POT
POT IS LEGAL FOR MEDI USE HERE IN CALIFORNIA , WE HAVE 300 POT CLUBS PAYING OUT 100 MILLION IN TAXES TO KEEP OAKLANDS COPS ON THE STREET . tHE FEDS SETTLED WITH WAMM, SANTA CRUZ, THEY NNED TO RESCED AND TAX THIS SO WE CAN PUT DRUG CARTELS UNDER. eVERY YEAR 40,000 MEXICANS DIE BECAUSE OF OUR STUPID LAW. cIGGEREETS ARE LEGAL, MY GOD , US PRACTICES GENOCIDE ON ITS PEOPLE..POT STOPS CANCER IN BONES , FACT 1 , 2 IT IS THE LARGEST CASH CROP HERE , 17 BILLION , THAT MONEY GOES TO MEXICO TO BUY WEAPONS !
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Comment #16 posted by bullhead on June 18, 2011 at 19:55:51 PT:
Christie = Criminal
Christie never will implement this... Christie is very unpopular except in his own mind!!
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Comment #15 posted by boballen131313 on June 17, 2011 at 16:11:29 PT:
Sworn to uphold State Law
Sworn into office to uphold STATE law and the WILL of the PEOPLE of New Jersey, I would say the governor has gone rogue. This so called protector of state employees from Obama's continued insane drug policies seems somehow incredibly fitting in a world where pain is used as a political tool against the weak and in-firmed. Government for the People, by the People has become... Government Against the People, For Their Own Good.
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Comment #14 posted by afterburner on June 17, 2011 at 10:51:31 PT
And Bob Dylan Pretty Much Started the Future Train
Blowing In The Wind - Bob Dylan.
Bob Dylan performing a classical song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zY_cM0_6vA
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Comment #13 posted by afterburner on June 17, 2011 at 10:43:37 PT
Jimi Said It Best
Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvXstzHzkXk&feature=related
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Comment #12 posted by afterburner on June 17, 2011 at 10:23:16 PT
A Kinder, Gentler, (Corporate) Prohibition?
I think not!Medical Marijuana: Tories To Smoke Out Individual Growers
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/06/17/tories-medical-marijuana-outlaw_n_878871.htmlIt looks like the Tories (Canadian Conservatives), who like the Yankee GOP were fond of saying "There's no such thing as medical marijuana (sic)," have a new tune: "There's nothing wrong with medical marijuana (sic), as long as it's produced by Big Biz."However, as the comments below the article indicate: this fight is far from over.
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Comment #11 posted by FoM on June 17, 2011 at 06:42:52 PT
Just a Beautiful Rainbow
For about 5 minutes last night we had a beautiful rainbow. It reminded me how far we have come and how we will win.http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/25/47/45574725/photos/Our-Farm/rainbowII.JPGhttp://memberfiles.freewebs.com/25/47/45574725/photos/Our-Farm/pink.JPGhttp://memberfiles.freewebs.com/25/47/45574725/photos/Our-Farm/overII.JPG
Somewhere Over The Rainbow Youtube
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Comment #10 posted by greenmed on June 16, 2011 at 22:51:09 PT
Had Enough
It's always good to see you too brother.Great video and so appropriate.
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Comment #9 posted by Had Enough on June 16, 2011 at 22:12:38 PT
Gov. Chris Christie
The Joker & The Thief…who talks falsely among us…then and now…Sock Puppet…************Greenmed…good to see you…:)************James Marshall "Jimi" HendrixAll Along The Watchtower - ORIGINAL MUSIC VIDEOhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bng3agUOYiI
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Comment #8 posted by greenmed on June 16, 2011 at 21:13:22 PT
FoM and Hope
I agree with you both. It's topsy-turvy time for the Republicans lately -- they are a confused lot if you ask me. Reschedule, Reschedule, Reschedule!!!and Eric Holder... follow your convictions. (Strange phrasing, eh?)
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Comment #7 posted by HempWorld on June 16, 2011 at 21:11:26 PT
gov. Christie
wants to be president someday ...
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Comment #6 posted by HempWorld on June 16, 2011 at 21:09:54 PT
Poor gov. Christie
He does not dare to carry out the will of his constituents ...
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Comment #5 posted by Hope on June 16, 2011 at 21:03:36 PT
The Feds. Yeah. Come on guys...
Give Gov. Christie and the other medical states that assurance they need.Come on!
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Comment #4 posted by FoM on June 16, 2011 at 20:44:39 PT
greenmed
I thought Republicans didn't like the Feds and always talk about state's rights. They are against the people.
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Comment #3 posted by greenmed on June 16, 2011 at 20:34:44 PT
Governor Christie...
... is just one of our 'public servants' to espouse the new politicomeme that he is somehow protecting his constituents from prosecution by the feds by continuing the process of state prosecutions. I am not a political history buff, but it seems unique in our history... and a transparent hypocrisy.The governor (and others using the same stalling tactic) certainly understand that there are activists who would gladly step in and take the risk of federal prosecution by running an office of medical cannabis licenses, or working in a state-sanctioned dispensary. Not to mention the attorneys who would work pro bono to take a case to the Supreme Court.Christie chooses to continue state prosecution of the sick and those who help them, as well as making medical cannabis unavailable to many in need. He ignores the will of the people who elected him.Shame on him.
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Comment #2 posted by MikeEEEEE on June 16, 2011 at 19:44:09 PT
fat pig
Christie is very unpopular in NJ.
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Comment #1 posted by ekim on June 16, 2011 at 19:06:04 PT
please Gov, you sign a pledge not to prosecute
Trenton -- Gov. Chris Christie won't implement the state's medical marijuana law until the federal government assures him they won't prosecute anyone for working in the program.
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