Cops Ask Dept. of Justice to Respect State Marijuana Laws

[LogicSoDeveloped]

A former narcotics cop on Tuesday morning delivered a letter signed by 73 current and former police officers, judges, prosecutors and federal agents to Attorney General Eric Holder urging him not to interfere with the wishes of the voters of Colorado and Washington State to legalize and regulate marijuana.

"We seem to be at a turning point in how our society deals with marijuana," said Neill Franklin, executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), the group that authored the letter. "The war on marijuana has funded the expansion of drug cartels, it has destroyed community-police relations and it has fostered teenage use by creating an unregulated market where anyone has easy access.

"Prohibition has failed," Franklin said. "Pretty much everyone knows it, especially those of us who dedicated our lives to enforcing it. The election results show that the people are ready to try something different. The opportunity clearly exists for President Obama and Attorney General Holder to do the right thing and respect the will of the voters."

the rest at: http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2012/11/cops_ask_dept_of_justice_to_respect_state_marijuan.php

 

[Captain.Heroin]

Hopefully the voice of reason will be heard by the few humans who have perpetuated the war on drugs.

Sadly, I think it will be heard and promptly ignored.

 

[AlphaMethylPhenyl]

No doubt the real decision will probably be made based on political nuances.

 

[MemphisX3]

obama is going to have to take the reigns on this, either that or i predict when the feds start to crack down people will (hopefully) begin to fight back against it.


every politician knows the drug war is a failure, the thing now is, who and how many are willing to risk their jobs and reputation to stand up against it....

 

[Jabberwocky]

"risk their jobs and reputation to.."
That's just it- NO politician (who will make a difference) will risk things like that (luckily, as we progress here, it becomes much less of a "risk" for politicians)

 

[Mariposa]

LEAP is a fantastic organization. Hopefully respect for the people's vote in WA and CO will win out over enforcement of federal law in this scenario.