3/29/11

Medical Cannabis Raids, across California & Montana, is Ohio next?

Shocking news: The Feds have raided more than two dozen medical marijuana dispensaries across California and Montana.  Armed agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI, and ATF swept through 28 stores and greenhouses, detaining the workers there and seizing computers, plants, and other items.  Where will the Feds go next?  More than 20 states, including Ohio, have decriminalized marijuana or legalized its use for medical purposes. 

Will you urge Obama to put an end to these raids?  Just click here.

According to one worker, "They came in, guns drawn, got us down on the ground and in cuffs as fast as they could."

The raids represent a swift change in law enforcement policy: When Obama took office, Attorney General Eric Holder promised to end the Bush-era attacks on sellers of medicinal marijuana and the patients who use it.  Obama made the same promise on the campaign trail:

"I would not have the Justice Department prosecuting and raiding medical marijuana users. It's not a good use of our resources." (August 21, 2007, event in Nashua, New Hampshire)
Now the Feds are even refusing to say why they conducted these raids, and if and when they'll be pressing any charges.  This shift in policy puts medical marijuana sellers and patients across America in jeopardy:  There's no telling what state will be next. 
Will you click here to tell Obama and Holder to keep their promises and end the raids right away?

Thanks for fighting back.
 -- The Demand Progress Team
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