MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Order today at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
In another dog bites man story, as I expected, Obama was lying when he posted new DOJ guidelines for dealing with federal marijuana crimes in states where it is legal.
The green-cross storefronts of medical marijuana dispensaries are common in much of Washington, and the state is plowing ahead with licensing people to grow and sell recreational pot to adults.
But a federal trial scheduled to begin in the coming weeks for five people in Spokane suggests not all is OK with weed in the state.
Larry Harvey, a 70-year-old medical marijuana patient with no criminal history, three of his relatives and a family friend each face mandatory minimum sentences of at least 10 years in prison after they were caught growing about 70 pot plants on their rural, mountainous property.
Medical marijuana advocates have cried foul, arguing the prosecution violates Department of Justice policies announced by Attorney General Eric Holder last year that nonviolent, small-time drug offenders shouldn't face lengthy prison sentences.
Comments
This is utterly disgusting. It's the kind of thing that leaves me with very little faith in the fairness of the legal system.
by Michael Maiello on Tue, 05/13/2014 - 1:20pm