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19. Ashcroft

Wed May 15, 2013, 11:25 PM

May 2013

or Janet Reno:

Two months after the passage of the Compassionate Use Act, the Clinton Administration took a coordinated hard line against the new law. In a press conference, Barry McCaffrey, the director of the Office of National Drug Control and Policy announced that: “Nothing has changed. Federal law is unaffected by these propositions.” Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala worried that California’s initiative reinforced the belief that marijuana was benign. Finally, Attorney General Janet Reno stated that she was reallocating federal enforcement resources to target California physicians who recommended marijuana to their patients, threatening to revoke their registration with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and prohibit them from participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

http://www.stanford.edu/group/hopes/cgi-bin/wordpress/2012/05/medical-marijuana-policy-in-the-united-states/

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Ashcroft or Holder? [View all] ProSense May 2013 OP

Only one response? ProSense May 2013 #1

Unbelievable, isn't it? BlueCaliDem May 2013 #3

Yup, it has ProSense May 2013 #6

It's really disappointing to read the posts attacking our AG. David Zephyr May 2013 #32

I agree. Thanks for saying it. David Zephyr May 2013 #31

thanks for Highlighting Holder's Cha May 2013 #2

Bingo. BlueCaliDem May 2013 #4

That, and women's rights, etc. Libertarian-style civil rights only. freshwest May 2013 #14

Well said. David Zephyr May 2013 #30

Hey, David.. Cha May 2013 #33

Away again. But... David Zephyr May 2013 #34

Nice that you agree.. Mahalo DZ Cha May 2013 #35

You are so damn fabulous, Cha. Number23 May 2013 #38

Right on, sistah Cha May 2013 #43

Holder and Ashcroft will both go down as the worst in history of the United States Harmony Blue May 2013 #5

You're in for ProSense May 2013 #7

Make that the three stooges then Harmony Blue May 2013 #11

Actually, ProSense May 2013 #16

that's what lazy people do.. they lump Cha May 2013 #36

More GOOD things about Eric Holder can be found on the links below Tx4obama May 2013 #8

Replying to add this to my Journal, keeping the facts there for the misinformed. freshwest May 2013 #15

Thanks Tx Cha May 2013 #37

I've liked Holder since the day when I watched his confirmation hearing... Tx4obama May 2013 #41

Oh wow.. thank you for the additional information, Tx~ Cha May 2013 #42

Below is a link to a post I posted regarding Vivian, it has a video Tx4obama May 2013 #44

Already posted on it .. now I'll Cha May 2013 #45

Holder has his faults and limitations.... Wounded Bear May 2013 #9

Makes one ProSense May 2013 #13

Asscraft LostOne4Ever May 2013 #10

Neither: Janet Reno Taverner May 2013 #12

You gotta be kidding. One word: WACO Tx4obama May 2013 #17

As a civil libertarian, Waco and Ruby Ridge were perfectly justified Taverner May 2013 #18

Ashcroft ProSense May 2013 #19

Oops! I guess that {civil} Libertarian didn't count on that bit of history. BlueCaliDem May 2013 #48

Let the eagle soar…… MrSlayer May 2013 #20

I guess you gotta stay up late... kmla May 2013 #46

Ed Meese olddots May 2013 #21

Sure, you laugh Warren DeMontague May 2013 #23

Ashcroft is the one that had paved the path for this nightmare against the Press! Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #22

"What I Did During The Last Years Of The Obama Era." By Eric Holder. Safetykitten May 2013 #24

He did ProSense May 2013 #25

Would people rather have 220 million or the criminals on Wall Street prosecuted for what they did? Safetykitten May 2013 #27

We ProSense May 2013 #28

Thanks for doing all the Cha May 2013 #40

Excellent find, ProSense! BlueCaliDem May 2013 #47

Wow! sheshe2 May 2013 #49

I got no use for either one. AG is a spot for the corrupt, authoritarians, and corporate lackeys TheKentuckian May 2013 #26

He's a mix...Holdcroft or Crofthold. Safetykitten May 2013 #29

We haven't had a US AG worth a rat's ass since Bobby Kennedy. n/t bluedigger May 2013 #39

I agree wholeheartedly Art_from_Ark May 2013 #50

meh, fuck 'em both quinnox May 2013 #51