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http://www.canorml.org/news/protest.htmlCalifornia NORML Press Release - Oct 7, 2011
SACRAMENTO - Medical marijuana supporters are rallying to
protest the Obama administration's crackdown on medical cannabis
dispensaries outside a press conference by U.S. Attorneys at the
Sacramento Federal Court House this Friday, Oct. 7th from 10 AM to 1
PM.
US Attorneys in California have begun sending letters to
landlords of dispensaries threatening them with property forfeiture
and criminal penalties for violating federal law.
In a letter to the landlord of the Marin Alliance for
Medical Marijuana, the longest-operating dispensary in California,
the US Attorney of Northern California warned that MAMM was operating
within "a prohibited distance of a park." MAMM, which is officially
backed by the city of Fairfax, has been operating without complaint
for 15 years. Federal prosecutors complain that it is located within
1,000 feet of Bolinas Park, but this is perfectly legal under state
and local law.
"The federal government has no business dictating local
zoning issues.," says California NORML Director Dale
Gieringer. "This is government over-regulation run amok."
The DOJ forfeiture threats are the latest in an escalating
series of federal attacks on medical marijuana by the Obama
administration:
* The IRS has assessed crippling penalties on tax-paying
dispensaries by denying standard expense deductions.
* The Department of Treasury has browbeaten banks into
closing accounts of medical marijuana collectives.
* The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms has warned
firearms dealers not to sell drugs to medical marijuana users.
* The DEA has blocked a 9-year old petition to reschedule
marijuana for medical use, ignoring extensive scientific evidence of
its medical efficacy.
* NIDA has blocked proposed research on medical marijuana
to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
More at link.
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