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Originally Posted by Roku
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Article that explains in part why those cops look the way they do: 7 Ways ...
"5. Medical Marijuana Raids
Despite campaign promises to the contrary, Obama has not only continued the Bush and Clinton administration policy of sending SWAT teams to raid medical marijuana growers, shops, and dispensaries in states that have legalized the drug, he appears to have significantly increased enforcement."
"7. Asset Forfeiture
Under the policy of civil asset forfeiture, the government can seize any cash, cars, houses, or other property that law enforcement can reasonably connect to a crime -- usually a drug crime ... the policy has been lucrative for police agencies, and has been a huge contributor to the growth and use of SWAT teams to serve drug warrants ... A number of states have tried to curb forfeiture abuses by requiring that proceeds from seizures go to schools, or to a general fund. But under the Justice Department's equitable sharing program, a local police agency simply needs to ask the DEA for assistance with a raid. The operation then becomes federal, and is governed by federal law ... Under Obama, forfeiture has flourished ... Obama has fought for broad asset forfeiture powers in court, even for local governments." |
Shits Getting real in Washington state; the Washington state liquor control board (the same people we just voted out of controlling our liquor and to put it back into retail stores hands) in an attempt in justifying staying in power and not be dissolved have decided to take it upon themselves to be the Shepherds of newly legalized marijuana - I502.
Washington state's new law (I502/legalization) make's medical cannabis illegal and they will make all the rules and control every aspect of marijuana, including the medical industry which has been around since 1998, which initially they said they had no intention of messing with.
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These recommendations were released today detailing how they will DE-incitivize medical and eventually absorb medical/ending it.
https://lcb.app.box.com/draft-recommendations
Police states, drafting legislation that is in fact is the exact opposite as advertised.