Comments on: Federal Cannabis Policy Evolves, Or Not – September 24, 2011 http://www.arcataeye.com/2011/09/federal-cannabis-policy-evolves-or-not-%e2%80%93-september-24-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=federal-cannabis-policy-evolves-or-not-%25e2%2580%2593-september-24-2011 The mildly objectionable weekly newspaper for Arcata, California Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Ian Ray http://www.arcataeye.com/2011/09/federal-cannabis-policy-evolves-or-not-%e2%80%93-september-24-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-50321 Ian Ray Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:38:04 +0000 http://www.arcataeye.com/?p=3570#comment-50321 The feds shut down HMS. May be a story there.

]]> By: Mark Sailors http://www.arcataeye.com/2011/09/federal-cannabis-policy-evolves-or-not-%e2%80%93-september-24-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-37590 Mark Sailors Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:23:32 +0000 http://www.arcataeye.com/?p=3570#comment-37590 Well that was almost what i typed. I deleted about a paragraph by accident, trying to change a typo. But I think the idea that the city should have seen this coming because it was pointed out to them by more than one person, me included.

I will make sue to fully proof read anything I post from my phone since it’s seems to be touchy with the auto correct and the cut function.

]]> By: Mark Sailors http://www.arcataeye.com/2011/09/federal-cannabis-policy-evolves-or-not-%e2%80%93-september-24-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-37534 Mark Sailors Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:26:18 +0000 http://www.arcataeye.com/?p=3570#comment-37534 “Recently, the Department of Justice under the Obama Administration warned the City of Eureka that it would prosecute individual city officials involved with regulating dispensaries – those who administer the types of codes Arcata has already enacted. The threat has paralyzed Planning Commission consideration of the Sai Center’s Conditional Use Permit, which didn’t stop owner Steven Gasparas from opening up on a Plaza block anyway. The City Council will give direction to City staff how to proceed with medical cannabis regulation at its Oct. 5 meeting.

Has federal policy on cannabis evolved at all from the Bush to the Obama administration? Will the federal government really follow through and prosecute community planning officials for administrating municipal law? Will the DOJ effectively invalidate Arcata’s Land Use Code? What should the Arcata City Council do? ”

I hate to say I told you so, but…I made this point when the idea to regulate cannabis past those regulation put in place by prop215 would make individual city council members, city planers, and city staff at risk of prosecution. Both civilly by patients, and criminally by the federal government.

I also wrote about this development on my blog MONTHS ago. Almost 6months ago, May 6 2011.

http://marksailorsarcatanow.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/centralized-production-of-medical-cannnabis-targets-by-the-doj/

And people wonder why someone is filing FOIA requests for the City attorneys legal fees.

]]> By: Eldin Green http://www.arcataeye.com/2011/09/federal-cannabis-policy-evolves-or-not-%e2%80%93-september-24-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-37494 Eldin Green Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:34:12 +0000 http://www.arcataeye.com/?p=3570#comment-37494 Great interview. My hope will be that Kevin continues writing and publishing after the EYE closes it’s lids.

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