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US Attorney General suspends raids on medical marijuana dispensaries – Keeping marijuana as a Schedule One drug means the federal March 2009: Eric Holder has reiterated his stance that dispensaries will government still views cannabis as lethal as PCP, LSD or heroin. A not be raided if they comply with their state’s laws. However, there have staunch supported of this view, the American Medical Association, has been federal busts in San Francisco and New Mexico. Old DEA habits recently backtracked and is re-evaluating that Schedule One definition. die hard... Much like the prohibition of alcohol, though, the draconian Of course, there are 13 states that have popularly approved the use of laws merely put the ‘product’ in the hands of criminals and cartels. Were medical marijuana (with differing restrictions), too. And then there are it legal, it’d be regulated and taxable. Right now, the laws merely fill the cities, like Denver, that approved the possession of small, personal-use bank accounts of Mexican drug dealers. amounts of marijuana. Rhode Island legislature override veto; OKs medical marijuana plan – Probably most telling, the taxation of pot is being seriously discussed. June 2009: Following the will of the people, RI legislators created the first So who’s in charge? Some of the state amendments have been on the state to have one officially licensed nonprofit center selling marijuana. books for 5-15 years, without the authorities offering any clarification or They plan to expand into more distribution points soon. guidelines. The days of being given enough rope to hang one’s self with are passing by, thankfully. CO Attorney General sees marijuana as taxable – Nov 2009: The Democratic governor asks the Republican AG whether marijuana is U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has made raids of marijuana facilities taxable and, sure enough, it is, according to an opinion from AG John a “low priority” for the Drug Enforcement Agency. California Attorney Suthers. This is a significant step toward normalization and legalization. General Jerry Brown has posted guidelines on an official website that Cities like Denver and Oakland, Calif., are also considering a tax. provides parameters for operating within that state’s medical marijuana amendment. And places like Denver and Oakland are planning city-level Los Angeles finally writes guidelines for dispensaries – Nov/Dec 2009: taxation. While a city government dithered for years nearly 1,000 dispensaries As with most ‘movements’ the proponents of change are passionate, opened in Los Angeles. The city attorney, who campaigned as pot- well-informed and ardent in their pursuits. People and organizations neutral, flopped on that position and attempted to prosecute any and all like Bruce Mirken at the Marijuana Policy Project, Mason Tvert of Safer dispensaries before council reined him in. The city is now working on a Choice, who partners with Brian Vicente as co-founders of Sensible cap (70-200, maybe) on dispensaries and guidelines for their operation Colorado and, of course, NORML ..