Marijunana is in the new a LOT!

The morning news contained so many stories about Marijuana.

First from the White House comes the sound of it is a states issue….Yea right.

Next the LA Times, “DEA may be losing the war on marijuana politics.”

Dear Mr. President,

If what you say is true about marijuana being a states issue, something needs to be done at the DEA, the rescheduling of Marijuana. Something else needs to be done as well, the War on Drugs, needs to be stopped.

As I am sure you are very aware of the fact that the DEA, has refused to reschedule, has refused congressmen’s pressure to remove this classification, has refused to answer questions under oath, most importantly the DEA is bond by law to enforce the Drug Wars Policies.

A state issue, is not what is needed, in fact this is a placebo, an avoidance to the issue of the incarcerations of youth, and clear discriminations at local and state levels to focus on minorities, forcing our issues with our southern boarders, forcing refugee and immigrations, a hindrance of medical treatment, medical research. All of these things I am sure you are aware of.

Michele Leonhart, a hold over from the Bush administration needs be removed form the post of DEA chief.

Marijuana needs to be rescheduled.

I do understand Sir, that Marijuana and the laws surrounding it are extensive, include in part The Terror War, Foreign policies, local and state funding reductions for the militarization’s of local law enforcement. I know how this drug has solicited special inclusions into so many other laws all based off of the Scheduling.

If this is truly a state issue, then the federal government must release Marijuana in the same manor it released Alcohol at the end of prohibition, with the complete removal of all federal laws hindering the states from dealing with this issue. Marijuana would have to be removed as is Alcohol from the schedule of drugs of abuse.

Per policy of the DEA and Federal Law

Once the final order is published in the Federal Register, interested

parties have 30 days to appeal to a U.S. Court of Appeals to

challenge the order. Findings of fact by the Administrator are

deemed conclusive if supported by “substantial evidence.” The

order imposing controls is not stayed during the appeal, however,

unless so ordered by the Court.

The Claim of “Substantial Evidence” has never been applied to Marijuana, in fact the very reasons of scheduling this drug as a schedule I drug or any scheduling has never been met.

Schedule I

»≫The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.

»≫The drug or other substance has no currently accepted

medical use in treatment in the United States.

»≫There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other

substance under medical supervision.

»≫Examples of Schedule I substances include heroin, gamma

hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD),

marijuana, and methaqualone.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-0713-dea-20140712-story.html#page=1

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/14/marijuana-policy-white-house-states-rights_n_5586188.html

http://www.justice.gov/dea/docs/drugs_of_abuse_2011.pdf

You Sir as the President have the authority to force “Substantial Evidence” claim, force the DEA to do its job, or force Michele Leonhart to resign.

These are why it is not a state issue, these reasons are why you Sir need to do your JOB and lead us out of a War of lies about a drug, as was Alcohol, stopping a fear not of the people but a fear of the government over stepping or failing to act. THAT FEAR is still here in each and every state of this union. Schedule I requirements posted above show how far off the “Substantial Evidence” is when 22 states have already found a medical use.

Chas