| "Eleven years after Oregonians voted to allow the cultivation and use of marijuana by prescription, the Justice Department finally has conceded the obvious: Drug agents have more important things to do than fight medicinal pot. However you feel about medical marijuana laws - and our view is that they are widely exploited by pot growers and users, especially in California - Attorney General Eric Holder's announcement Monday was a significant moment in the long campaign for a national law allowing medical marijuana use." (Source: East Oregonian, "Take drug fight to cartels, not medical marijuana users," October 24, 2009) |
