Week 9 EOC: Wall Street Journal opinion

The fact that Obama is choosing to favor certain laws is absurd just because he is the president doesn’t give him the power to pick and choose what’s right and wrong when it comes to the government. They sent out a memorandum where he did this very thing. ” Justice warns that it will intervene if it discovers that marijuana is flowing to children or being trafficked to states where it is still illegal, though under federal law it is still illegal in all states. The memo tells prosecutors to ignore even "large-scale, for-profit enterprises," which are usually targets for taxation”. The Wall Street Journal. The fact that the president is not stepping up and enforcing the controlled substances act of 1970 “All states are explicitly barred from regulating the possession, use, distribution and sale of pot and narcotics under the federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970.” The Wall Street Journal Under federal law, marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug, meaning the U.S. government does not recognize a valid use of marijuana at any time. Even for medical purposes but there are a few states that have legalized medical marijuana the press release that happen last week doesn’t mention anything about how it will respond to states that have legalized medical marijuana, nor does it say anything about allowing residents in either Washington and Colorado state to use marijuana for either recreational or medical purposes. “Though the Justice Department says it has no plans to legalize marijuana, the government entity said that marijuana will remain illegal under the Controlled Substances Act” Mintpress News. To me that just seems backwards on one hand they look away when it comes to some states that already legalize medical marijuana then the other hand the federal prosecutors will continue to aggressively enforce this statute.