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Dear friends, The DEA’s vendetta against medical marijuana patients and providers keeps getting more and more infuriating. Mendocino County, California passed a new medical marijuana ordinance this year that allows local growers to apply for a cultivation permit with the sheriff. But earlier this month, the DEA swooped in and raided the home of the program’s first applicant. Agents took money and property but made no arrests. What a slap in the face to the local government! The DEA has gone too far, and President Obama needs to replace Acting Administrator Michele Leonhart. The president has directed federal officials to stop wasting time and money on medical marijuana prosecutions. Yet even though Leonhart is blatantly flouting his directive, he’s nominated her to become the permanent head of the DEA. Together with our allies in the movement to end marijuana prohibition, we’re calling on President Obama to withdraw her nomination. Our whole movement is united and working together to demand a DEA administrator who respects the right of patients to use their legal, doctor-recommended medicine. Will you join us? The raid in Mendocino County is part of a disturbing trend. DEA agents have raided four other medical marijuana providers in the past few weeks. The timing is hardly coincidental — California voters could pass a ballot initiative in November that would make marijuana legal throughout the state, and I suspect the DEA is conducting the raids to intimidate growers and activists. President Obama has called federal medical marijuana raids a waste of resources. Yet his nominee continues to relentlessly harass patients and providers. If she refuses to respect the administration’s stated principles, the president needs to find a new nominee who will. Tell the president to withdraw Michele Leonhart's nomination for DEA administrator. Sincerely, Bill Piper |
