A letter was delivered to the Office of the Inspector General at the Department of Justice on July 30th. This letter was sent by two congressmen, who are the original makers of an amendment that became law just a year ago. This law does not allow the spending of Drug Enforcement and Administration funds to prosecute actual marijuana users, and corporations, in areas where the plant is allowed. This letter was sent to ask that the OIG continue to use federal funds to prosecute cases in areas where weed is now legal. In addition, further work in coexistence with state-wide and local “task forces” to keep doing what they are doing, but under a different name.
“We request that you immediately investigate the Department’s expenditure of funds to continue prosecuting these cases, which we believe are a direct violation of the prohibition on such expenditures established by Rohrabacher-Farr,” the representatives wrote. “Accordingly, it is essential that the Inspector General ensure that the Department is maintaining records that document the management decisions made, as well as any fiscal implications of those decisions as they related to these potential violations, so that the appropriate parties may be held accountable.”
This request also touched upon the asset to get rid of action in the San Francisco Bay and the Kettle Falls Five area. Some believe that this request is obviously meant to stop the prosecution in each state by federal officials who are controlling the work of both the state and local authorities.
“Cases [like these] are all instances of DOJ expending dollars it does not have the legal authority to spend. Consequently, we believe there is sufficient cause for your office to investigate potential violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act by the Department with regard to its prosecution and other enforcement actions against persons and businesses conducting legitimate medical marijuana activities under state law,” the letter also states.
Reaction from the corporate world to this rise was quick. Some within the business are also happy that Congress is taking such a firm role in putting the DEA to work. Some on the face of the business do not want to be recognized for this. This is because of police that try to target farmers and activists who are trying to help mold the industry. This is an even bigger issue in California at the moment where authorities moved in coordinately to bust growers this past June.
“The Task Force for years has stolen from, pillaged and terrorized growers—taking money, guns, and valuables in their search for booty,” said one activist and grower. “They told a child that if he did not tell them where his father was that they would ‘shoot him when they found him.’ No one will talk about the Task Force. They are terrified.”
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