Federal Overstepping

      First I must state that I don't smoke pot and I don't think anyone else should either, it is very unhealthy. However I'm for freedom and I'm not sure it's up to the government to decide what is good for us or not. If "We the People" decide we want to legalize a plant, what's to stop us? Apparently the Federal Government because they  know what's best for us better than we do. There are several places in the United States now where the voters voted to de-criminalize marijuana, the problem is that the Federal Government says "not so fast". This is just another of many examples of the Federal Government trying to run our lives. The state of Colorado, Portland, Maine and three cities in Michigan (Ferndale, Jackson, and Lansing) all voted to legalize recreational marijuana. A few months back, the Department of Justice issued a memo that they would back off states where recreational use had been legalized and would only interfere if things crossed one of eight certain thresholds. It was celebrated as a victory by marijuana advocates.
Those eight enforcement priorities include:

• Preventing marijuana from possession by minors
• Preventing it’s spread to states where it is illegal
• Preventing drugged driving
• Preventing growing marijuana on public lands
• Preventing marijuana possession and use on federal grounds
• Preventing the funding of criminal enterprises
• Preventing violence and firearms in the trade
• Preventing legal pot from being a cover for illegal trafficking

It is certainly understandable that the government would want to make sure these businesses are legit and not involved with other criminal activities. The problem I have is that federal agencies are infamous for twisting any/every case to fit into one of their legal guidelines. It's interesting to me that the agencies with the most power are not elected, the D.E.A, F.B.I, and the A T.F. are all appointed and created with out voting at all, and ironically they are the ones enforcing the policies.- BDB

Source - (Google Images)
http://www.infowars.com/voters-support-marijuana-while-feds-continue-costly-raids/