U.S. to yield marijuana jurisdiction to states
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is sending strong signals that President Obama – who as a candidate said states should be allowed to make their own rules on medical marijuana – will end raids on pot dispensaries in California.
“I think it definitely signals that Obama is moving in a new direction, that it means what he said on the campaign trail that marijuana should be treated as a health issue rather than a criminal justice issue.”
We can’t say that we’re huge fans of the administration’s apparent ‘hands-off’ approach to this issue. Granted, we only infrequently include marijuana in our transportation operations due to the bulk required to reach profitability, but growth of this policy to allow state determination (thus possible decriminalization) of other, more profitable recreational pharmaceuticals could significantly impact margins.
There’s a recession on, brother. Why the hell are you trying to put honest private-enterprise submariners out of work?
