Pubdate: Sun, 23 Aug 2009
Source: Bakersfield Californian, The (CA)
Copyright: 2009 The Bakersfield Californian
Contact:  http://www.bakersfield.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/36
Author: Mike Kelly

WAR ON POT A BUST

Our Sheriff Donny Youngblood has repeatedly put federal law above
state law regarding marijuana. While the federal government insists
that its law is supreme over all state law, some California counties
don't enforce pot laws like Sheriff Youngblood does.

County resources (money) are in very short supply. Instead of spending
locally collected tax money to enforce federal laws that the state's
voters have rejected as bad law, why not collect taxes from the pot
stores for the county general fund? If the Feds want their bad law
enforced, let them use federal funds to enforce bad law.

Sheriff Youngblood will never stop the pot business. The pot business
will continue to enrich criminals so long as law enforcement treats it
like a cash cow for their "war" on pot.

Mike Kelly

Bakersfield
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