Obama's Drug War

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And I contemplate the whole -- pop pop pop pop. It's it's it's possible the president has admitted to consumption. And at different times in his life so maybe once or maybe they dealt -- blow maybe you're just a little relive the glory days.

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Where we demonstrated this week could have half a argue for the backing off five numb marijuana that is now going on from Washington Obama wants easier this is really he's been everything liberals have ever wanted Obama wants to get done well. I -- deli in in some ways but I -- keep in mind -- guy like William F Buckley the absolute epitome of rational conservative thought. Thinks ending in Newsday editorialized regular. That this nation's war on drugs was a complete -- and I agree with total waste it's I agree with -- again to the libertarian impulse that lurks. To a certain degree with in all of us and more so in a Buckley and and use them perhaps and in somebody else but that's okay this -- like what what Obama written but not Obama what the Justice Department did yesterday it was a sort of two days ago they sent an advisory out. To the US attorneys Ian I believe it's routine State's Todd. With the states the voters so they'll elected officials have approved medical marijuana laws now I'm not the legalization of marijuana or anything else I do think it's a gateway drug I do think it leads to all sorts of all the cop complications social complications. That being said if the state has passed it. You do have a conflict now between federal law. And state law particularly for you build -- sow conflict or the federal largest supersedes everything in the states wanted to know well the EU UKN look at it that way and you can also look at it and say hey wait if this is for medicinal use. It's being prescribed by doctors or other health care professionals. The person who is consuming it is suffering from whatever stage four cancer off something else like that. Why should that guy -- why should we waste our resources is essentially the question it's a resource allocation question in that case change the.

That -- you're allowed to carry and smoke marijuana while it's an illegal substance to possess -- to distribute. And the whole it's just law not making any sense show up now all I'm saying is be consistent make a federal policy that makes sense. That allows the states to supersede federal law. Don't have the states have that be legal that thing which is illegal on the federal policy it's convoluted Errol legal so.

To get it it there's no question about it it makes it a little bit to a little bit tough to terrific at the same time why should congress be obligated. To go into some type of convulsion. Every time a state. Passes a statute that says you know from amid the for medicinal use this is okay this is that this is as good is so had to -- this is as good is what's tie all I don't understand those and finally the controlled substances yet but the convulsion would be that you now have to rewrite. The federal prescription a prohibition on class. An MD.

Certified that is just -- they would pass laws that contradict the federal marijuana laws then they then the Saint -- while we'll tell us trust at least I guess I surprise surprise you bush could do that. What what we're proposing is that the federal government behave in a way. That is disregards the law. And it to me this is a big problem with illegal immigration a separate from those to democratic plot to lead to undertake a coup -- on the country. They that we you have to have laws that are -- elevated sugar yup that's -- we are a nation of laws we love saying that what what good is being a nation of laws of their laws are running Norris. Well are you still one nation of laws if no one pays any chance she realized because he official. Policy of the country is to normalizing you don't like.

Well exactly I think you overstate the case the advisory at least as it's reported in the newspapers. Also say that the Justice Department is not suggesting that federal prosecutors look the other way. One has evidence of money laundering involved. Drug dealing that's involved. Violence or anything else. Another there are some states in which literally have to ISI understand it have to get a doctor's prescription for -- stuff and the way seems to meet the weight -- recess -- there.

The way to fix the drug laws in this country -- to do you criminalize put them into the prescription system. What the manufacturer of them be legal. -- control oppose the potency of them see you wipe out because the big problem with drugs is not really the people using them the big promise the black market that seek and you basically have. Bomb urban areas that are that where this is the best economic opportunity that's available. So young people are sucked up into this dealing mechanism you have border control issues there's all kinds of violence and criminal activity it is funded in this country. By the fact that we have these drugs be illegal.

So so you want when you want to legalize them -- right okay India India and you put them then into the this military realm the system of the way we do. Any other medication uphill you know that people can get prescribe. What how would you use then handle the situation in which there's a young kid. Who doesn't need OxyContin. For any medical reason it's not gonna get a prescription. But he wants the oxy for the high other young kid who want to that's what happens now for the high yeah well -- I was so you've now legalizing you've taken it out of the realm of decriminalization. But -- just saying for legitimate watched. For the legitimate no you just made my point OxyContin is probably the most dangerous drug -- for an -- and a chart you'll join guys and it's illegal drugged up. That's available to drugstore. Right that's how kids get it somebody gets a prescription it's a pain medication yes bright. But no knock kids don't get a prescription about the somebody gets -- can say it and you'll be some doctors who going to be breaking -- law are writing inappropriate prescriptions but they are also people who can manufacture. This stuff. And flood the market because it's so Lugar -- such a lucrative opportunity has nothing to do with. Legitimate manufacturer a legitimate prescriptions these are folks who blatantly violating the law. Yeah and who are those folks so well that would be somebody with the ability to go into a chemical you know laboratory in and put together the compounds that make up an -- much.

much better criminal to deal with I thank them. Hemming street kids being involved in this big. Multinational. Enterprise of creating illegal drugs smuggling amend the country. Getting him into our urban areas and having distribution take place that seems to make and you can create a profit center for them. By having them be dealt with as a normal drug they get taxed you create income for the government to deal with. The criminal activity that's associated with them right now. All the money goes to the bad guys.

Yes or so what what how would you crew what -- that remains criminal activity in in US scheme of things where everything is not just like we -- profit center. Okay so somebody who's making this stuff in a lab. Inappropriately and then sending it out to that street team that you described everybody involved is engaged in criminal activity and should be prosecuted guest house that any different than what we have -- out.

Well it's much cleaner. Not come from lunch or buy anyway the question is on the marijuana thing the president is proposing that we ignore federal marijuana laws where there is a state that has different laws how do you feel about this 6172666860. Do we want our courage. Having laws that people in north Democrats love -- stay like this. And they -- use it so successfully with illegal immigration they wanna bring it onto other round sites are pretty easy so we could just sell he'll be our blog I mean any.

I think there are fair number of conservative. Even libertarian leaning Republicans who gonna say is ignoring the laws a -- gonna say stop wasting. My tax dollars on these ridiculous prosecutions but does not that I I -- I'm not saying that. I'm just not as an -- is enraged. If you are about this decision from the Justice Department that gives guidance. To the US attorneys in the through eighteen jurisdictions which. And in which medical marijuana as guidance is ignore federal why the US are now they -- be discreet about what you bring now there's always prosecutorial discretion taught. I have a huge. Personal and professional gripe about prosecutorial discretion and so a lot of other people with a half a functional brain. But it's it's there and not gonna do anything about it there's nothing you can do about it. It's always a choice that prosecutors make is this a criminal action does this warrant the time and effort in the resource.

I'd just I'd seen -- Obama administration trying to throw a bone to their base hot -- what I -- to coin a fresh picked up 6172666. Seats -- you're NW RQ good morning.

Good morning gentlemen the right. Our I'd like to just chime in on this conversation about spam I had -- my best friend died of but an OxyContin older adults and what I look back on and I look at the laws now. I I have to I have to say if if these things -- world where legal. I I'd bet my -- would still be alive today because I think they would have been police I don't think you would have to get our campus stop followed on the street.

Are you talk about the oxy or something else have been legal. If the -- have been legal then -- Well it's control though it's available through doctors prescription if you have major surgery a doctor can provide -- prescribed. Oxy USA as an antidote to the pain.

Well I know these proxies affect. The body like that flight kits like these people who take these things they -- up. Because it goes into the bloodstream. More directly but when you -- part of it you bloodstream like a -- up when -- sure what not to be caught.

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And we -- negated the extent you know Robert wouldn't be a friend emissary here about his pass and the witted. How where and how did you friend go about getting him was he was he prescribed it legally and then he just got to play with it and no deed or was he get in this you know on the street.

In -- like he would get on the street and appropriate.

So dude did you go -- back do you know boy you wanna make about the loss.

We'll we'll do what I try to back don't -- dude that's all I know but I I think that's. -- Q as I -- I don't know what to say really I really think that that most drug should be should be legalized and and -- and control. The poetry levels and and and just do something just to get it out of the criminal element and it took the legal analyst 'cause go to different if Friday. Stage -- a legal environments as opposed to. A criminal and fired up there would've been -- opportunity come my extradite.

to behave irresponsibly because this orally available on the street and they you know it's it's it's it's sort of the opposite end of the argument but interesting nevertheless 6172666860. We're talking about your favorite thing drugs on six AB WRKO.

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