What the DEA did in California on October 22nd is unconstitutional -- the 9th and 10th Amendments were thrown out the window when the medi-pot clinics were raided.
What they need to do is promote a candidate for President, or at least form a special interest lobby, that will change the status of marijuana from Schedule 1 to a less restrictive schedule.
Two things:
1. GWB claimed during the 2000 election that he would respect state's rights regarding medical marijuana. On October 22nd, he broke that promise.
2. The DEA has over the years commissioned studies on rescheduling marijuana. Every time, the studies came back in favor of rescheduling. Every time they were ignored.
I don't know if GW knew it, but it was a misleading statement. The states have no right to permit medicinal marijuana unless it is rescheduled. I am not going to debate the 9th and 10th amendments, I am speaking based upon the interpretations accepted by both parties for years and years.
2. The DEA has over the years commissioned studies on rescheduling marijuana. Every time, the studies came back in favor of rescheduling. Every time they were ignored.
But when has their ever been a President elected who advocated rescheduling? It's a political issue. If the recommendation wasn't followed, it is probably because they lacked the will. Why? Probably not enough upside for their careers. How to change that? By convincing a majority of Americans.