By Carly Schwartz | The Huffington Post
General Eric Holder’s call for “sweeping” changes to the way the Justice Department handles drug offenses Monday drew praise from lawmakers and civil rights activists.
But not all advocates were satisfied.
“How dare the attorney general come to San Francisco and talk about drug policy and completely fail to address medical cannabis,” Steve DeAngelo, proprietor of what’s been billed as “the world’s largest pot shop,” told The Huffington Post. “Of all the reforms that should be made, certainly the first should be to get medicine into the hands of people who are suffering.”
Holder, who delivered his speech before the American Bar Association’s annual meeting in San Francisco, decried America’s “broken system” and outlined reforms, including the abolishment of harsh mandatory minimum sentences for defendants convicted of drug-related crimes without ties to violence, gangs or trafficking enterprises. His remarks, however, sidestepped any mention of marijuana — medical or otherwise.
“The attorney general missed an opportunity to address the single most pressing drug reform issue in the country,” DeAngelo said, “and that’s reforming our cannabis laws.”
If you’d like to discuss medical marijuana, contact Ryan Hurley, director of the Rose Law Group Medical Marijuana Dept. rhurley@roselawgroup.com
